PhD AI/ML Research Scientist - Frontier Models & Security
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks early-career researchers to help close the gap between frontier AI and sponsor expectations. The AI Group, within REDD, focuses on foundational AI advances with cross-mission impact and opportunities to propose seedling ideas for external funding. Publication and collaboration are strongly encouraged. Applicants should have a PhD in AI, a proven record of peer-reviewed work, and proficiency in Python with PyTorch/Jax plus #J-18808-Ljbffr The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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