Thorsten Joachims

Cornell University is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning through the Empire AI Fellows Program and the Foundational AI Fellows Program . The fellowship supports research in contemporary AI/ML, including foundational and applied AI, AI-enabled science, computer vision, natural language processing, and related areas. Fellows will work with Cornell faculty mentors at Cornell Tech in New York City or the Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science in Ithaca. The program emphasizes transformative research and participation in a strong community of AI scholars. Eligibility: applicants must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree by the start of the fellowship. Applicants are expected to reside in the location of their faculty mentor (NYC or Ithaca). Mentor eligibility depends on campus/department affiliation, and applicants may name up to two potential Cornell faculty mentors. Application materials: CV, research statement (about 2 pages), two selected publications with public links, home page URL, optional Google Scholar or Semantic Scholar URL, two reference letters, and optionally a third letter from a Cornell mentor. Deadline: full consideration by 2025-11-20 . The ad remains open until positions are filled, and the post notes that fellows are expected to start in summer or early fall 2026 , with earlier start dates possible. How to apply: submit the application through Academic Jobs Online. If applying now, the post recommends contacting your intended mentor(s) directly so they can watch for your application.