Schmidt AI in Science Postdocs Program

Faculty mentors will be expected to play an active role in helping Fellows plan and achieve their research and professional goals, providing assessments of the novelty and research quality throughout the fellowship term. The STEM mentor will serve as the Fellow's primary mentor and will be expected to provide intellectual leadership, guidance, and support while overseeing the Fellow's research agenda in their home department. The AI mentor will be expected to co-advise the Fellow on their use of AI methods. Both STEM and AI co-mentors will help guide Fellows toward independent research careers, and will be expected to provide a nominal amount of time and funds to the professional development of the postdoctoral scholars. Mentors should also assist Fellows in securing opportunities to participate in national and international research meetings and in facilitating connections among scholars in their fields.