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Research Scientist - Computational Neuroscience

Astera Institute is a private foundation focused on advancing science and technology through ambitious, high-velocity research projects. The Research Scientist will develop computational models of neural circuits and brain function, analyze neuroscience data, create biologically inspired algorithms, and pursue original research in computational neuroscience.

Research Scientist, Theory & Computation

Astera Neuro seeks to understand and engineer consciousness by combining large-scale neural recording, causal perturbation, and brain-based AI. The Research Scientist in Theory & Computation will lead computational and theoretical research on neural representations and dynamics, develop testable models, collaborate closely with experimental teams, and translate computational principles into NeuroAI architectures.

Senior Software Engineer

Astera is a private foundation focused on steering science and technology toward a better future through grants, investments, and in-house research programs. The Senior Software Engineer will help reverse-engineer the human brain by building high-performance infrastructure, optimizing reinforcement learning environments, writing production-grade code, and transforming research prototypes into scalable systems.

Staff Software Engineer

Astera is a private foundation focused on steering science and technology toward a better future. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build high-performance infrastructure for large-scale model training and complex simulations, design custom RL environments informed by neuroscience, and turn research prototypes into scalable production systems.

Principal Software Engineer

Astera Institute is a private foundation working to advance science and technology through grants, investments, and in-house research programs. The Principal Software Engineer will architect high-performance infrastructure, optimize neuroscience-informed reinforcement learning environments, turn research prototypes into scalable production systems, and resolve critical technical bottlenecks.

Research Scientist: Energy Based Models

Astera is a private foundation focused on steering science and technology toward a better future through grants, investments, and in-house research programs. The Research Scientist will develop foundational principles of Artificial General Intelligence by advancing neuroscience-inspired energy-based models and designing experiments on cognition, causal representations, and learning. The role also involves collaborating across disciplines and contributing to open science.

Machine Learning Researcher - Springtail

Astera Institute is a private foundation focused on advancing science and technology through grants, investments, and in-house research programs. The Machine Learning Researcher will develop new architectures for data-efficient and general model induction, including bootstrapped program synthesis and systems that synthesize learning algorithms. The role also involves conducting fundamental research and contributing to a performant, well-documented codebase.

Research Scientist/Engineer

Astera Institute is seeking brilliant, unconventional thinkers to join their team as Research Scientists/Engineers. In this role, you will focus on developing foundational principles of Artificial General Intelligence through innovative research and collaboration with experts in various fields.

Research Scientist: Hierarchical RL Agents

Astera Institute is seeking brilliant, unconventional thinkers to join their team as Research Scientists focusing on Hierarchical RL Agents. The role involves developing foundational principles of Artificial General Intelligence and bridging the gap between biological intelligence and computational theory through innovative research and collaboration.

Research Scientist - Simplex

Astera Institute is an independent research organization focused on developing a science of intelligence. They are seeking a Research Scientist to contribute to the understanding of latent internal structures in neural networks and their relationship to computation and behavior, involving rigorous mathematics and real data modeling.