diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 93b254ae74..ac949274dd 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -270,6 +270,13 @@ steps:
       #   command: "julia --color=yes --project=experiments/AMIP/ experiments/AMIP/coupler_driver.jl --coupled true --surface_setup PrescribedSurface --moist equil --vert_diff true --rad allskywithclear --rayleigh_sponge false --energy_check true --mode_name slabplanet --t_end 10days --dt_save_to_sol 3600secs --dt_cpl 21600 --dt 200secs --dt_rad 6hours --idealized_insolation true --mono_surface true --h_elem 4 --precip_model 0M --run_name target_params_in_slab1"
       #   artifact_paths: "experiments/AMIP/output/slabplanet/target_params_in_slab1_artifacts/total_energy*.png"
 
+      - label: "AMIP target: albedo from function"
+        key: "target_amip_albedo_function"
+        command: "julia --color=yes --project=experiments/AMIP/ experiments/AMIP/coupler_driver.jl --config_file $CONFIG_PATH/target_amip_albedo_function.yml"
+        artifact_paths: "experiments/AMIP/output/amip/target_amip_albedo_function_artifacts/*"
+        agents:
+          slurm_mem: 20GB
+
       - label: "AMIP - Float64 + hourly checkpoint"
         key: "amip"
         command: "julia --color=yes --project=experiments/AMIP/ experiments/AMIP/coupler_driver.jl --config_file $CONFIG_PATH/coarse_single_ft64_hourly_checkpoints.yml"
@@ -354,6 +361,15 @@ steps:
           slurm_mem: 20GB
           slurm_gpus: 1
 
+      # GPU RUNS: AMIP
+      - label: "GPU AMIP target: albedo from function"
+        key: "gpu_target_amip_albedo_function"
+        command: "julia --color=yes --project=experiments/AMIP/ experiments/AMIP/coupler_driver.jl --config_file $CONFIG_PATH/target_amip_albedo_function.yml"
+        artifact_paths: "experiments/AMIP/output/gpu/amip/target_amip_albedo_function_artifacts/*"
+        agents:
+          slurm_mem: 20GB
+          slurm_gpus: 1
+
       - wait
 
       # plot job performance history
diff --git a/config/model_configs/target_amip_albedo_function.yml b/config/model_configs/target_amip_albedo_function.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2b1dd4f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/model_configs/target_amip_albedo_function.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+run_name: "target_amip_n1_shortrun"
+moist: "equil"
+vert_diff: "true"
+rad: "gray"
+z_elem: 50
+dz_top: 3000
+dz_bottom: 30
+h_elem: 16
+kappa_4: 1e16
+z_stretch: false
+rayleigh_sponge: true
+alpha_rayleigh_uh: 0
+alpha_rayleigh_w: 10
+dt_cpl: 150
+dt: "150secs"
+dt_rad: "1hours"
+mode_name: "amip"
+t_end: "300secs"
+dt_save_to_sol: "1days"
+precip_model: "0M"
+apply_limiter: false
+land_albedo_type: "function"
+job_id: "target_amip_albedo_function"