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Junior/Assistant/Associate Specialist - Nuclear Engineering - College of Engineering

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Position overview

Position title: Junior Specialist, Assistant Specialist, Associate Specialist
Salary range: The full-time annual salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: Summer 2021
Position duration: One year

Position description

The Complexity Science research team in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley welcomes applications for a Junior/Assistant/Associate Specialist in machine learning and algorithm development. The goal of this work, in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is to develop and apply transferable multi-source machine learning methods to classify nuclear operations—such as reactor operational states, fuel delivery, and reactor refueling—at previously unseen facilities. Transferability, the application of ML models generated at one facility to other contexts or settings, is critical to the application of multi-modal informatics in proliferation detection scenarios. This work involves the implementation and evaluation of transductive transfer learning methods including for example semi-supervised learning under clustering/manifold assumptions and weak supervision using labeling functions derived from domain expertise.

Responsibilities:
Working within a team of nuclear engineering and computer scientists, the candidate will primarily contribute through software development and data analysis. Job duties include developing algorithms to clean and preprocess data; programming and evaluating machine learning methods for transferability; data visualization and interpretation; preparation of written reports and oral presentations; as well as opportunities for the development of peer-reviewed publications. This position is under the supervision of Dr. Bethany Goldblum.

This position is covered by the UC-UAW collective bargaining agreement for Academic Researchers. The current contract can be found here: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ra/index.html. Additional information can be found on the website: http://academicresearchersunited.org/.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

At time of application:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent international degree

Preferred qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Physics, Nuclear Engineering, or other closely related discipline
  • Software development experience and strong programming skills
  • Familiarity with a Linux/Unix environment
  • Experience with machine learning and efficient algorithms
  • Familiarity with discrete mathematics and probability theory
  • Demonstrated creativity and highly developed problem solving skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and teamwork

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF02955

Help contact: bethany@nuc.berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

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Job location

Berkeley, CA