AI/ML Research Scientist — Frontier Models & Defense

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Retirement contributions

Work-life balance

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks an early-career PhD-level AI researcher to advance foundational AI research and contribute to mission-focused programs in the REDD department. The role emphasizes publishing, seedling funding ideas, and collaboration with a broad research ecosystem.

The position targets opportunities to align frontier AI with sponsor expectations, including potential publication and engagement with the broader research community, with rolling opportunities to

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent degree with dissertation work in fundamental AI research.
• Strong record of peer-reviewed publications in reputable journals/conferences.
• Proficiency in Python programming with PyTorch and/or Jax, including Hugging Face libraries.

Responsibilities

• (Role responsibilities not explicitly listed in the posting)

Skills

Python

PyTorch

Jax

Hugging Face

Education

PhD or equivalent

Tools

Transformers

Diffusers

Datasets

Tokenizers

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks an early-career PhD-level AI researcher to advance foundational AI research and contribute to mission-focused programs in the REDD department. The role emphasizes publishing, seedling funding ideas, and collaboration with a broad research ecosystem.

The position targets opportunities to align frontier AI with sponsor expectations, including potential publication and engagement with the broader research community, with rolling opportunities to