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The Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute, invites applications for multiple Flatiron Research Fellow and Flatiron Research Fellow-Software postdoctoral positions. The initial appointment is for two years with possible renewal for a third year. Starting dates are flexible, typically between August 2025 and November 2025. Applications will be reviewed beginning in Fall 2024 and considered on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. Applications are still being accepted.

Flatiron Research Fellows are scientists who have recently completed the PhD and plan work on developing new concepts, algorithms, and codes needed to understand the many-particle quantum problem, and on the physical and chemical properties of systems requiring this new understanding. Apply Here for the Flatiron Research Fellow position.

The Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute, invites applications for multiple Flatiron Research Fellow and Flatiron Research Fellow-Software postdoctoral positions. The initial appointment is for two years with possible renewal for a third year. Starting dates are flexible, typically between August 2025 and November 2025. Applications will be reviewed beginning in Fall 2024 and considered on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. Applications are still being accepted.

Flatiron Research Fellows-Software are positions for scientists who have recently completed the PhD and whose work is more directly aligned with our software and coding efforts. Apply Here for the Flatiron Research Fellow-Software position

The Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute invites applications for one or more Associate Research Scientist positions. In exceptional circumstances, appointment at the Research Scientist level may be considered. While applicants interested in all areas of quantum many-body science will be considered, particular consideration will be given to applicants with a strong background and research agenda in out-of-equilibrium dynamics of quantum systems and applications of machine learning to quantum many-body systems.

Associate Research Scientists at CCQ are typically appointed for an initial 3 years period, with a possible extension for an additional 3 years. Promotion to a non term-limited Research Scientist position is possible upon review. For full consideration, application by January 1,2025 is recommended – review of applications will start soon after that date. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

FRF positions are initially two-year appointments, renewable for a third year contingent on performance. Fellows will be based, and have a principal office or workspace, at the Simons Foundation’s offices in New York City. Fellows may also be eligible for subsidized housing within walking distance of the Flatiron Institute. The start date is between July 2025 and October 2025.
 
Flatiron Research Fellows are mentored by one or more research scientists. They are also encouraged to carry out an independent research program, to collaborate across the various centers at the institute, to participate in the institute’s vibrant activities such as workshops and seminars, and to mentor students through our summer internship program. They are expected to disseminate their results through scientific publication, conferences, and/or software distribution. Fellows receive a generous travel and research budget, and have access to the institute’s powerful scientific computing resources.

Directed by Angel Rubio and co-directed by Timothy Berkelbach, the Initiative for Computational Catalysis (ICC) develops and applies new computational techniques to fundamental open problems in catalysis, broadly defined. These techniques will possess the accuracy necessary for meaningful, quantitative predictions of catalytic chemical reactions, such as those underlying the transition away from a fossil fuel dependent economy, with more general impacts in the energy, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and transportation industries. See: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/initiative-on-computational-catalysis/

The Initiative for Computational Catalysis (ICC) invites applications for an Associate Research Scientist position. Consideration will be given to applicants in all areas of research relevant for computational catalysis, including electronic structure theory, statistical mechanics, molecular and quantum dynamics, and machine learning or data science approaches. In exceptional circumstances appointment at the Research Scientist level may be considered.

Directed by Angel Rubio and co-directed by Timothy Berkelbach, the Initiative for Computational Catalysis (ICC) develops and applies new computational techniques to fundamental open problems in catalysis, broadly defined. These techniques will possess the accuracy necessary for meaningful, quantitative predictions of catalytic chemical reactions, such as those underlying the transition away from a fossil fuel dependent economy, with more general impacts in the energy, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and transportation industries. See: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/initiative-on-computational-catalysis/

The Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute seeks a full-time Research Fellow position as part of its new initiative, Polymathic AI, Building Foundation Models for Science. Recent advances in machine learning, including Large Language Models and diffusion-based generative models have driven significant advances in Artificial Intelligence. The Flatiron Institute seeks to leverage these ideas to develop the next generation of AI-powered scientific analysis tools, seeking more powerful and more interpretable models with broad applications to many scientific disciplines. Our group includes researchers from multiple scientific disciplines ranging from machine learning, to astrophysics, biology, neuroscience, and quantum computing.

The Simons Foundation is a private foundation established in 1994 in New York City by Jim and Marilyn Simons. With an annual grants and programs budget of $300 million, the foundation’s mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences. The foundation pursues its mission through its grant-making division, comprising programs in Mathematics & Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Education & Outreach and autism research, and through its internal research division, the Flatiron Institute.

The Flatiron Institute, an internal research division of the Simons Foundation, is a community of scientists who are working to use modern computational tools to advance our understanding of science both through the analysis of large, rich datasets and through the simulations of physical processes. Our mission is to advance scientific research through computational methods, including data analysis, theory, modeling and simulation.

Applications are invited for either the Research Scientist or Senior Research Scientist level at the Center for Computational Mathematics (CCM), in the Flatiron Institute, in all our active areas of research. These include:

• machine learning, especially the areas of optimization, learning theory, probabilistic modeling, deep learning, and high dimensional data analysis, as well as applications of scientific interest at Flatiron (e.g., cosmological modeling, quantum many-body systems, computational neuroscience)
• statistical methodology, modeling, and inference
• probabilistic and differential programming
• computational physics, including biophysics, statistical mechanics, fluid mechanics, quantum physics, and molecular dynamics
• numerical methods for partial differential equations and integral equations
• signal and image processing, with a particular focus on cryo-electron microscopy
• numerical analysis, including numerical linear algebra and high-order methods
• high performance computing and open source software libraries

The Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) is advertising an open-rank search for research scientists to join the Flatiron Institute at the Simons Foundation. The advertised position is expected to be filled at the rank of Research Scientist or Senior Research Scientist (roughly equivalent to Associate and Full Professor, respectively), or in exceptional cases, at the more junior Associate Research Scientist level (roughly equivalent to an Assistant Professor). Research Scientist (Open Rank)

The Center for Computational Biology (CCB) of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute invites applications for our summer internship program. Our seasonal, full-time research interns will work in one or more of our acties areas of research, which includes: biological transport networks, biomolecular design, biophysical modeling, developmental dynamics, genomics, structural and molecular biophysics, and computer vision and machine learning. Interns will be assigned a primary mentor and research group within the center, and will participate in research group’s meetings and seminars. They will also participate in other center- and Flatiron Institute-wide activities such as guest lectures, training on use of the Institute’s robust scientific computing resources, and intern social activities.This is a paid, full-time internship that will run generally from late May through mid-August, and will take place in our New York City offices. Applications will be reviewed beginning in January 2025, and considered on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. For full consideration, application by January 17, 2025 is recommended.

As a member of SCC, the Infrastructure Software Engineer will provide support for researchers developing, building, documenting, packaging, releasing, and deploying software tools, libraries, and servers; implement automated build and test CI (continuous integration) workflows on Github, Jenkins, and other platforms for these packages as specified by researchers and developers; and work with others in SCC to maintain and develop tools and components supporting storage, networking, and monitoring systems.

As a member of the SCC team, the HPC Systems Engineer is responsible for the deployment, operation and maintenance of the Flatiron Institute’s Scientific computing infrastructure. The responsibilities include hardware monitoring and replacement for large scale HPC clusters with high-performance interconnects such as InfiniBand and Ethernet.

The Center for Computational Biology (CCB) of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute is actively seeking enthusiastic, full-time post-doctoral Flatiron Research Fellows to join its Biophysical Modeling Group. The Biophysical Modeling group focuses on the modeling and simulation of complex systems that arise in biology and soft condensed matter physics. Areas of interest include the dynamics of complex and active materials, and aspects of collective behavior and self-organization in both natural systems (e.g., inside the cell) and synthetic ones. Ongoing projects focus on understanding the organization and dynamics of the nucleus, the structure and assembly of spindles, the positioning and transport of cellular organelles, and fluid-structure problems in biology. Applications will be reviewed beginning in Fall 2024 and considered on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. For full consideration, application by October 18, 2024 is recommended.