CareerPlan

Research Scientist, Climate Modeling

SeattleFull-time$167k2026-09-29 → 2026-11-11
On-site · United States

Core

Develop an AI-powered physics-informed hybrid climate model (NeuralGCM+) capable of multidecadal forecasts more accurate than current state-of-the-art models.

Role type

Research Scientist (AI/Climate Modeling)

Builds

Open-source 'AI-first' climate model and ML-based ocean model coupling

Domain

Climate science + Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, JAX, TPU, ML application deployment, peer-reviewed publication record, PhD in CS/Computational Science/Atmospheric Science

Preferred skills

Physically-based atmospheric/oceanic model development, post-doctoral ML experience, graduate-level ML coursework

Technologies

JAX, TPUs, NeuralGCM

Responsibilities

Design and implement coupling strategies between NeuralGCM and ocean models; Decompose physical parameterizations into equation-based and learned parts; Present results at conferences and in publications; Open-source code development and code review; Mentor postdocs and interns

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC