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Machine Learning in Survey Cosmology

Pasadena, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

ORAU is involved with the NASA Postdoctoral Program which offers research opportunities in various NASA projects. The role focuses on utilizing deep learning techniques to enhance astronomical measurements and improve data processing for cosmology missions.

Universities

Culture & Values

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the effort to apply deep learning techniques to enhance astronomical measurements from combined data sets

Quantify the gain for upcoming cosmology missions using data from current ground- and space-based surveys

Work closely with Dr. Eric Huff and Dr. Shoubaneh Hemmati and other members of the cosmology team at JPL

Qualification

Deep learning frameworksConvolutional neural networksMulti-band spectro/photometric dataWeak lensing systematicsAstrophysics

Required

Doctoral Degree

Research proposal

Three letters of recommendation

Official doctoral transcript documents

Preferred

Experience with deep learning frameworks

Familiarity with multi-band spectro/photometric galaxy data of existing and future cosmology missions

Broad knowledge of weak lensing systematics

Company

ORAU

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