• Develop foundation models for fluid mechanics, such as those based on scalable implementations of transformers.
• Develop data-efficient methods for (inverse) design, based on diffusion and/or flow matching, that can rapidly adapt pre-trained models to new tasks and select optimally informative simulations at each stage in a design process.
• Collaborate closely with PhD students working AI-accelerated techniques based on a range of computational methods, including direct simulation Monte Carlo, lattice Boltzmann, particle-in-cell, and method-of-moments approaches.

Required

• PhD in machine learning, physics, or a related field.
• Established expertise in deep learning (familiarity with graph neural networks, transformers, diffusion and flow based generative models).
• Excellent programming skills (including experience with deep learning libraries like PyTorch and JAX).
• Strong publication record in artificial intelligence and/or (computational) physics.

Desirable

• Expertise in computational fluid mechanics, broadly construed.
• Expertise in Bayesian methodology for optimization and experiment design.
• Experience with equivariant neural networks.
• Track record of interdisciplinary collaboration.

We offer a temporary employment contract for 38 hours per week for a period of 24 months. The preferred starting date is as soon as possible.

The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,546 to € 5,538 (scale 10). UvA additionally offers an extensive package of secondary benefits, including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. The UFO profile Researcher 4 is applicable. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.

Besides the salary and a vibrant and challenging environment at Science Park, we offer you multiple fringe benefits:

• 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
• Multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
• Multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
• Multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
• 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
• Partly paid parental leave;
• The possibility to set up a workplace at home;
• A pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
• The possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch;
• Help with housing for a studio or small apartment when you’re moving from abroad.

Are you curious to read more about our extensive package of secondary employment benefits, take a look here.