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 .

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

Required documents:
CV
Research summary of PhD work.
Cover letter describing your interest in the lab and
initial ideas for new research directions or projects you
could undertake in the lab.
A NOTE with the names and contact information for
three people who have agreed to serve as a reference.
Please submit application documents through the ARIeS portal.

Expected Dates:

Duration: This is a one-year term position from the
date of hire, with the possibility of extension,
contingent upon work performance, business need,
and continued funding to support the position.

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: [email protected]

Salary Range

Information regarding postdoctoral fellow salary, which is determined by the number of years post-PhD, can be found at .