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Postdoctoral Research Associate - AI-driven Lab Automation for Life Sciences

Upton, NY · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$72k-$119kDetected 12 days ago
PythonGitMachine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchData EngineeringComputer VisionRoboticsBioinformaticsResearch

About the role

  • This role will enable new discoveries in life sciences and bio-technology relying on structural biology methods.
  • The ideal candidate would have a background and an interest in Biophysics, Biochemistry, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
  • The full salary range for this position is $ $71,900-$119,000 / year.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement AI-enabled laboratory-workflows for automated crystallization screening, optimization, and characterization integrating imaging, experimental metadata, and diffraction outcomes.
  • Develop closed-loop optimization approaches to recommend crystallization conditions and harvesting strategies based on experimental feedback.
  • Develop, train and integrate AI/ML models with laboratory automation systems, including crystallization robotics, liquid handlers, and imaging platforms.
  • Build scalable data pipelines linking experimental metadata, imaging data, and diffraction results for high-throughput analysis.
  • Evaluate model performance using experimental metrics and support deployment into user-facing workflows.
  • Collaborate with synchrotron beamline scientists and laboratory and crystallization staff.
  • Document methods and results, contribute to manuscripts and reports, and present the work at conferences.

Requirements

  • Candidates must have completed all degree requirements by the commencement of employment
  • This is due to nationwide identification requirements for federal site access as required by the federal REAL ID Act.
  • As a condition of employment, the selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a UPIV credential.
  • Experience with data management and databases.
  • Experience with imaging, time-series or high-dimensional data.
  • Experience with multimodal datasets and developing reproducible workflows.

Compensation

  • Brookhaven Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation.

Benefits

  • Design and deploy computer vision methods to detect and track crystal growth.
  • Expertise in machine learning, computer vision, or image analysis.
  • Experience with machine learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.) and integrating ML in a research lab facility.
  • Experience with black-box optimization, including active learning or Bayesian optimization.

Company info

  • Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation's future. Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research. The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE. BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University. BSA salutes our veterans and active military members with careers that leverage the skills and unique experience they gained while serving our country, learn more at BNL | Opportunities for Veterans at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
  • Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
  • Guided by our core values of integrity, responsibility, innovation, respect, and teamwork, Brookhaven Science Associates is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer-Vets/Disabled. We are committed to fostering a respectful and collaborative environment that fuels scientific discovery. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. *VEVRAA Federal Contractor
  • BSA employees are subject to restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation at the time of hire for review by Brookhaven. The full text of the Order may be found at: https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0486.1-BOrder-a/@@images/file
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation's future.
  • Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research.
  • The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science.
  • Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE.
  • BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University.
  • BSA salutes our veterans and active military members with careers that leverage the skills and unique experience they gained while serving our country, learn more at BNL | Opportunities for Veterans at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
  • Guided by our core values of integrity, responsibility, innovation, respect, and teamwork, Brookhaven Science Associates is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer-Vets/Disabled.
  • We are committed to fostering a respectful and collaborative environment that fuels scientific discovery.
  • We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
  • All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
  • We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
  • Please contact us to request accommodation. *VEVRAA Federal Contractor
  • BSA employees are subject to restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A.
  • You will be asked to disclose any such participation at the time of hire for review by Brookhaven.
  • The full text of the Order may be found at: https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0486.1-BOrder-a/@@images/file
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