Full-Time Data and Visualization Scientist

The Data, Analysis and Visualization group in NREL’s Computational Science Center has an immediate opening for a Data and Visualization Scientist to execute a cross-disciplinary research portfolio in data science and visualization with emphases in applied topology, visual analytics, and knowledge discovery in large-scale computational data.

The successful candidate will help to develop custom scalable software to model, analyze, and visualize complex energy system domains. The candidate will integrate these software tools with scientific and engineering workflows for decision support and data analysis. These workflows will include the use of state-of-the-art high-performance parallel computing (HPC) and visualization facilities. The candidate will evaluate and communicate results through written research reports for publication and presentation at conferences. Additionally, the candidate will participate in regular group meetings, seminars, and in the development of grant proposals for new research directions.

Basic Qualifications

Relevant PhD . Or, relevant Master's Degree and 3 or more years of experience . Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 5 or more years of experience . Demonstrates complete understanding and wide application of scientific technical procedures, principles, theories and concepts in the field. General knowledge of other related disciplines. Demonstrates leadership in one or more areas of team, task or project lead responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in management of projects. Very good technical writing, interpersonal and communication skills.

• Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
  
  

Additional Required Qualifications

The successful candidate will bring a solid background in data science, topological data analysis, machine learning methods, and graph-learning techniques. Additionally, the candidate will have experience in scientific visualization, including a working understanding of visual analytics, human-computer interaction, and high-dimensional data visualization techniques. The candidate should be willing to work in an interdisciplinary field, together with computer scientists, engineers, and domain experts. The candidate will possess strong programming and algorithm developments skills and have programming experience in one or more HPC programming languages (i.e., Python, C++).

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Expertise in topological data analysis, computational geometry, and applications within graph learning
• Expertise in data visualization of scientific datasets
• Demonstrated software engineering experience
• Knowledge or familiarity with supply chain analytics
• Knowledge or familiarity with materials science
  
  

Job Application Submission Window

The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)

Job Profile: Researcher III / Annual Salary Range: $79,600 - $143,300

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Benefits Summary

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.

• Based on eligibility rules
  
  

Badging Requirement

NREL is subject to Department of Energy (DOE) access restrictions. All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), which includes a favorable background investigation.

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If you are offered employment at NREL, you must pass a pre-employment drug test prior to commencing employment. Unless prohibited by state or local law, the pre-employment drug test will include marijuana. If you test positive on the pre-employment drug test, your offer of employment may be withdrawn.

Submission Guidelines

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