Research Scientist

About the Role

Sea group is seeking Research Scientists to join Sea AI Lab (SAIL). SAIL focuses on fundamental and application research on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which include deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision, natural language processing, etc. The role of a Research Scientist is to design novel models and propose new general-purpose algorithms that help machines perceive, think, and act in the world. The ideal candidate should have an enthusiasm in advancing the understanding of intelligence and a passion for ambitious breakthroughs in AI.

Job Description

• Conduct fundamental research on artificial intelligence problems, including but not limited to the understanding of (labelled and/or unlabelled) data from multiple modalities (image, video, text, audio, bio-data, etc); decision making in a complex and realistic environment; neuroscience-inspired AI; trustworthy AI and theoretical foundations;
• Research on long-term ambitious goals, while laying out intermediate milestones;
• Publish influential research work on top conferences and journals;
• Collaborate on large projects that are strategically prioritized by the SAIL.

Job Requirements

• Work experience in a university, industry, or government lab(s), in a role with primary emphasis on AI research;
• Hold a Ph.D. degree in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, data science or other related disciplines;
• First-author publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g. NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, ACL) and journals (e.g., TPAMI, JMLR, AIJ), or authored publications in CNS (Cell, Nature/Nature research journals, Science);
• Knowledge in one of the differentiable programming frameworks, e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX;
• (Preferred) Track record of high impact research (e.g. multiple papers with 100+ citations);
• (Preferred) Received best paper or equivalent awards in the aforementioned conferences;
• (Preferred) Winner of international academic competitions.