As a hub for the intersection of Physics and AI in the Boston area and beyond, we are happy to share job opportunities at this intersection as we become aware of them.
IAIFI-Adjacent Jobs
The following positions are at IAIFI-affiliated universities and therefore have the potential for IAIFI involvement; they are not necessarily directly hired by IAIFI.
Faculty Opportunities
Postdoc Opportunities
Postdoctoral researchers at any of the partner institutions may collaborate with IAIFI researchers to become a Junior Investigator.
Graduate Student Opportunities
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.
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Academic Opportunities
Faculty Opportunities
Junior Professor of Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
The University of Bayreuth, Germany
Deadline: 2026-04-12 | Apply
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We are looking for people of international visibility to strengthen the Computer Science Department with independent research and teaching profiles in the field of Foundations of Artificial Intelligence. The field of Artificial Intelligence is broadly construed here, with subfields such as Deep Learning, Causal AI, Natural Language Processing, Generative Models, World Models, (Neuro-)Symbolic AI, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Planning and Search, Agentic AI, Embodied AI, and Reinforcement Learning. The successful candidate will not only enrich the Computer Science Department; but also foster cooperation in research and teaching with related disciplines.University Professorship in Intelligent Systems
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Deadline: 2026-04-30 | Apply
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Leibniz University Hannover invites outstanding researchers in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to apply for the following professorship. We are seeking a distinguished individual with a scientific background representing Leibniz University and the L3S AI Research Center in at least one of the following key areas of AI: Embodied AI, Neurosymbolic AI, Agentic AI, Trustworthy AI, or Generative AI, thereby further strengthening Hannover as an AI hub.Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - US tenure track, The Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Monash University
Deadline: 2026-04-26 | Apply
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The Faculty of Engineering – Joint Departments of Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering is seeking a Lecturer / Senior Lecturer with expertise in robotics, autonomous systems, mechatronics, advanced sensing & control, advanced/additive manufacturing, automation, or biomedical engineering. We are looking for a candidate who will establish and lead a strong research program in these areas, driving innovations in core enabling technologies that underpin a wide range of real-world applications, including autonomous vehicles, robotic manipulation, assistive technologies, robot learning, physical AI, defence, aerospace, human-centered technologies, healthcare, soft robotics, and next-generation intelligent machines.Academic Director of the UCD AI Institute and Professor of Artificial Intelligence
University College Dublin, Ireland
Deadline: 2026-03-27 | Apply
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UCD now seeks to appoint an Academic Director of the UCD AI Institute and Professor of Artificial Intelligence. This is an opportunity for an internationally recognised academic leader with a proven record of leading cross-disciplinary initiatives at scale. The successful candidate will bring a distinguished research and teaching profile in AI, from any disciplinary perspective, and will shape the Institute through transformative leadership, fostering a vibrant research culture, innovative curricula, and success in securing prestigious national and international funding.Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Physics and Artificial Intelligence
École Polytechnique, France
Deadline: 2026-03-27 | Apply
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École Polytechnique, commonly known as “l'X”, is a world-class higher education and research institution. Supervised by the French Ministry of the Defence, École Polytechnique is a founding member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris alongside five other institutions: ENSTA, ENPC, ENSAE, Télécom Paris, and Télécom Sud Paris. Highly international, École Polytechnique combines research, education, and innovation at the highest scientific and technological levels. With its 23 laboratories—22 of which are joint research units with the CNRS (French national center for research)—its research center works at the frontiers of knowledge on major interdisciplinary scientific, technological, and societal challenges.Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in Computer Science
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry, UK
Deadline: 2026-03-29 | Apply
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The Department of Computer Science is seeking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our dynamic and supportive team, contributing significantly to our research, teaching, and impact activities. This is an opportunity to join one of the UK’s most successful Computer Science departments and be part of an exciting time of growth in the Department. We are looking for outstanding candidates, pursuing theoretical and/or experimental research.Machine Learning - Open Rank Faculty
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Deadline: 2026-08-31 | Apply
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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is looking for passionate and highly motivated Faculty. The successful candidates will be responsible for delivering high-quality instruction, mentoring students, contributing to curriculum development, and actively engaging in interdisciplinary research. Faculty members will also have the opportunity to collaborate with leading AI researchers, work on cutting-edge projects, and contribute to the university's growth as a hub for AI excellence.Assistant Professor of Statistics
University of California, Davis
Deadline: 2026-06-30 | Apply
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The Department of Statistics at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in Statistics. This search and hiring will be conducted at the assistant professor rank. The search will be primarily in Data Science, but all areas of Statistics and Machine Learning will be considered. Individuals specializing in foundational research in data science or in statistical methods for large and complex or massive data are especially encouraged to apply.Statistics and Data Science - Associate/Full Professor Tenured
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Deadline: 2026-07-31 | Apply
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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is looking for passionate and highly motivated Faculty. The Department of Statistics and Data Science invites applications for Associate / Full Professors for a faculty position in Statistics and Data Science. We seek researchers with strong potential in both theoretical and applied statistics. The successful candidate will contribute to high-quality instruction, mentor graduate students, shape curriculum development, and engage in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of statistics, data science, and artificial intelligence(AI).Statistics and Data Science - Assistant Professor Tenure Track
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Deadline: 2026-07-31 | Apply
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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is looking for passionate and highly motivated Faculty. The Department of Statistics and Data Science invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in Statistics and Data Science. We seek researchers with strong potential in both theoretical and applied statistics. The successful candidate will contribute to high-quality instruction, mentor graduate students, shape curriculum development, and engage in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of statistics, data science, and artificial intelligence(AI).Postdoc Opportunities
Postdoctoral position in proof automation and theoretical computer science
MPI-SWS, in collaboration with TU Wien
Deadline: 2026-03-15 | Apply
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We are advertising a postdoctoral position in proof automation and automated reasoning at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Saarbrücken, Germany, in the group of Prof. Joël Ouaknine. The project is a joint collaboration with Prof. Laura Kovács at TU Wien.Postdoc Position in Machine Learning and Robotics
KU Leuven, Belgium
Deadline: 2026-04-15 | Apply
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KU Leuven’s robot-learning group is seeking a highly motivated postdoc to work on problems at the intersection of machine learning and robotics, of a nature similar to recent publications of the group. KU Leuven is Belgium’s largest university and a leading higher education and research institution, ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide.Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Machine Learning for CoCreativity in Remote Operations
Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering (SimulaMet), Oslo, Norway
Deadline: 2026-03-31 | Apply
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A Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is available at Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering (SimulaMet). The position is part of MishMash Centre for AI and Creativity, which is a Norwegian AI centre funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN) (2025-2030). It comprises more than 200 faculty members from many higher education institutions in Norway, in collaboration with numerous public and private sector partners. The primary objective of MishMash is to create, explore, and reflect on AI for, through, and in creative practices. MishMash researchers will investigate AI’s impact on creative processes, develop innovative CoCreative AI systems and educational strategies, and address AI’s ethical, cultural, legal, and societal implications in creative domains. See MishMash Centre for AI and Creativity | A Norwegian AI Centre funded by the Research Council of Norway (2025-2030) for more information.Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in foundations and algorithm design for Machine Learning
SURE-AI, Oslo, Norway
Deadline: 2026-03-31 | Apply
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A Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is available at Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering (SimulaMet), within the Department of Signal and Information Processing for Intelligent Systems (SIGIPRO). This position is part of the National Norwegian Centre for Sustainable, Risk-averse and Ethical AI (SURE-AI), funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN) (2025-2030), coordinated by Simula Research Laboratory (Simula). Simula is a leading Norwegian research institute known for its excellence in cutting-edge ICT with a strong track record of top evaluations, active international collaborations, and successful in significant funding initiatives, including European and National RCN grants. SimulaMet is a research centre jointly owned by Simula and Oslo Metropolitan University. It is the home of Simula’s research activities on networks and communications, artificial intelligence and IT management, and it is OsloMet’s strategic partner in digital engineering. SimulaMet supports talent development through PhD and postdoctoral programs and provides valuable research infrastructure, such as the national HPC facility, eX3, and network testbeds.Other Academic Opportunities
Lecturer Pool - Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The University of California, Berkeley
Deadline: 2027-02-01 | Apply
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The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach Electrical Engineering or Computer Science courses should an opening arise. These are not tenure‐track positions – selected candidates will hold the title of Lecturer. Screening of applicants is ongoing and will continue as needed. The number of positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the department. Due to budget restrictions, no funding is available for visa or relocation expenses.Industry Opportunities
Technical Staff - Symbolic Reasoning
Ndea (Remote Work)
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Ndea is building AI systems where symbolic reasoning and guided search are core capabilities. We're hiring hands-on researcher/engineers to join our talent-dense program synthesis team to design symbolic methods that enable reliable compositional problem solving. This is a build-focused role at the leading edge of neuro-symbolic AI, building the symbolic foundations that make learned systems precise, interpretable, and scalable.Technical Staff - Search Guidance
Ndea (Remote Work)
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Ndea is building AGI systems that depend on search guidance. We're hiring hands-on researchers/engineers to drive our deep learning effort in search guidance, training models to make structured search more efficient and reliable. This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants to operate at the leading edge of neuro-symbolic AI, designing, implementing, and validating new approaches in code.ML Engineer
Pruna AI, Munich / Hybrid
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As an ML Engineer at Pruna AI, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world application. Your mission is to identify the most promising AI models released by the community and industry, apply a combination of internal and external efficiency methods and to make them more efficient, and deploy them to be used by end users.You’ll be at the forefront of operationalizing our research, ensuring that users can benefit from state-of-the-art models without the heavy costs of deployment. This is a hands-on role combining deep ML expertise with practical engineering skills.
Summer 2026 Internship Opportunity in Agentic AI for HPC – NERSC/Lawrence Berkeley Lab
NERSC (National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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High performance computing environments are increasingly complex, and scientific AI workloads demand faster, more reliable operations support. This internship project will design and prototype agentic AI capabilities that improve HPC operational efficiency at NERSC, including natural-language interfaces for operational data, intelligent assistance for troubleshooting and incident triage, and automated synthesis of system-health and performance insights. This work will support the HPC ecosystem that underpins the DOE Genesis Mission AI-for-Science workloads.The program is open to graduate students and undergraduate juniors/seniors. Applicants apply directly to project mentors — so if you're interested in the agentic AI project, feel free to reach out or apply through the provided link.Junior Group Leaders in AI and data science
The Paris Brain Institute, France
Deadline: 2026-04-26 | Apply
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The Paris Brain Institute seeks to recruit Junior Group Leaders in the fields of AI, data science and computational sciences to address key challenges in brain health and neuroscience. The Junior Group Leader will be recruited for five years, as a principal investigator, with a competitive salary. They will be awarded an attractive start-up package for kick-starting their group.Research Scientist, Physics x AI
Siemens Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey
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As a Physics x AI Research Scientist, you will explore and build the next generation of scalable, generalizable physics-aware foundation models. We actively welcome candidates from a broad range of backgrounds—including fluid dynamics, electromagnetics, electrical engineering, systems engineering, and biological domains such as protein folding—who are passionate about encoding physical, biological, or engineering priors into modern AI systems. You’ll focus on architectures (especially transformers) that move beyond the limitations of narrow, hard-coded models into robust solutions that generalize across geometries, conditions, and disciplines.Senior Scientist - Artificial Intelligence
GE Vernova, Niskayuna, NY
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As a Senior Scientist, you will lead and execute on projects to design, develop, and apply innovative AI technologies, including machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, and foundation models, to tackle complex challenges in the energy sector. Your work will span the entire research spectrum, from fundamental theoretical and empirical investigations to prototyping and solution development. You will shape priorities, define problem worth solving, and work on diverse projects with applications in power generation, renewable energy, electric grids, robotics, manufacturing, and internal business processes. You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders from GE Vernova's business units and a broad network of researchers across disciplines and domains. Additionally, you will contribute to cutting-edge research programs with external partners in academia and government, driving the advancement of AI research at GE Vernova and pushing the boundaries of human scientific understanding globally.Lead Scientist - Artificial Intelligence
GE Vernova, Niskayuna, NY
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As a Lead Scientist, you will lead and/or execute on projects to design, develop, and apply innovative AI technologies, including machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, and foundation models, to tackle complex challenges in the energy sector. Your work will span the entire research spectrum, from fundamental theoretical and empirical investigations to prototyping and solution development. You will have the opportunity to define and work on diverse projects, including power generation, renewable energy, electric grids, robotics, and manufacturing, in collaboration with GE Vernova's business units and a broad network of Researchers across disciplines and domains. Additionally, you will contribute to cutting-edge research programs with external partners in academia and government, driving the advancement of AI research at GE Vernova and pushing the boundaries of human scientific understanding globally.Research Engineer in AI & Robotics
Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), Oxford, England
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Ellison Institute of Technology, AI and Robotics Institute (Oxford, UK) is hiring for multiple positions in Foundation Models for Embodied AI to join us. You will have a unique opportunity to both advance the research frontier in foundation models and embodied AI, and to deliver real systems with direct impact. You will work closely with a highly cross-disciplinary team spanning robotics, scientific domains, and software infrastructure, contributing both deep technical innovation and hands-on execution.Research Scientist in AI & Robotics
Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), Oxford, England
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Ellison Institute of Technology, AI and Robotics Institute (Oxford, UK) is hiring for multiple positions in Foundation Models for Embodied AI to join us. You will have a unique opportunity to both advance the research frontier in foundation models and embodied AI, and to deliver real systems with direct impact. You will work closely with a highly cross-disciplinary team spanning robotics, scientific domains, and software infrastructure, contributing both deep technical innovation and hands-on execution.Summer 2026 Research Cycle
Frontier Development Lab (FDL)
Deadline: 2026-03-31 | Apply