{"id":100432,"date":"2023-03-31T17:14:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T21:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simonsfoundation.org\/?page_id=100432"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:10:22","slug":"careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsfoundation.org\/careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":101141,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-100432","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"block_editor":[{"acf_fc_layout":"tabs","tab":[{"title":"Careers","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsfoundation.org\/careers\/"},{"title":"Simons Foundation Job Openings","link":"https:\/\/simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com\/simonsfoundationcareers"},{"title":"Flatiron Research Job Openings","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsfoundation.org\/flatiron\/careers\/?tab=job-openings&swcfpc=1"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"title_text","title":"Let\u2019s transform math and science \u2014 together.","large_title":true,"border_under_title":false,"text":"We are the engine that drives scientific innovation around the world. Whether by advancing our understanding of autism or probing the origins of the universe, our funding helps individual researchers, research groups, clinical sites and other non-profit organizations investigate \u2014 and ultimately answer \u2014 some of the most fundamental mathematical and scientific questions confronting human society today. We are unafraid to tackle the big problems. If you were the kid who took apart their parents\u2019 computer just to see how it worked or spent your free time doing math problems for fun \u2014 if you\u2019re curious about the world around you \u2014 then consider a career at the Simons Foundation. 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Because of our computing resources, the open-source nature of our software and our outstanding talent, we can continuously improve and enhance our technological solutions, stay at the forefront of the latest technologies and share them across the organization.\r\n\r\nLearn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonsfoundation.org\/flatiron\/careers\/\">careers<\/a> at the Flatiron Institute.","border_top":true,"margin_top":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"title_text","title":"Our Core Values","large_title":false,"border_under_title":false,"text":"Those who work at the Simons Foundation share a passion for advancing mathematical and scientific research. Whatever your role, you play a vital part in fulfilling our mission to advance research in all areas of mathematics and the basic sciences. 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