Postdoc Opening

The REAL Lab at Northwestern, led by Dr. Kaize Ding, is seeking highly motivated postdocs. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research aligns with the following areas:

LLM Agents and Multi-Agent Systems

We develop reliable and efficient agentic systems in complex open-world environments. Relevant topics include:

  • LLM-based agents and multi-agent collaboration
  • Agent planning, reasoning, memory, reinforcement learning, and tool use
  • Human–AI collaboration
  • Evaluation, safety, reliability, and robustness of AI agents

AI for Health and Science

We develop novel AI methods to advance healthcare and accelerate scientific discovery. Relevant topics include:

  • AI agents for healthcare
  • AI for molecular and drug discovery
  • AI for materials and chemical discovery
  • AI for environmental and spatiotemporal modeling

Responsibilities

  • Develop novel AI and machine learning methodologies
  • Conduct interdisciplinary research with collaborators across scientific and application domains
  • Publish research findings in leading conferences and journals
  • Contribute to grant proposals and other funding activities

Qualifications

  • A PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a closely related field
  • A strong background in AI and machine learning, particularly in LLMs, LLM agents, multi-agent systems, or AI for Science
  • Strong collaborative, verbal, and written communication skills

Application Instructions

Email your CV, cover letter, two representative publications, and two references to kaize.ding@northwestern.edu with the subject line "[REAL_Postdoc_YourName]". Funding is available for one to two years, starting October 1, 2026.

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