Physics/AI Jobs

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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.

Academic Opportunities

Faculty Opportunities

Assistant/Associate Professor of AI/ML in Physics and Astronomy
The University of Alabama
Deadline: 2024-08-01 | Apply

Details The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences invites applications for three Assistant or Associate Professor rank tenured/tenure-track positions at the interface of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Geological Sciences, as part of a machine learning focused cluster hire, with the expected starting date of August 2024. Successful candidates for the first position Machine Learning and AI in Physics or Astronomy will be expected to augment the departments strengths in the areas of experimental and theoretical high energy particle physics, observational astronomy and astroparticle physics, theoretical astrophysics, theoretical and experimental condensed matter physics, and precision timing. The successful candidate will work on the development and application of machine learning/AI techniques in one or more of these areas.

Tenure-Track Position in Artificial Intelligence for Science
University of Caen
Deadline: 2024-09-15 | Apply

Details The University of Caen is seeking a dynamic and innovative researcher to join our faculty as a tenure-track professor in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for Science. This position is part of our initiative to become a leading institution in AI for transforming research across a wide range of disciplines. We are looking for candidates with a strong multidisciplinary background at the interface of AI/ML and sciences, and whose research can drive significant advancements in nuclear physics, materials science, or chemical engineering. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to our endeavour of leveraging AI/ML to make discoveries in these fields and to explore the societal impacts of these technological advancements. For further information, please email Frederic Jurie at frederic.jurie@unicaen.fr, using 'AI for Science Tenure-Track Position' as the email subject.

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor in Computer Science
Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen
Deadline: 2024-09-01 | Apply

Details As a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor you will primarily tend to your research and research-based teaching, while also focusing on publishing and scientific communication in various forms. To a limited extent the position may also include other tasks. The Faculty of Science has a tenure track program in place aiming at mentoring tenure-track assistant professors towards tenure, and the department has instituted a reduced teaching load for tenure-track assistant professors to give them time to obtain the requisite pedagogical certifications. As an Associate and Full Professor, you will tend your own research while simultaneously working to develop the field of research. Other work includes assessment tasks, grant applications, and research management, such as supervision and training of research fellows and other staff. You will also teach, supervise bachelor and master students, prepare, and participate in examinations, and fulfill other tasks requested by the department.

Tenure-track or Tenured Professor in Computer Science and Kempner Institute Investigator
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Deadline: 2023-12-15 | Apply

Details The Computer Science area of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University are seeking applicants for a tenure-track or tenured position specializing in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, with an expected start date of July 1, 2024. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong foundations in deep learning, generative AI, foundational models, and LLMs, with interest to apply these technologies to one or more domains including computational biology and the sciences, NLP, and computer vision. The successful candidate will be expected to lead an innovative research program that advances our understanding of and increases innovation in AI and ML, encompassing the development of new methodologies and models.

Open-Rank Faculty Positions in AI/ML
Georgia Tech
Deadline: 2023-11-15 | Apply

Details The School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for two open-rank tenure-track faculty positions at the interface between machine learning and physics. We anticipate hiring faculty working on advancing machine learning methodology as applied to quantum science, astrophysics, physics of living systems, nonlinear science, soft matter physics or other related areas. The faculty will be part of a new initiative to catalyze machine-learning-driven research in the School of Physics and will benefit from substantial expertise and resources in artificial intelligence and machine learning that already exist in the Colleges of Sciences, Engineering, and Computing. Appointments at senior ranks will be considered for candidates with established and internationally recognized research programs. Candidates are expected to have received a doctorate in Physics or a related discipline and demonstrate a record of advancing the methodology and applications of machine learning in Physics. Successful candidates will have expertise in teaching, scholarship, and/or service.

Postdoc Opportunities

Postdoctoral Research Position at Mila
Mila - Montreal, Canada
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Details Looking to shape the future of machine learning? Interested in doing research in a stimulating, collaborative academic environment? We (Glen Berseth and Yoshua Bengio) are hiring a postdoctoral researcher to collaborate across our labs. This position will be at Mila, the world-renowned AI hub located in Montreal, Canada—home to over 1,000 people pushing the boundaries of AI research. For this call, we are prioritizing candidates with experience in reinforcement learning, scientific discovery, or high-impact applications of ML. However, candidates who overlap in related areas are encouraged to apply.

Research Scientist 1
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research - MIT
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Details The primary duty is to develop robust AI techniques to optimize the performance of interferometeric optical systems. This duty entails building a simulation environment and commissioning a table-top experiment to develop and test these techniques and then applying them to solve controls problems in the LIGO detectors and in other optics environments. May be asked to prepare research narratives for grant proposals and perform other duties as needed. The work will require interacting with a diverse group of communities--gravitational-wave instrumentalists, AI experts as part of the NSF Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions, and other interested communities in the Boston area such as Lincoln Lab.

Postdoctoral Position in Frugality in Deep Learning Models
MILES Université Paris Dauphine PSL - Paris, France
Deadline: 2024-08-23 | Apply

Details The position is expected to start between October and December 2024. It is part of a French nationwide project on Frugality in AI (PEPR SHARP). The projects involves many partners (ENS Lyon with the OCKHAM team, MLIA at Sorbonne Universit´ e, CEA List, IRISA at Rennes, ´ Ecole des Ponts ParisTech with the LIGM, the GENESIS INRIA team). The position includes the participation to the project (scientific meetings and collaboration nationwide). It can also involve the co-supervision of PhD students.

Other Academic Opportunities

Research Assistant/Associate Professor
Kansas State University - Kansas
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Details The Department of Computer Science is seeking a Research Assistant/Associate Professor, 12-month, non-tenure, term to pursue, assist with, advise, and promote research and teaching activities in artificial intelligence and data science at the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (CAIDS)

Industry Opportunities

Senior Researcher, Research Science
Samsung Research America - California
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Details The Core Machine Learning research team at Samsung Research America (SRA), part of Samsung’s Visual Display Intelligence Lab, located in Mountain View, CA, is looking for an outstanding and highly self-motivated research scientist. We are looking for candidates with expertise in deep learning, computer vision, speech and language understanding.