The Allen Institute for AI
Young Investigator, Climate Modeling
$160K
Seattle, WA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA, United States - Experience
- Substantial relevant ML application-building and deployment experience; no number of years specified.
- Education
- Ph.D. in computer or computational science, applied mathematics/statistics, atmospheric science, or a related geophysical science.
- Visa sponsorship
- The employer participates in E-Verify and verifies work authorization after a job offer and completion of Form I-9.
About the job
Lead development and evaluation of an open-source, AI-first hybrid climate model designed to improve climate projections in unseen climates.
What you'll do
- Design and evaluate model training and testing cases using historical data and customized physics-based climate model outputs.
- Collaborate on model improvements, including coupling to an ML-based ocean model and improving generalization to unseen climates.
- Present research at conferences and in publications; contribute to open-source development and mentor interns as appropriate.
What they ask for
- Substantial experience building and deploying a relevant ML application in practical or academic research.
- Fluency in Python and collaborative coding practices.
- Ph.D. in computer or computational science, applied mathematics/statistics, atmospheric science, or a related geophysical science.
- At least one accepted conference paper or peer-reviewed first-authored publication making extensive use of ML; demonstrated excellent communication skills.
Nice to have
- Formal training or practical experience with physically-based atmospheric, oceanic, or related model development.
- Experience writing machine learning code in JAX; formal graduate-level ML coursework.
Pay
$159,650.00 (base salary; currency not stated)
Tools
Python, JAX, NeuralGCM, ACE
AI focus
Develop an AI-powered, physics-informed hybrid climate model that uses historical data to produce more accurate multidecadal forecasts and generalizes to unseen climates.
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