Sandia National Labs info session

Brian Adams from Sandia National Lab will be visiting NCSU virtually recruiting for internships and other positions.  There will be a presentation on November 12th, and there are other opportunities to meet with him described below (including a career fair on November 4th).

Make a Difference: Mathematical Sciences R&D Careers at Sandia National Laboratories

R&D Staff from Sandia National Laboratories will be recruiting top NCSU students at all degree levels in the coming weeks. With sites in NM and CA, SNL is a Department of Energy laboratory conducting wide-ranging science and engineering R&D supporting national security. Please join us for a virtual info session and/or career fair! Students who register and submit a resume will be considered for one-on-one meetings to discuss their interests and possible careers at SNL. 

Career Fair: We will recruit graduate students at the NC MS/PhD Virtual Career Fair on Thu, Nov 4. Register via that link if interested.

Info Session: Make a Difference: Mathematical Sciences R&D Careers at Sandia National Laboratories

Abstract: Brian Adams (NCSU PhD 2005) will conduct a mathematics and statistics-specific information session including a brief overview of SNL’s mission, R&D areas, and opportunities in mathematics, statistics, and computational science. Staff and project profiles will demonstrate the ways you can contribute to high-impact problems in the national interest through fundamental math and computational science R&D, software/hardware development, and working in interdisciplinary teams on engineering applications. We are hiring at all degree levels. 

Date: Friday, November 12, 2021, 1:55p EST

Zoom Link:  https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99786078695?pwd=b2czOEZ2RUdUZU9wYmdoZHI0ZFp2UT09

Registration on Yello is encouraged and allows you to upload a resume and request a one-one-one career discussion with Brian. You can register using this link https://sandialabs.recsolu.com/external/events/fQKb8AAaxWpP3Argol6N7w, or via the attached QR code.

We are hiring for the following types of positions:

• Regular Staff (MS or PhD degrees); GPA may be considered, but no minimum
• Post-Doctoral Researcher (PhD degrees) ); GPA may be considered, but no minimum
• Summer or Year Round Intern (undergraduate or graduate); cumulative GPAs for all degrees must be above 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

US citizenship is required for positions that require security clearance or as stated specifically in the individual job posting.

For more information about current job postings, please see the following site: http://www.sandia.gov/careers/index.html and these CS-specific info pages: http://www.sandia.gov/careers/career_possibilities/computer_science.html;http://www.sandia.gov/careers/career_possibilities/cyber_security.html. Students can set up a profile at the above link and have the jobs tool email them when certain jobs open with a set of keywords, like “intern” or “post doc” or a discipline-specific term. Note that many math and computational science roles at SNL are officially “Computer Science R&D” positions, so do please consider those when searching.

Bio: Brian M. Adams is a principal member of technical staff in the optimization and uncertainty quantification department at Sandia National Laboratories, where he has worked since 2005.  He holds a PhD in Computational and Applied Mathematics from North Carolina State University.  Brian develops, implements, and applies algorithms for optimization and uncertainty quantification on computational models.  He leads the Dakota software project, managing software development and deployment to ensure impact on the span of Sandia science and engineering problems.