Argonne National Laboratory invites applications from outstanding candidates with a background in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for postdoctoral research positions in the area of developing large-scale foundation models for advancing science. In this role, you will work on the AuroraGPT project, an ambitious new initiative at Argonne that aims to revolutionize scientific and engineering research by building an advanced AI model specifically tuned for science.
Applications are solicited from candidates with expertise in any area of AI foundation model development including, but not limited to, the following:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a large number of Argonne scientists working in the area of AI for Science and to run on advanced supercomputing facilities at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), including the Aurora exascale system, other GPU-based systems, as well as specialized AI hardware from vendors such as Cerebras, SambaNova, Graphcore, Intel Habana, and Groq.
These positions are available immediately, but there is flexibility in start dates.
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