Careers

The Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute invites applications for one or more Associate Research Scientist positions. In exceptional circumstances, appointment at the Research Scientist level may be considered. While applicants interested in all areas of quantum many-body science will be considered, particular consideration will be given to applicants with a strong background and research agenda in out-of-equilibrium dynamics of quantum systems and applications of machine learning to quantum many-body systems.

Associate Research Scientists at CCQ are typically appointed for an initial 3 years period, with a possible extension for an additional 3 years. Promotion to a non term-limited Research Scientist position is possible upon review. For full consideration, application by January 1,2025 is recommended – review of applications will start soon after that date. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

FRF positions are initially two-year appointments, renewable for a third year contingent on performance. Fellows will be based, and have a principal office or workspace, at the Simons Foundation’s offices in New York City. Fellows may also be eligible for subsidized housing within walking distance of the Flatiron Institute. The start date is between July 2025 and October 2025.
 
Flatiron Research Fellows are mentored by one or more research scientists. They are also encouraged to carry out an independent research program, to collaborate across the various centers at the institute, to participate in the institute’s vibrant activities such as workshops and seminars, and to mentor students through our summer internship program. They are expected to disseminate their results through scientific publication, conferences, and/or software distribution. Fellows receive a generous travel and research budget, and have access to the institute’s powerful scientific computing resources.

Directed by Angel Rubio and co-directed by Timothy Berkelbach, the Initiative for Computational Catalysis (ICC) develops and applies new computational techniques to fundamental open problems in catalysis, broadly defined. These techniques will possess the accuracy necessary for meaningful, quantitative predictions of catalytic chemical reactions, such as those underlying the transition away from a fossil fuel dependent economy, with more general impacts in the energy, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and transportation industries. See: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/initiative-on-computational-catalysis/

The Initiative for Computational Catalysis (ICC) invites applications for an Associate Research Scientist position. Consideration will be given to applicants in all areas of research relevant for computational catalysis, including electronic structure theory, statistical mechanics, molecular and quantum dynamics, and machine learning or data science approaches. In exceptional circumstances appointment at the Research Scientist level may be considered.

Directed by Angel Rubio and co-directed by Timothy Berkelbach, the Initiative for Computational Catalysis (ICC) develops and applies new computational techniques to fundamental open problems in catalysis, broadly defined. These techniques will possess the accuracy necessary for meaningful, quantitative predictions of catalytic chemical reactions, such as those underlying the transition away from a fossil fuel dependent economy, with more general impacts in the energy, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and transportation industries. See: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/initiative-on-computational-catalysis/

The Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute seeks a full-time Research Fellow position as part of its new initiative, Polymathic AI, Building Foundation Models for Science. 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.

The Simons Foundation is a private foundation established in 1994 in New York City by Jim and Marilyn Simons. With an annual grants and programs budget of $300 million, the foundation’s mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences. The foundation pursues its mission through its grant-making division, comprising programs in Mathematics & Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Education & Outreach and autism research, and through its internal research division, the Flatiron Institute.

The Flatiron Institute, an internal research division of the Simons Foundation, is a community of scientists who are working to use modern computational tools to advance our understanding of science both through the analysis of large, rich datasets and through the simulations of physical processes. Our mission is to advance scientific research through computational methods, including data analysis, theory, modeling and simulation.

Applications are invited for either the Research Scientist or Senior Research Scientist level at the Center for Computational Mathematics (CCM), in the Flatiron Institute, in all our active areas of research. These include:

• machine learning, especially the areas of optimization, learning theory, probabilistic modeling, deep learning, and high dimensional data analysis, as well as applications of scientific interest at Flatiron (e.g., cosmological modeling, quantum many-body systems, computational neuroscience)
• statistical methodology, modeling, and inference
• probabilistic and differential programming
• computational physics, including biophysics, statistical mechanics, fluid mechanics, quantum physics, and molecular dynamics
• numerical methods for partial differential equations and integral equations
• signal and image processing, with a particular focus on cryo-electron microscopy
• numerical analysis, including numerical linear algebra and high-order methods
• high performance computing and open source software libraries

The Center for Computational Biology (CCB) of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute invites applications for our summer internship program. Our seasonal, full-time research interns will work in one or more of our acties areas of research, which includes: biological transport networks, biomolecular design, biophysical modeling, developmental dynamics, genomics, structural and molecular biophysics, and computer vision and machine learning. Interns will be assigned a primary mentor and research group within the center, and will participate in research group’s meetings and seminars. They will also participate in other center- and Flatiron Institute-wide activities such as guest lectures, training on use of the Institute’s robust scientific computing resources, and intern social activities.This is a paid, full-time internship that will run generally from late May through mid-August, and will take place in our New York City offices. Applications will be reviewed beginning in January 2025, and considered on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. For full consideration, application by January 17, 2025 is recommended.

The Initiative for Computational Catalysis (ICC) seeks seasonal, full-time paid research interns interested in developing and implementing the concepts, algorithms and codes needed to obtain insight into the microscopic processes of catalytic reactions, and ultimately to predict materials with targeted catalytic properties. Research projects are available in areas of electronic structure, molecular dynamics, and machine learning. For more information about ICC research, please visit the ICC website.

Applications are invited for paid, full-time research internships at the Center for Computational Mathematics (CCM) in all our active areas of research. CCM is one of five centers of the Flatiron Institute, an internal research division of the Simons Foundation. Our mission at CCM is to create new mathematical approaches, algorithms and software to advance scientific research in multiple disciplines, often in collaboration with other Flatiron Centers.

Tremendous opportunities exist at the intersection of mathematics, computer science, statistics, and their scientific applications, with the lines between theory, algorithm development and software implementation often blurred. Beyond the creation of new simulation and analysis methods, a major goal of CCM is to make these methods available to the scientific community. The Center also hosts an array of meetings, workshops and conferences, serving as a focal point for the field internationally.

The Center for Computational Quantum Physics invites applications for seasonal, full-time research interns interested in developing and implementing the concepts, algorithms and codes needed to understand the quantum mechanical behavior of many-particle systems, and to translate this understanding into useful predictions of the behavior of molecules and materials. Under the mentorship of one or more CCQ scientists during the summer, Research Assistants/Associates will contribute to CCQ research by joining an ongoing research project.

The Simons Foundation is committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under federal, state and local law.

This is a paid position. The summer 2025 internship period is from May 27 to August 8. The deadline for applications is January 17, 2025.

The Center for Computational Neuroscience (CCN) aims to develop theories, models, and computational methods that deepen our knowledge of brain function. CCN takes a “systems” neuroscience approach, building models that are motivated by fundamental principles, that are constrained by properties of neural circuits and responses, and that provide insights into perception, cognition and behavior. This cross-disciplinary approach not only leads to the design of new model-driven scientific experiments, but also encapsulates current functional descriptions of the brain that can spur the development of new engineered computational systems, especially in the realm of machine learning. CCN is one of five centers that make up the Flatiron Institute, an internal scientific unit of the Simons Foundation, focused on computational aspects of a wide range of basic science. The overall mission of the Flatiron Institute is to advance scientific research through computational methods, including theory, modeling, simulation and data analysis.

The Center for Computational Biology (CCB) of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute is actively seeking enthusiastic, full-time post-doctoral Flatiron Research Fellows to join its Structural and Molecular Biophysics group. The Structural and Molecular Biophysics team, a collaborative effort between CCB and the Center for Computational Mathematics (CCM) uses computational tools to study biological macromolecules, running long timescale molecular simulations and developing statistical analysis and machine learning tools to better capture the dynamics of these molecules and understand their biological function. Areas of interest include in particular statistical mechanics, membrane protein structural biology, protein modeling with flexibility, cryo-electron microscopy, thermodynamics, modeling the effect of mutations, and intrinsically disordered proteins. Applicants with backgrounds in mathematics, statistics, structural biology, computational chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, or computer science are especially encouraged to apply. We are further interested in those with backgrounds in software development with skills related to methods development in cryo-EM or molecular dynamics simulation or machine learning in the context of computer vision and 3D reconstruction. Applications will be reviewed beginning in December 2024 and considered on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. For full consideration, application by February 17, 2024 is recommended.

As a member of the SCC team, the HPC Systems Engineer is responsible for the deployment, operation and maintenance of the Flatiron Institute’s Scientific computing infrastructure. The responsibilities include hardware monitoring and replacement for large scale HPC clusters with high-performance interconnects such as InfiniBand and Ethernet.

The Center for Computational Biology (CCB) of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute is actively seeking enthusiastic, full-time post-doctoral Flatiron Research Fellows to join its Biophysical Modeling Group. The Biophysical Modeling group focuses on the modeling and simulation of complex systems that arise in biology and soft condensed matter physics. Areas of interest include the dynamics of complex and active materials, and aspects of collective behavior and self-organization in both natural systems (e.g., inside the cell) and synthetic ones. Ongoing projects focus on understanding the organization and dynamics of the nucleus, the structure and assembly of spindles, the positioning and transport of cellular organelles, and fluid-structure problems in biology. Applications will be reviewed beginning in Fall 2024 and considered on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. For full consideration, application by October 18, 2024 is recommended.