The NSF-Simons National AI Institute for the Sky (SkAI Institute) invites postdoctoral applications. Spurred by the coming generation of large sky surveys, the newly founded SkAI Institute will bring together astrophysics and AI researchers to advance both fields through cross-disciplinary collaboration and will serve as a nexus for the further development of a nationwide Astro-AI community. SkAI will bring together astrophysicists, foundational AI researchers, educators, and more to seed and nurture a diverse generation of interdisciplinary leaders in science and engineering to ethically apply and extend AI within and beyond academia.

SkAI Prize Postdoctoral Fellowships: SkAI Fellows will have the opportunity to lead independent research aligned with SkAI’s broad Astro-AI research mission, in collaboration with SkAI Senior Personnel and their research groups. Fellows will be based in the SkAI Hub (Hancock building in downtown Chicago) but will be able to also spend time at any of the SkAI institutional research partners (Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and many other partners.

SkAI Postdoctoral Preceptorships: This unique program, run in partnership with the University of Chicago’s Data Science Institute and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), emphasizes pedagogical best practices and allows Preceptors – postdoctoral scholars from a variety of STEM PhD backgrounds – the opportunity to broaden their classroom skills and enhance their teaching and scholarship portfolios with the support of SkAI and CCC faculty mentorship. SkAI Postdoctoral Preceptors will also have the opportunity to lead independent research aligned with SkAI’s broad Astro-AI research mission.

SkAI Postdoctoral Associates: SkAI Postdoctoral Associates will have the opportunity to work with SkAI faculty on specific research projects aligned with the Institute’s Astro-AI research mission. Associates will be employed by any of the three SkAI lead institutions (Northwestern U., the U. of Chicago, and the U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and can collaborate closely with SkAI personnel at any of the SkAI partner institutions depending on their expertise and active research projects.

Visit skai-institute.org/jobs/ for more details and to apply!