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Simons Foundation · 4 days ago

Associate Research Scientist - Machine Learning, Center for Computational Mathematics (Joint with with Cooper Union)

New York, NY

Contract

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$115K/yr - $130K/yr

2+ years exp

The Simons Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to advancing research in mathematics and basic sciences. They are seeking an Associate Research Scientist in Machine Learning to conduct research, publish findings, and develop algorithms while collaborating with both the Flatiron Institute and The Cooper Union.

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Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conduct research in a scientific area of relevance to the CCM and/or develop and implement novel algorithms and codes needed for CCM-related research

Publish research in refereed scientific and technical journals and present research at scientific conferences

Provide publicly available software for use by the scientific community

Manage and participate in collaborative efforts within the Flatiron Institute and the Simons Foundation, as well as outside scientific collaborators

Assist in the organization of CCM-related workshops, conferences and group seminars

Supervise research conducted by Flatiron research fellows and graduate and undergraduate students from neighboring institutions

Mentor summer students and assist in the organization of summer programs

Perform any other duties or tasks as assigned or required

Qualification

Machine LearningSoftware DevelopmentData AnalysisMathematical ModelingHigh-Performance ComputingScientific SimulationOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationCollaborationProject Management

Required

An earned doctorate in computer science or closely related area of computational science and engineering is required

Two or more years of postgraduate research experience

Ability to do original and outstanding research in machine learning

Demonstrated expertise in software and algorithm development, computational methods, data analysis, modeling, machine learning, high-performance and parallel computing, or scientific simulation

Expertise in mathematical modeling, analysis and/or scientific computation, scientific software and algorithm development, and data analysis

Ability to work well in an interdisciplinary environment, and to collaborate with experimentalists

Oral and written communication, data documentation, and presentation skills required

Ability to handle multiple projects at the same time required

Ability to present research and other types of work, internally and externally

Benefits

An outstanding benefits package

Company

Simons Foundation

Simons Foundation is a private foundation funding research in mathematics and the basic sciences.

Founded in 1994

New York, New York, USA

201-500 employees

https://www.simonsfoundation.org

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