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Duties

The duties for this position will include: plans and executes a research program on the mathematical foundations of measurement science for information systems. Develops and analyzes methods for characterizing properties of large-scale networks with application to computer security. Develops software implementing advanced numerical methods for graph-theoretic, linear algebraic, and high-performance computing applications. Leads efforts to maintain and support Division-developed software systems, including TNT, Sparse BLAS, LAPACK++, Network Graph Toolkit, NGraph, PCrawler, SciMark, and the Matrix Market. Advises NIST senior management on significant issues in the areas of high-performance computing and network science. Writes technical reports and makes presentations at technical meetings.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must also have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 (ZP-IV at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as experience with numerical linear algebra, sparse matrix computations, iterative methods, graph analysis, network science, parallel and cluster computing, computer and algorithm performance analysis. Recognized leader as author of widely distributed object-oriented math software. Expert in state-of-the-art software for linear algebra, including Sparse BLAS, TNT, LAPACK++, web crawlers. Extensive experience in C++, Java. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position has an education requirement. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.

Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Applied and Computational Mathematics Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Tailor Thompson
• Email: [email protected]