RESEARCH COMPUTER SCIENTIST - RESEARCH ENGINEER - SR. COMPUTER SCIENTIST - AI in Heliopysics - [...]

Southwest Research Institute; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering team dedicated to advancing our understanding of the Sun and its impact on the solar system! This role focuses on the application of artificial intelligence to heliophysics, where you will design, implement, and validate AI models that empower scientific discovery. Collaborate with other scientists to innovate and publish your findings in academic journals. If you have a PhD in a relevant field and a passion for AI and space science, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking research in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field with AI experience required.
• 1 year of experience in AI algorithm training and validation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI models for heliophysics applications.
• Write scientific code for AI model training and validation.

Skills

Python

AI Model Training

Data Analysis

Space Weather Forecasting

Machine Learning Frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX)

Education

PhD in Computer Science

PhD in Physics

PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Job description

RESEARCH COMPUTER SCIENTIST - RESEARCH ENGINEER - SR. COMPUTER SCIENTIST - AI in Heliophysics - Boulder, CO

19-00165

Who We Are:

We are a group focused on scientific research into a wide range of topics related to understanding the Sun, the formation, evolution, and release of its magnetic energy, and the impact of energetic releases on the Earth and the solar system. Our main approach to accomplish this is through the use of artificial intelligence and data-driven analysis. This includes designing, implementing, training, validating, and deploying AI models.

Objectives of this Role:

• Designing, implementing, training, validating, and deploying AI models applied to heliophysics.
• Develop new algorithms for data interrogation, homogenization and analysis.
• Present work at conferences.
• Publish works in academic journals.
• Write and win proposals for self-guided research contracts.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Write scientific code for training and validating AI models applied to data interrogation, data homogenization, and space weather applications.
• Design and implement new AI pipelines that use AI to empower scientific discovery in heliophysics, particularly focused on solar image data such as magnetograms and ultraviolet.
• Interact with other scientists at the institute to develop new ideas on how to use AI to advance the goals of heliophysics science and missions in Division 19.

Requirements:

• Requires a PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Aerospace Engineering or a related field with relevant AI experience.
• 1 year of experience training and validating AI algorithms in heliophysics.
• 1 year of scientific programming experience in Python, including the use of frameworks to train and validate AI models, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or JAX.
• Expertise in space weather forecasting, as well as experience with Magnetogram and Ultraviolet images from a wide range of missions.

Special Requirements:

Work assignment is in Boulder, Colorado.

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