Fermilab Research Associate - ECA

Fermilab; Batavia (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Fermilab invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher position in AI for science with Dr. Aleksandra Ciprijanovic.

The successful candidate will join a team working at the intersection of deep learning, cosmology, and high-energy physics, with opportunities to contribute to both AI research and scientific applications. This term position is for 2 years, renewable for a third year based on performance and interest.

Responsibilities

• Join a team at the intersection of deep learning, cosmology, and high-energy physics to advance AI research and its applications in science.
• Contribute to methodological AI research and to domain-specific applications in cosmology and collider physics.
• Work on Graph Neural Networks, domain adaptation/robustness, uncertainty quantification, and model interpretability.

Job description

Fermilab is excited to announce one postdoctoral researcher position in AI for science with Dr. Aleksandra Ciprijanovic (alexciprijanovic.com) and her research group! The successful candidate will join a team working at the intersection of deep learning, cosmology, and high-energy physics, with opportunities to contribute to both methodological AI research and applications in science.

This is a term position for 2 years, renewable for the third year, depending on performance and interest.

A particular focus of the project will be on:

• Graph Neural Networks for cosmology, neutrino, and/or collider physics;
• Domain adaptation / model robustness;
• Uncertainty quantification;
• Model interpretability.

Experience with other deep learning methods, such as Simulation-Based Inference (SBI) with Normalizing Flows or Flow Matching, Diffusion Models, Transformers, or Foundation Models is also a plus.

Questions can be directed to Aleksandra Ciprijanovic ([e-mail]).

Further Info:

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/33283

Aleksandra Ciprijanovic

PO Box 500, MS 116

Batavia, IL 60510