Postdoctoral researcher in AI for Science in M²LInES

New York University

New York University

Software Engineering, Data Science
New York, NY, USA
USD 62,500-94k / year
Posted on May 17, 2025

New York University: NYU - NY: Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences: NYU Courant Math and NYU Center for Data Science

Location

New York, New York

Open Date

May 16, 2025

Deadline

Jun 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

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.

You can read about some of our recent work here: Dheeshjith et al. 2024, Pedersen et al. 2025, Crozier et al. 2025, Chapman et al. 2025.

The position, available immediately, is a full-time appointment, initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance and available funding.

In compliance with NYU's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $62,500 - $94,000. NYU considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer quality, as well as market and organization considerations.

Qualifications

  • Education: Ph.D. in machine learning, computer science, engineering, science or related technical discipline.
  • Experience:

    • Expertise in developing and training AI models (e.g., CNNs, diffusion models, etc)

    • Proficiency in Python

    • Experience with HPC (CPU or GPU, with GPUs preferred)

  • Related Skills and Other Requirements

    • Ability to collaborate on the application of AI to science and engineering problems

    • Ability to lead, develop and contribute to multiple projects

    • Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team;

    • Effective written and oral communication skills

    • Technical and scientific curiosity

    • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment;

    • A solid record of relevant publications and software appropriate to their career stage;

Application Instructions

For full consideration, applicants should submit via Interfolio, the following by June 19th (Earlier applications are strongly encouraged):

  • a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) detailing 1) their research experience, 2) future research plans and they would fit our project, and 3) available start date,

  • a Curriculum Vitae (no more than 2 pages)

  • A list of publications and software repositories

  • 3 confidential letters of recommendation.

Applications are reviewed only if you have fulfilled the requirements above, and submitted to Interfolio.

For additional information, please contact m2lines@nyu.edu.