Senior AI Software Engineer, Geoscience Research

University of Texas; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas invites applications for an AI Computational Scientist – Senior Software Engineer to advance AI/ML in Earth and planetary science research across the Jackson School of Geosciences. The role sits in the Dean's Office, partnering with the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the Institute for Geophysics, and the Bureau of Economic Geology.

Responsibilities include building research capacity, designing ML workflows, and developing scientific software.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Earth sciences, computational sciences, or related field.
• 3+ years of software development on complex systems.
• Experience with ML frameworks and Linux HPC environments.
• Strong collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Advance AI/ML methods in geoscience research across units.
• Design and evaluate ML workflows and neural surrogates.
• Collaborate with researchers to integrate AI into workflows.
• Develop and review scientific software and pipelines.

Skills

Software development

Python programming

Linux environments

Version control

Independent work

Communication

Education

Master’s degree

PhD preferred

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

TensorFlow

Git

Job description

The University of Texas invites applications for an AI Computational Scientist – Senior Software Engineer to advance AI/ML in Earth and planetary science research across the Jackson School of Geosciences. The role sits in the Dean's Office, partnering with the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the Institute for Geophysics, and the Bureau of Economic Geology.

Responsibilities include building research capacity, designing ML workflows, and developing scientific software.