Data Scientist I, Entry Level

Job Description

**Job_Summary:**

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) is located in Newport News. They are seeking a CST Data Scientist I to focus on applying data science methods to relevant mission projects, involving all elements of the data science workflow and collaboration with researchers.

**Responsibilities:**

• Participate in the research and development of machine learning and data analysis focused on applications such as: Generative machine learning methods, Reinforcement learning and deep model predictive control, Uncertainty quantification for machine learning

• Conduct technical research in areas of interest to the projects

• Publish research results in highly visible, peer-reviewed venues (conferences & journals)

• Develop and maintain high quality software for data science projects

• Interact with internal and external researchers, and domain scientists for collaboration purposes

• Participate and potentially lead technical presentations on the work

• Participate in team meetings and interact with funding clients

**Qualifications:**

**-Required:**

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical area.

• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with publicly available technical libraries for data analytics (e.g. scikit-learn), deep learning (e.g. Pytorch, Tensorflow) and optimization tools.

• Ability to work with large datasets and mine relevant information for use in AI/ML applications.

• Proactive, highly motivated self-starter with demonstrated experience in contributing and leading tasks on major projects with multi-disciplinary teams.

• Demonstrated ability to develop approaches and solutions to complex problems in the forms of proposals, software, documents or other work products.

• Must be able to operate computer equipment in an office or laboratory environment.

• Ability to clearly communicate and report the progress on tasks and projects.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively work on project teams.

**-Preferred:**

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical area.

• 2 or more years of relevant postdoctoral experience.

**Company:**

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) is located in Newport News. Jefferson Lab has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.