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Research Scientist, Climate Modeling

Ai2· Applied Science
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Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$167k - $260.6kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Research Scientist position for a 3-year project to develop an AI-powered physics-informed hybrid climate model (NeuralGCM+) capable of multidecadal forecasts, trained on historical data, with open-source collaboration and potential for extended funding.

Responsibilities

  • Designing, implementing and testing a strategy for coupling NeuralGCM with the chosen ocean model.
  • Designing, implementing and testing a strategy for decomposing physical parameterizations and constraints into parts encoded based on physical equations vs. parts that can be learned (even for unseen climates) from historical observations.
  • Presenting results at major relevant AI and climate modeling conferences and in peer-reviewed publications.
  • Open-source code development as part of a tightly connected team, including daily meetings, code review, design documents and interaction with external collaborators.
  • Mentoring postdocs and interns.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in computer or computational science, applied mathematics/statistics, or atmospheric science or a related geophysical science.
  • At least one accepted conference paper or peer-reviewed first-authored publication making extensive use of ML.
  • Substantial experience building and deploying a relevant ML application in a practical or academic research setting.
  • Fluent in Python and collaborative coding practices.
  • Excellent communications skills.

Skills

Required:PythonML in climate science
Nice to have:JAX

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and an employee assistance program.
  • Health savings account plan, healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
  • Company 401k plan.
  • $125 per month commuting or internet stipend and $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses.
  • Up to ten sick days per year, up to seven personal days per year, up to 20 vacation days per year and twelve paid holidays.
  • Annual bonuses and participation in long-term incentive plan.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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