Machine Common Sense – Short Term Researcher

Key Skills

AI technology, Analytical and Problem solving, Analytical Techniques, Deep neural networks, Language modeling, PyTorch, TensorFlow

Job Description

IBM Research Scientists are charting the future of Artificial Intelligence, creating breakthroughs in quantum computing, discovering how blockchain will reshape the enterprise, and much more. Join a team that is dedicated to applying science to some of today’s most complex challenges, whether it’s discovering a new way for doctors to help patients, teaming with environmentalists to clean up our waterways or enabling retailers to personalize customer service.

Your Role and Responsibilities

The MIT-IBM Watson AI lab is seeking outstanding early career researchers or students for a short-term position (3-6 months) to conduct research on Artificial Intelligence, including areas such as foundation models, machine common sense, and transfer learning. The job responsibilities include developing new AI and machine learning techniques, conducting experiments, developing prototype solutions to real-world problems, and publishing papers in top-quality conferences.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Background in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or related fields
• Strong programming skills (at least 2 years of experience)
• Advanced skill level in solving analytical problems using rigorous and quantitative approaches (at least 2 years of experience)
• Experience with developing, training, and testing deep neural networks (at least 1 year of experience)
• A track record of clearly and effectively communicating research ideas via publications and presentations at top-tier AI conferences (NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, ACL, etc.)

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience in analyzing data at scale from a variety of sources (at least 1 year of experience)
• Experience with machine learning tools and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch etc. (at least 2 years of experience)
• Experience with large language models or multi-modal foundation models. (at least 1 year of experience)

Travel Required: No Travel

Projected Minimum Salary: $104,400 per year

Projected Maximum Salary: $156,600 per year