Research Scientist, Machine Learning and Cognition

Requirements:

• PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with interdisciplinary research between cognitive science, computer science, machine learning, or philosophy.
• One or more scientific publication submission(s) for conferences, journals, or public repositories.

Nice to haves:

• 2 years of experience in coding.
• 1 year of experience owning and initiating research agendas.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary academic group addressing human-centered questions.
• Experience with publications in interdisciplinary venues such as CHI, FAccT, and AIES.
• Experience in software development and machine learning (LLM evals and finetuning, ML experiment design, and ML training).

What you'll be doing:

• Author research papers to share and generate impact of research results across the team and in the research community.
• Define the data structure, framework, design, and evaluation metrics for research solution development and implementation under minimal guidance. Identify timelines and obtain resources needed.
• Identify new and upcoming research areas by interacting with potential external and internal collaborators. Help in developing long-term research strategy and plans to expand the impact of Google research with some guidance.
• Conduct interdisciplinary research at the intersection of cognitive science and AI/ML.
• Partner with researchers in machine learning, philosophy and the social sciences to conduct research on cutting-edge societal questions around machine cognition, consciousness and multi-agent systems.

Perks and Benefits:

• Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
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