The Simons Foundation is a private foundation based in New York City that operates with the mission of advancing the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences. The Center for Computational Biology (CCB) within the foundation focuses on developing modeling tools and theoretical frameworks to understand complex biological processes and to analyze large, complex data sets generated by modern experimental technologies.

Simons Foundation

The Simons Foundation’s mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences.

Since its founding in 1994 by Jim and Marilyn Simons, the foundation has been a champion of basic science through grant funding, support for research and public engagement. We believe in asking big questions and providing sustained support to researchers working to unravel the mysteries of the universe.

The Simons Foundation makes grants in four areas: Mathematics & Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Autism & Neuroscience, and Science, Society & Culture.

Our Flatiron Institute was opened in 2016 and conducts scientific research in-house, supporting teams of top computational scientists.

The Simons Foundation is #hiring! Check out all of our open positions, including Scientific Communications Manager, Program Coordinator for our Science, Society and Culture division and Events Assistant. https://lnkd.in/e9zRGZDQ

Congratulations to Flatiron Institute computational neuroscientist SueYeon Chung, PhD on being awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. https://lnkd.in/egJTp75n

Initial applications are due in one week (3/15) for the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics Pre-Doctoral Program. Open to PhD students interested in working on a computational astrophysics project at CCA for 4.5 months. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eGja33sx

The Simons Foundation tech teams are #hiring! Check out our open positions (https://lnkd.in/d_PS8eg) including our HPC Optimization Engineer, who will support a variety of open source projects across the Flatiron Institute and help to make efficient use of various hardware accelerators. You can learn more about what it's like to be a tech employee at the Simons Foundation in the video below.

To celebrate Black History Month, the Simons Foundation's Black@SF Employee Resource Group organized a screening of Zala Films' "Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience" for employees last week. This documentary traces the history of those who helped expand the presence of Black Americans in mathematics. Learn more about the film: https://lnkd.in/eAZPM34k

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