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Assistant Scientist

University of Rochester: Office of the Provost: Academic Center: LLE-Laboratory for Laser Energ

Location

Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Open Date

Aug 12, 2026

Salary Range or Pay Grade

82,500-110,000

Description

Position Summary

The AI & ML group at the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics is seeking a scientist to help develop artificial-intelligence methods for the closed loop AI operation of inertial confinement fusion experiments

The position will involve close collaboration with other project partners. The successful candidate will work across scientific machine learning, high-performance computing, and agentic AI.

Responsibilities

Develop machine-learning and reinforcement-learning methods for experiment design and optimization.
Build planning tools that combine surrogate models, uncertainty estimates, physical constraints, and experimental objectives.
Develop natural-language tools for retrieving, comparing, visualizing, and interpreting experimental data.




Connect AI systems to approved scientific software, databases, logbooks, and analysis tools.
Ensure AI-generated recommendations are supported by traceable data, documented reasoning, and human review.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. in physics, engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, statistics, or a related field.
Research experience in machine learning, computational science, reinforcement learning, scientific data analysis, or a related area.
Robust programming skills, preferably in Python.
Experience working with scientific simulations, experimental data, or both.
Ability to collaborate across scientific and technical disciplines.
Strong written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following is desirable:

Reinforcement learning, planning, Bayesian optimization, or active learning.
Generative models for scientific

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