Sandia National Labs' John Von Neumann Research Fellowship in Computational Science

		John Von Neumann Research Fellowship in Computational Science

2013 Announcement

The Computing Research Center and the Computer Sciences and Information Systems Center at Sandia National Laboratories invite outstanding candidates to apply for the 2013 John von Neumann Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Computational Science. This prestigious post-doctoral fellowship is supported by the Applied Mathematics Research Program in the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research. The fellowship provides an exceptional opportunity for innovative research in computational mathematics and scientific computing on advanced computing architectures with application to a broad range of science and engineering problems of national importance. Applicants must have or soon receive a Ph.D. in applied/computational mathematics or related computational science and engineering disciplines. Applicants must have less than three years of postdoctoral experience. Candidates are expected to

possess a strong technical background in computational mathematics and scientific computing,
demonstrate the ability for independent research and self-motivation,
have excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
have the potential for technical leadership, and
have the ability to contribute and impact ongoing Sandia projects.

This appointment is for one year, with a possible renewal for a second year, and includes a highly competitive salary, moving expenses and a generous professional travel allowance.

Sandia is one of the country's largest research facilities employing nearly 8,700 people at major facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Livermore, California. Sandia maintains research programs in a variety of areas such as computational and discrete mathematics, computational physics and engineering, systems software and tools. Sandia is a world leader in large-scale parallel computer systems, algorithms, software and applications, and provides a collaborative and highly multidisciplinary environment for solving computational problems at extreme scales. Sandia has a state-of-the-art parallel-computing environment consisting of advanced architectures, like the Cielo petascale machine, and numerous large-scale clusters and visualization servers, including the 264-TFlop Red Sky cluster and 392-TFlop Chama cluster.

Application Instructions: Please complete the following two steps:

1) Submit a single PDF file containing your cover letter, CV, and research statement online at www.sandia.gov/careers, JobID 642355. If you do not receive information regarding the time line for phone interviews within two weeks after your application, please contact Patricia Hough at pdhough@sandia.gov.

2) Have three letters of recommendation sent to Patricia Hough at pdhough@sandia.gov. Please ask your references to use "2013 VN Fellowship" as the subject line.

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. Complete applications received before February 8, 2013 will receive full consideration; however the position will remain open until filled.

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