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Job Description
About the Company
Argonne National Laboratory is a prominent research institution established in 1946 and headquartered in Lemont, Illinois, USA. It is focused on conducting extensive research in various domains, including basic science, energy resources, and environmental management. The laboratory is described as being in a “Late Stage” of development, implying a mature and well-established organization. With a team ranging from 1001 to 5000 employees, Argonne National Laboratory has a history of sponsoring H1B visas, indicating its global talent recruitment efforts.
Job Description (Research Aide)
The Research Aide position at Argonne National Laboratory is centered on enhancing the efficiency of large language model (LLM) inference. The core objective of this role is to improve the performance of LLM deployments primarily through dynamic GPU resource allocation. The aide will contribute to optimizing the utilization of GPU resources, with a specific focus on minimizing operational costs and reducing inference latency. The work will involve exploring various techniques and methodologies to achieve these performance enhancements for LLM systems.
Responsibilities:
• The job description explicitly states “None” under responsibilities. This typically implies that the role is highly supervised, possibly an introductory or training position where specific, independent tasks are not initially assigned, or that the primary “responsibility” is to learn and assist as directed by senior researchers.
Qualifications:
To be considered for this position, applicants must meet the following mandatory requirements:
• Must be currently enrolled full-time at an accredited educational institution.
• Must have successfully completed at least one semester of schooling by the commencement of the program.
• Must be at least 18 years old when the appointment begins.
• Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• If an offer of employment is accepted, the candidate must successfully pass a mandatory screening drug test.
• A satisfactory background check must be completed.
• Candidates must reside within the United States both at the time of their appointment and for the duration of their employment at Argonne National Laboratory.