Internship – Exploring Modern Formats, Dataflows and AI in Nuclear Structure and Decay Data

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

Organization: NAPC-Nuclear Data Section

Primary Location: Austria-Wien-Wien-IAEA Headquarters

Duration: 6 months

Contract Type: Interns

Internships

The IAEA accepts a limited number of interns each year. The internships are awarded to persons studying towards a university degree or who have recently received a degree.

The purpose of the programme is to provide interns with practical work experience in line with their studies or interests and expose them to the work of the IAEA and the United Nations as a whole, and to benefit the IAEA's programmes through the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields.

Organizational Setting

The Nuclear Data Section is primarily responsible for the generation and maintenance of high-quality nuclear and atomic databases and for providing services to users worldwide. The main dissemination channel is the NDS website, which provides interactive tools to present required data.

Main Purpose

The main purpose of the internship is to prototype modern methods and software tools for nuclear data development with emphasis on integrating AI methods.

During the internship, the intern will explore methods of automating data pipelines for management of nuclear data, implementation of modern formats and enhanced metadata using AI methods, and development of data APIs for dissemination.

  • Nuclear data as a foundation to pure and applied nuclear science and engineering
  • Data development and processing tools related to nuclear structure and decay data
  • Databases, retrieval interfaces and data APIs for dissemination of nuclear data

Functions / Key Results Expected

  • Supporting in the creation of prototypes for converting between legacy formats and modern formats
  • Assist in developing prototypes to support automated updates of nuclear structure and decay databases
  • Assist in developing prototypes to support linking nuclear structure and decay data across different IAEA data applications using modern formats, enhanced metadata and data workflows

Qualifications and Experience

  • University degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Experience in the application of Python to solve problems involving or related to scientific data
  • Excellent programming skills in Python
  • Basic knowledge of statistics and machine learning techniques
  • A good foundation in linear algebra and numerical optimization is an asset
  • Experience with databases with scientific data is an asset
  • Good communication and teamwork skills; capable of working independently and proactively

Applicant Eligibility

  • Candidates must be a minimum of 20 years of age and have completed at least three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards completion of a first degree
  • Candidates may apply up to one year after completion of a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree
  • Candidates must not have previously participated in the IAEA's internship programme
  • Good written and spoken English is essential; fluency in another IAEA official language is an asset
  • Candidates must attach two signed letters of recommendation to their application
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Internship – Exploring Modern Formats, Dataflows and AI in Nuclear Structure and Decay Data

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

Organization: NAPC-Nuclear Data Section

Primary Location: Austria-Wien-Wien-IAEA Headquarters

Duration: 6 months

Contract Type: Interns

Internships

The IAEA accepts a limited number of interns each year. The internships are awarded to persons studying towards a university degree or who have recently received a degree.

The purpose of the programme is to provide interns with practical work experience in line with their studies or interests and expose them to the work of the IAEA and the United Nations as a whole, and to benefit the IAEA's programmes through the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields.

Organizational Setting

The Nuclear Data Section is primarily responsible for the generation and maintenance of high-quality nuclear and atomic databases and for providing services to users worldwide. The main dissemination channel is the NDS website, which provides interactive tools to present required data.

Main Purpose

The main purpose of the internship is to prototype modern methods and software tools for nuclear data development with emphasis on integrating AI methods.

During the internship, the intern will explore methods of automating data pipelines for management of nuclear data, implementation of modern formats and enhanced metadata using AI methods, and development of data APIs for dissemination.

  • Nuclear data as a foundation to pure and applied nuclear science and engineering
  • Data development and processing tools related to nuclear structure and decay data
  • Databases, retrieval interfaces and data APIs for dissemination of nuclear data

Functions / Key Results Expected

  • Supporting in the creation of prototypes for converting between legacy formats and modern formats
  • Assist in developing prototypes to support automated updates of nuclear structure and decay databases
  • Assist in developing prototypes to support linking nuclear structure and decay data across different IAEA data applications using modern formats, enhanced metadata and data workflows

Qualifications and Experience

  • University degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Experience in the application of Python to solve problems involving or related to scientific data
  • Excellent programming skills in Python
  • Basic knowledge of statistics and machine learning techniques
  • A good foundation in linear algebra and numerical optimization is an asset
  • Experience with databases with scientific data is an asset
  • Good communication and teamwork skills; capable of working independently and proactively

Applicant Eligibility

  • Candidates must be a minimum of 20 years of age and have completed at least three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards completion of a first degree
  • Candidates may apply up to one year after completion of a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree
  • Candidates must not have previously participated in the IAEA's internship programme
  • Good written and spoken English is essential; fluency in another IAEA official language is an asset
  • Candidates must attach two signed letters of recommendation to their application
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