Machine Learning Resident - Edmonton, Canada - Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Call for Applications

Machine Learning in Cellular Agriculture Residency
- a joint Amii & New Harvest research position_

Background

New Harvest and Amii are now looking for an innovative scientist to address a promising research question at the intersection of machine learning and cellular agriculture during a dedicated residency position for one year.

The Resident will join the New Harvest and Amii research communities, connecting with machine learning and cellular agriculture scientists.

Eligibility

Experience level:
Minimum current masters student

Skills/experience:

Machine learning
Biology, biotechnology, bioengineering, cellular agriculture
Strong applicants will have a track record of engaging in research related to both the fields of machine learning and cellular agriculture. However, their strengths in one area may be stronger than the other. The position is an opportunity to strengthen skills in both areas._

University affiliation is not needed, however access to data (or the ability to generate data) is needed.

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Applicants should be committed to working in highly interdisciplinary environments. Appreciation for different methodological approaches and ways of knowing are valued at New Harvest and Amii.

Compensation
Full-time salary, 1 year. Funding for laboratory research may be available if required for the proposed project.

Expectations
The resident is expected to fully participate in the New Harvest and Amii research communities. These two communities will provide different areas of expertise relevant to the project. Expectations include (but are not limited to) participation in one hour-long video call per month.

Application Process
The data needed to develop the machine learning model must be identified.

_We strongly encourage identifying publicly-available data that already exists._ If new data will need to be generated, a plan and budget to collect the necessary data and complete the machine learning model in one year should be clearly outlined in the proposal.

All components of the project (i.e. model, data, publication) must be openly accessible. The research project should result in an open-access output at the end of one year.

Application Materials

Cover letter
Resume
Project proposal: Please use the proposal template (Please append your Project Proposal to your resume)
Project budget

Project Budget
Full-time salary is included in the position and does not need to be in the project budget.

A budget for compute should be included.

If laboratory work is necessary to generate data for the project, a project budget should be included outlining all materials and costs required.

Timeline

Applications are due July 15, 2024. Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview and may be asked for additional information as they move through the review process.

Successful applicants will be notified around the end of August 2024, with a public announcement to follow.

Projects are expected to start by November 2024 at the latest and run for 1 year.

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The project is supported by Schmidt Futures, Amii, and New Harvest._**
About Schmidt Futures
The project was supported by Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt.

About Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)

Founded in 2002, Amii is a non-profit institute that supports world-leading research in artificial intelligence and machine learning and translates scientific advancement into industry adoption.

Amii is one of Canada's three National AI Institutes and home to some of the top ML researchers in the world, including Chief Scientific Advisor Richard S.

Sutton, one of the pioneers of reinforcement learning.

AmiiI's network of researchers includes 40+researchers and 150+ graduate students based at UAlberta, and at post-secondary across Western Canada, who study a diversity of subfields of AI and ML.

In addition, Amii takes an obsession-based approach to solving its partners most pressing challenges, with a focus on talent development to foster the next generation of ML breakthroughs.

The Advanced Technology team specializes in accelerating projects that require interdisciplinary expertise and translate the most current ML research in near real-time.

Learn more about Amii's mission of _AI for good and for all _at

About New Harvest
Founded in 2004, New Harvest is the field-building organization advancing cellular agriculture as a technology for the public good.

New Harvest pursues open research (through support over over 30 research grantees worldwide), policy engagement (through development of key policy-informing publications), and community alignment (through thought leadership and events) to maximize the positive impact of cellular agriculture.

As a reputable and trusted partner of both industry, academia, and government, New Harvest is uniquely positioned to break down silos