AI Engineer: CryoET Imaging & Nanoparticle Detection

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI); Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive health and welfare benefits

On-site childcare

Access to world-class computational infrastructure

Partnership with AI labs

Job summary

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in Ashburn, Virginia, is seeking a specialist to join the AI+CryoET project, focusing on AI methods for particle detection in cryo-electron tomography. The role covers model development for gold nanoparticle detection and enhancing tomogram reconstructions.

Ideal candidates will have advanced degrees in relevant fields, extensive experience in deep learning, and excellent communication skills for effective interdisciplinary teamwork. The position offers competitive compensation and numerous benefits, including access to comprehensive computational resources.

Qualifications

• 3+ years training and evaluating deep-learning models on 3D or volumetric data.
• Experience with imaging detection, segmentation, or inverse problems preferred.
• Commitment to open science and collaborative work.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate deep-learning models for particle detection in cryoET data.
• Design methods to improve tomogram reconstruction using gold-nanoparticle detections.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across institutions.

Skills

Deep-learning model training

Python programming

Collaborative communication

Education

Master’s or PhD in relevant field

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

Job description

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in Ashburn, Virginia, is seeking a specialist to join the AI+CryoET project, focusing on AI methods for particle detection in cryo-electron tomography. The role covers model development for gold nanoparticle detection and enhancing tomogram reconstructions.

Ideal candidates will have advanced degrees in relevant fields, extensive experience in deep learning, and excellent communication skills for effective interdisciplinary teamwork. The position offers competitive compensation and numerous benefits, including access to comprehensive computational resources.