Research Scientist – World Modeling, Data

$150k - $400k • Sunnyvale, CA • Full-time

Posted 1mo ago

Remote Work Policy

On-site

Employment Type

Full-time

Categories

AI Research Engineer

About the job

The Institute of Foundation Models is a dedicated research lab focused on building, understanding, using, and risk-managing foundation models. Our mission is to advance research, cultivate future AI builders, and make transformative contributions to a knowledge-driven economy. As part of our team, you will work on the core of cutting-edge foundation model training alongside world-class researchers, data scientists, and engineers. You will tackle fundamental and impactful challenges in AI development, contributing to groundbreaking AI solutions with the potential to reshape industries. Strategic and innovative problem-solving skills are essential for establishing MBZUAI as a global hub for high-performance computing in deep learning and driving impactful discoveries.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and run state-of-the-art systems for curating, ingesting, filtering, annotating, and training with billion-scale visual data.
  • Work on problems including motion scoring, camera control, and video understanding.
  • Translate human efforts into durable automated systems with quantitatively verifiable performance.

Requirements

  • Experience tackling data problems that determine world model capabilities.
  • Ability to design, develop, and run state-of-the-art systems for large-scale visual data.
  • Experience with problems such as motion scoring, camera control, and video understanding.
  • Ability to translate human efforts into automated systems with verifiable performance.

About Institute of Foundation Models

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