AI-Driven Cosmology Research Fellow

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge invites applications for a circa four-year research position in AI for fundamental physics and cosmology. The postholder will develop AI-assisted methods and GPU-accelerated inference to test theories against cosmological data, and will lead the software development required for these computations.

The role is at the intersection of theoretical and computational physics, offering substantial autonomy to shape the programme and contribute to

Qualifications

• PhD in physics, astronomy, applied mathematics or a closely related field.
• Fluency in directing AI agents and judgement to assess outputs.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-assisted development and GPU-accelerated inference for cosmology.
• Derive physical predictions and direct the construction of the software needed to test them.
• Confront models with cosmological and astrophysical data and publish results.

Education

PhD in physics, astronomy, applied mathematics or closely related field

Tools

GPU programming

Job description

Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge invites applications for a circa four-year research position in AI for fundamental physics and cosmology. The postholder will develop AI-assisted methods and GPU-accelerated inference to test theories against cosmological data, and will lead the software development required for these computations.

The role is at the intersection of theoretical and computational physics, offering substantial autonomy to shape the programme and contribute to