PhD Research Intern - NLP/Speech

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Python Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow

Job Description

Infinitus has conducted tens of thousands of calls in the Healthcare system, which provides a plethora of data for experimentation. If you are interested in working on research that can move the needle for complex conversational systems, come join us.

At Infinitus, you will:

• Work on ambitious projects in NLP and spoken dialogue systems. Projects can include:
• Improving robustness of complex dialogue systems
• Implicit dialogue structure discovery
• Improving acoustic models for spoken dialogue systems
• Have the opportunity to integrate experiments into production

We are looking for someone who:

• Currently pursuing their PhD.
• Research experience in deep learning-based Natural Language Processing and/or Speech.
• Proficiency in Python3 (and preferably PyTorch and/or TensorFlow).

Nice to have:

• Publications at top-tier NLP conferences such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, COLING, etc.
• Research in conversational AI, especially in practical settings

Infinitus Systems, Inc. is an early stage startup building a voice automation platform to enable businesses to communicate with each other efficiently. Infinitus has raised $51.4M to date and is backed by Kleiner Perkins, Coatue Management and Google Ventures. Healthcare is one of the biggest contributors to the US GDP and we are on a mission to reduce the complexity and spend on healthcare backoffices. At Infinitus, you will have a unique perspective on the development of cutting edge technology while working with major players across the healthcare industry in the US.

Infinitus is made up of engineers, product managers, AI trainers, and operations specialists who collaborate on all kinds of projects. We not only encourage each other to do our best work, we also share our pet pictures, our favorite recipes, and stories from our vacations.