AI-Driven Climate Modeling Scientist

Ai2; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k plan

Commuting stipend

Fitness/wamily wellness stipend

Vacation and sick leave

Bonus potential

Job summary

Ai2 is a Seattle-based nonprofit AI research institute seeking Research Scientists for a three-year grant-funded project to build an AI-first, open-source climate model that improves multidecadal forecasts.

You will join a small team to develop NeuralGCM+ by coupling with an ML ocean model, focusing on physics-informed design, JAX/TPU implementation, and open-source collaboration with the climate modeling community.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral-equivalent in a relevant field.
• Experience applying AI to earth science or climate problems.
• Background in ML model development and numerical methods.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and test coupling NeuralGCM with an ocean model.
• Decompose parameterizations into physics-based vs learned components.
• Present results at AI and climate conferences and in publications.
• Contribute to open-source code and collaborate with external partners.
• Mentor postdocs and interns.

Skills

AI for climate

Earth science

ML model development

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in a related field

Tools

JAX

TPUs

Job description

Ai2 is a Seattle-based nonprofit AI research institute seeking Research Scientists for a three-year grant-funded project to build an AI-first, open-source climate model that improves multidecadal forecasts.

You will join a small team to develop NeuralGCM+ by coupling with an ML ocean model, focusing on physics-informed design, JAX/TPU implementation, and open-source collaboration with the climate modeling community.