<p>Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community. Job Summary Caltech is a member partner of the NSF HDR Institute Accelerated AI Algorithms for Data-Driven Discovery (A3D3; https://a3d3.ai). We are seeking a post-baccalaureate research fellow (Postbac Researcher) to join our interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers to develop and deploy machine learning applications to accelerate science discoveries in multi-messenger astronomy. In particular, the position will focus on data from the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and the search for optical counterparts to gravitational wave events detected by LIGO during the upcoming runs. Essential Job Duties Part of the A3D3 MMA group working on various techniques, principally connected with the search for GW events detected by LIGO. Will participate in regular A3D3 and ZTF group (zoom) meetings. Complete coding tasks related to reinforcement learning and porting existing ML/DL algorithms to hardware accelerators such as FPGAs. Conduct work on emulators for models simulating kilonovae and possibly black hole mergers in accretion disks. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Physics, Astronomy or related science. Ability to travel. Required Documents CV.</p>