HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Zitnik Lab

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Title HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Zitnik Lab School Harvard Medical School Department/Area * Position Description

We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the

Zitnik lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston

Massachusetts. The work of the Zitnik lab is focused on

Artificial Intelligence for Medicine and Science.

The selected candidates will lead research in generative,

multimodal, and agentic AI, as well as foundation models,

with a focus on geometric deep learning, large-scale

knowledge graphs, and large language models. Fellows will

also have the opportunity to apply these methods to address

challenges in scientific discovery and precision medicine.

We seek highly-motivated applicants with background in one

or more of the following areas: agentic AI, geometric deep

learning, large-scale knowledge graphs, large language

models, multimodal learning, and generative AI. Successful

applicants will be strong technically as well as have an

inclination towards real-world problems. Ideal candidates will

have demonstrably strong research skills, evidenced by

multiple publications in top-tier machine learning or artificial

intelligence conferences and/or leading scientific journals.

Salary and Benefits

This position is salaried and benefits eligible. Information regarding postdoctoral fellow salary, which is determined by the number of years post PhD, and benefits can be found at https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/guidelines.

With this appointment, you are represented by the Harvard Academic Workers (HAW) - UAW for purposes of collective bargaining and matters affecting your compensation and working conditions.

Basic Qualifications

• Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in areas such as machine

learning, computer science or closely related field.

Excellent programming skills and practical

experience with leading machine learning

frameworks and modern AI environments, including

multi-GPU model training and large-scale inference

on dozens to hundreds GPUs, are required.

Additional Qualifications

Experience in applications of AI to biology and

medicine is a strong plus.

Special Instructions

The position is available immediately and can be renewed annually. Interested applicants should submit the following documents via email to Prof. Zitnik and use the subject line "Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Generative, Multimodal, and Agentic AI":

• Curriculum Vitae (include links to your academic webpage and GitHub repositories for methods you developed)
• Three representative publications (preprints are acceptable)
• Statement of research (two pages) describing prior research experience and future research plan
• Contacts for three letters of recommendation (the letters will be solicited after the initial review)

We are currently reviewing applications. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications early.

With this appointment, you are represented by the Harvard Academic Workers (HAW) - UAW for purposes of collective bargaining and matters affecting your compensation and working conditions.

Harvard has an equal employment opportunity policy that outlines our commitment to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or identified in the university's non-discrimination policy.

Contact Information

Heather Viana

10 Shattuck St.

Boston, MA 02115

Contact Email heather_viana@hms.harvard.edu Salary Range

Information regarding postdoctoral fellow salary, which is determined by the number of years post-PhD, can be found at https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/guidelines.

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research
• Note

Optional Documents

• Publication