The Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute seeks a full-time open-rank research position with a strong focus on software development and support as part of its new initiative, Foundational Models for Science.  The final hire may be classified either as a Research Analyst or Flatiron Research Fellow, depending on educational background and experience.  Recent advances in machine learning, including Large Language Models and diffusion-based generative models have driven significant advances in Artificial Intelligence. The Flatiron Institute seeks to leverage these ideas to develop the next generation of AI-powered scientific analysis tools, seeking more powerful and more interpretable models with broad applications to many scientific disciplines. Our group includes researchers from multiple scientific disciplines ranging from machine learning, to astrophysics, biology, neuroscience and quantum computing.