What are the responsibilities and job description for the Machine Learning in Survey Cosmology position at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?
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Description:
Current and future cosmology missions in the big data era of astronomy can greatly benefit from advances in deep learning. Architectures based on convolutional neural networks (e.g., GANs, deep image prior, diffusion probabilistic models) are well tested for applications such as image generation, data/image to image translation, feature/domain transfer, or super resolution. These applications could notably enhance astronomical measurements from combined data sets. For instance, images boosted in depth and/or resolution can be used to increase the number of usable sources for weak lensing, reduce the systematics errors due to blending, photometric redshifts, and shape measurements, and potentially put tighter constraints on the cosmological parameters measurable through weak lensing. Data from the current ground- and space-based surveys (with e.g., HSC, KiDS+Viking, DES, HST) will be used to quantify the gain for the upcoming missions (i.e., Rubin, Euclid, Roman, and SPherex) with heavy JPL, Caltech and IPAC contributions. We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to lead this effort. Experience with deep learning frameworks is highly desirable, and familiarity with multi-band spectro/photometric galaxy data of existing and future cosmology missions as well as a broad knowledge of weak lensing systematics is preferred. The successful candidate will be working closely with Dr. Eric Huff and Dr. Shoubaneh Hemmati and other members of the cosmology team at JPL.
Field of Science: Astrophysics
Advisors:
Eric Huff
eric.m.huff@jpl.nasa.gov
(626) 460-9834
Applications with citizens from Designated Countries will not be accepted at this time, unless they are Legal Permanent Residents of the United States. A complete list of Designated Countries can be found at: https://www.nasa.gov/oiir/export-control.
Eligibility is currently open to:
- U.S. Citizens;
- U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR);
- Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status; and,
- Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. at the time of application with 1) a valid EAD card and 2) I-485 or I-589 forms in pending status
Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org