Thank you for your interest in getting involved with IAIFI! Navigate to the role that best describes you to learn more about ways to interact with IAIFI depending on your career stage and location.
- Senior Researchers in the Boston Area
- Junior Researchers in the Boston Area
- Prospective Faculty
- Prospective Postdocs
- Prospective Graduate Students
- Prospective Undergraduate Students
- Researchers or Practitioners in Industry
- Researchers Beyond the Boston Area
If your situation does not fall into any of the above categories, please contact IAIFI Management.
Senior Researchers in the Boston area
Senior Researchers include faculty members and senior research scientists with PI status. If you are interested in becoming an IAIFI Senior Investigator, you should first apply to become an IAIFI Affiliate.
Apply to be an IAIFI Affiliate
- Complete the IAIFI Affiliate application form
- Must be sponsored by an IAIFI Senior Investigator
- Requires reporting IAIFI-related activities to the NSF
- Expected to participate in the life of IAIFI, including mentoring, presenting seminars, etc.
- Invited to IAIFI internal events, including Town Halls, Journal Clubs, Symposia, etc.
- Affiliate status reviewed annually
Junior Researchers in the Boston Area
Junior Researchers include undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and research scientists without PI status.
Become a Junior Investigator
- Complete the Junior Researcher interest form
- Must be affiliated with an IAIFI Senior Investigator or IAIFI Affiliate unless special arrangements are made with IAIFI Management
- Requires reporting IAIFI-related activities to the NSF
- Expected to collaborate on research as an IAIFI Junior Investigator
- Invited to IAIFI internal events, including Town Halls, Journal Clubs, Symposia, etc.
Become a Friend of IAIFI
- Complete the Junior Researcher interest form
- Must be affiliated with one of the IAIFI institutions (MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, Tufts) or another Boston area university
- No reporting expectations
- Invited to IAIFI internal events, including Town Halls, Journal Clubs, Symposia, etc.
Prospective Faculty
IAIFI does not have dedicated faculty opportunities, but there are often open faculty positions in IAIFI-affiliated universities.
MIT Center for Theoretical Physics
- Junior faculty openings in the MIT CTP
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
MIT Physics Division of Experimental Particle and Nuclear Physics
- Junior faculty openings in MIT Physics NUPAX
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
- Junior faculty openings in MIT EECS
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
- Tenure-track faculty openings in Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
Tufts University Department of Computer Science
- Assistant or Associate Professor in AI opening at Tufts University Department of Computer Science
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
Northeastern University Khoury College of Computer Sciences
- Tenure-track faculty openings in Computer Science across topics, including all areas of robotics, AI, and ML.
- Deadline: December 1, 2021 (or until search is complete)
Prospective Postdocs
The flagship postdoctoral opportunity in IAIFI is the IAIFI Fellowship program, but there are other postdoctoral opportunities with IAIFI-affiliated researchers.
IAIFI Fellowship
- Apply to be an IAIFI Fellow
- Deadline: Mid-September to start the following academic year
- Three-year appointment to spark interdisciplinary, multi-investigator, multi-subfield collaborations
- Applicants should have (or be expected to receive by September 1 of the starting year), a PhD in Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
Other Postdoc Positions with IAIFI Involvement
MIT
- Postdoc openings in the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
- MEnTorEd Opportunities in Research (METEOR) Fellowship in MIT CSAIL
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
- Postdoc openings in the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
Harvard University
- High Energy Theory Physics Postdoc openings at Harvard
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
- Postdoc opportunities in ML Theory Group at Harvard
- Deadlines vary for Fall 2022 appointments
- Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC) Postdoc openings at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunities in Harvard Data Science Initiative
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
- Center for Astrophysics Postdoc openings at Harvard
- Deadline: Applications closed for academic year 2022; updated deadline for academic year 2023 TBA
Northeastern University
- Theoretical Particle Physics openings at Northeastern
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
- Khoury College of Computer Sciences Research Fellowship
- Deadline: Applications currently closed.
NSF MPS-Ascend Fellowship
- Apply for a Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
- Awarded to an individual, not institution
- Candidates need a sponsoring scientist and host institution, so if you are interested in applying to work with IAIFI, ask an IAIFI Senior Investigator to sponsor you or contact IAIFI Management for help identifying a sponsor
- Applications currently closed.
Prospective Graduate Students
IAIFI does not have a dedicated PhD program, but PhD students at any of the partner institutions may collaborate with IAIFI researchers to become a Junior Investigator.
MIT Graduate Program in Physics
- Apply to be an MIT Physics graduate student
- Deadline: December 15 for the following academic year
- Learn about the MIT Physics program
- Learn about the Interdisciplinary PhD in Physics, Statistics and Data Science
MIT Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Apply to be an MIT EECS graduate student
- Deadline: December 15 for the following academic year
- Learn more about the MIT EECS program
MIT Summer Research Program
- Apply to the MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) to be hosted by an IAIFI Senior Investigator for summer research
- Deadline: January 10, 2022 for Summer 2022
- Learn more about the MSRP program
- View interested faculty mentors
Harvard Graduate Program in Physics
- Apply to be a Harvard Physics graduate student
- Deadline: December 15 for the following academic year
- Learn more about the Harvard Physics program
Harvard Graduate Program in Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
- Apply to be a Harvard SEAS graduate student
- Deadline: December 15 for the following academic year
- Learn more about the Harvard SEAS program
Northeastern Graduate Program in Physics
- Apply to be a Northeastern graduate student
- Deadlines:
- Masters degree (domestic) for Spring semester: December 1
- Masters degree (international) for Spring semester: October 1
- PhD (Fall admissions only): Priority deadline December 1, rolling admissions until March 15
- Learn more about the Northeastern Physics program
Tufts Graduate Program in Physics and Astronomy
- Apply to be a Tufts Physics and Astronomy graduate student
- Deadline: January 15 for the following academic year
- Learn more about the Tufts Physics and Astronomy program
Tufts Graduate Program in Computer Science
- Apply to be a Tufts Computer Science graduate student
- Deadline: December 15 for PhD applicants, January 15 for MS applicants
- Learn more about the Tufts Computer Science program
Prospective Undergraduate Students
IAIFI investigators often have opportunities for undergraduate students to get involved in research through volunteer projects or formal programs.
MIT Summer Research Program
- Apply to the MIT Summer Research Program
- Applications open in November for Summer 2022 (June 5 through August 6)
- This program’s goal is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities and underserved (e.g. low socio-economic background, first generation) students in the research enterprise.
MIT Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
- Contact an IAIFI Senior Investigator at MIT to inquire about potential UROP funding
- Learn more about becoming a UROP
Researchers or Practitioners in Industry
IAIFI is collaborating with researchers outside of academia to advance research at the intersection of physics and AI.
Apply to be an IAIFI Affiliate
- Industry researchers in the Boston area are eligible to become IAIFI Affiliates
Contact a Senior Investigator to Collaborate
- List of IAIFI Senior Investigators
- List of current research projects [coming soon!]
Discuss Possible Partnerships with IAIFI
- Contact Todd Zickler, IAIFI Knowledge Transfer Coordinator
- Partnerships may include:
- Providing resources for IAIFI use, such as computing tools
- Asking IAIFI researchers to test new resources
- Collaborating with IAIFI researchers on specific projects in your industry
- Inviting IAIFI to speak with your group, or presenting to IAIFI
Researchers Beyond the Boston Area
Official IAIFI affiliation is currently limited to those in the greater Boston Area, though IAIFI researchers participate in worldwide collaborations and many IAIFI events are open to the broader community.
Receive Updates on IAIFI Events and Opportunities
Attend IAIFI Colloquia
Request Letter of Collaboration
- If you would like to discuss a letter of collaboration from IAIFI for your own proposal, email IAIFI Management, including information about your proposal, how you’d like to partner with IAIFI, and the deadline for your request.