Posting Title:  Postdoctoral Researcher - Scientific Computing Group
Requisition Number:    43BR
Location:    Golden, CO
Position Type:    Postdoctoral Researcher

Job/Research Summary:    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 
located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado, is 
the nation's primary laboratory for research, development, and deployment 
of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. NREL's Scientific 
Computing Group has an immediate opening for a full-time (40 hours per 
week) Postdoctoral Researcher to study, improve, and develop algorithms 
for molecular dynamics simulations on petascale computing resources. 
These activities will support a five-year multiple institution project 
to study and understand biochemical mechanisms in enzyme-catalyzed 
cellulose degradation. The initial appointment is for one year, with 
possible renewal for up to three years.

Job Duties:  The successful candidate will perform independent and team 
research in extending the capabilities of molecular dynamics software to 
operate effectively on massively parallel computers. The researcher will 
also aide in the development of optimized parallel molecular dynamics 
kernels; implement new methods and libraries; and perform the analysis 
of algorithms and their parallel scaling properties. The researcher is 
responsible for the verification of result accuracy and the communication 
of those results through publications and presentations. Additionally, the 
researcher will provide assistance with developing grant proposals for new 
research directions while participating in group meetings and seminars.

Minimum Qualifications:  Must be a recent Ph.D. graduate with in the last 
three year.

Preferred Qualifications    Ph.D. degree in computer science, chemistry, 
mathematics, or a related field. A strong background in algorithm 
development and analysis coupled with strong analytical skills is also 
required. Programming experience, especially in C and FORTRAN, as well as 
the ability and desire to learn new concepts and technologies.

Experience with molecular dynamics algorithms and molecular dynamics 
packages, such as CHARMM, AMBER, NAMD, and LAMMPS. Experience with 
parallel programming, MPI, and spatial decomposition methods.

For more information on postdoctoral, research associate, or senior 
research associate positions, please contact Beverly Maestas, 
beverly_maestas##nrel.gov, at (303) 384-7588.