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 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.
Other Opportunities
Academic Opportunities
Faculty Opportunities
Postdoctoral researcher in AI for Science in M²LInES
New York University (NYU)
Deadline: 2025-06-18 | Apply
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M2LInES is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher to join our team in building next-generation Foundation Models for Science at NYU Courant and the Center for Data Science (CDS). You will join a team composed of domain scientists, experts in climate physics and modeling, and AI, as part of the international project, M2LInES https://m2lines.github.io. The successful candidate will contribute to building an AI multi-modal, multi-scale foundation model for the ocean and atmosphere to accelerate scientific breakthroughs, in collaboration with Profs Carlos Fernandez-Granda, Joan Bruna, Laure Zanna.Assistant Professor with Tenure Track of ML for Cyber-Physical Systems
TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
Deadline: 2025-08-07 | Apply
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The TU Wien Faculty of Informatics seeks to fill the open tenure-track position of an Assistant Professor of Machine Learning for Cyber-Physical Systems. The position is affiliated with the Institute of Computer Engineering, Research Unit Cyber-Physical Systems. The estimated starting date is March 2026. The work contract is initially limited to six years. The candidate and TU Wien can agree upon a tenure evaluation, which when positive, opens the possibility to change the position to Associate Professor with an unlimited contract.Junior Professorship in the field of AutoML for Foundation Models
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Deadline: 2025-06-15 | Apply
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The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science invites applications for the following position within salary scale W1 of the Lower Saxony salary system (NBesO) to be appointed at the earliest possible date: Junior Professorship in the field of AutoML for Foundation Models. The position is limited to three years with a renewal option for a further three years.Faculty Positions in Computer Science and Data & AI at DCC and IDIA, FCFM
University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Deadline: 2025-06-07 | Apply
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The Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (FCFM) at the University of Chile invites applications for two full-time academic positions (44 hours per week), jointly appointed by the Department of Computer Science (DCC) and the Institute for Data and Artificial Intelligence (IDIA). These positions will integrate both units, fostering research and teaching in data science, artificial intelligence, and computer science within a highly interdisciplinary environment.Professor (W3) of Machine Learning
Ulm University, Germany
Deadline: 2025-06-15 | Apply
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We seek exceptional candidates with a distinguished international track record in machine learning to contribute to the formation of our Computer Science department profile. The research of this professorship should focus on fundamental methodological contributions to machine learning. This includes expertise in statistical learning methods, neural network architectures, cognitive modelling of learning and adaptation processes, relational and structured learning models, and related topics. The ideal candidate will demonstrate connections to the faculty's key focus area, 'Cognitive Systems,' and the strategic development area, 'Data Science.'Professor in the field of Artificial Intelligence
The University of Cyprus
Deadline: 2025-07-04 | Apply
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The Department of Computer Science (www.cs.ucy.ac.cy) at the University of Cyprus announces one (1) academic position at the rank of Professor in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The position will be filled under XM’s designated chair entitled “The XM Chair in Artificial Intelligence”.Postdoc Opportunities
Postdoctoral Research Associate in fair machine learning and large language models
The University of Sydney, Australia
Deadline: 2025-06-29 | Apply
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The School of Mathematics and Statistics is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in fair machine learning and large language models. Your key responsibilities will be to:- Work on the ARC DP project on theory and algorithms for fair (trustworthy) machine learning and large language models (LLM)
- Work on the theoretical analysis and the design of efficient optimization algorithms for fair machine learning models and post-training LLMs which aligned with human values
- Conduct extensive simulation and experiments on real-world applications
- Help with academic communications with industrial collaboration partners.
Other Academic Opportunities
Research Engineer in Machine Learning
The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
Deadline: 2025-08-06 | Apply
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The successful candidate will be working for the TensorICE project and will contribute to the development of novel machine learning algorithms and models that leverage tensor methods to produce efficient, interpretable, and controllable multimodal foundation models (including e.g., multimodal large language models, MLLMs). Besides the CyI, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with foreign research partners that include the Archimedes Unit at the Athena Research Center in Greece, and Imperial College London, UK.Industry Opportunities
HPC Systems Engineer
Zyphra, Palo Alto, California
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At Zyphra, we're building Maia—a cutting-edge multimodal agent system that combines advanced research in neural network architectures, long-term memory, and reinforcement learning. Based in Palo Alto, our team brings together talent from leading AI organizations including Google DeepMind, Anthropic, StabilityAI, Qualcomm, Neuralink, Nvidia, and Apple.In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing the core infrastructure behind our machine learning research and production efforts. You’ll work closely with various training and inference teams to ensure the smooth operation of our systems, while laying the groundwork for scalable, secure, and efficient workflows.
AI Researcher
FirstPrinciples, Remote
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FirstPrinciples is a non-profit foundation advancing scientific discovery by developing an AI Physicist - an intelligent system designed to explore and uncover the fundamental laws of nature. Our goal is to build a new kind of research platform that goes beyond analyzing information: one that can ask deep scientific questions, reason across disciplines, and accelerate the generation of new ideas. By combining AI, symbolic reasoning, and autonomous research capabilities, we aim to transform how knowledge is discovered and help push science toward its next breakthroughs.We are looking for an AI Researcher to investigate, design, test and develop state of the art (SOTA) methods and applications, which can be integrated into the broader AI engine FirstPrinciples is developing. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and your work will flow straight into production, helping advance the way scientific research is performed. Your work will impact the wider academic community through the development of unique solutions to usher in a new era of scientific discovery. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in AI research, who can combine strategic thinking with technical depth to bring complex ideas to life.
Research Scientist – Generative AI
Nokia Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey
Deadline: 2025-06-13 | Apply