Research Staff Member

Job description

Are you interested in shaping the future of AI? IBM is looking for research scientists who are as passionate as we are about artificial intelligence, advancing science, and inventing the next generation of intelligent machines. In the AI Programming Models team in Yorktown, we do research on making AI practitioners more productive, including web-based productivity and collaboration tools, programming languages, compilers, type systems, probabilistic programming, and notebooks. We have an ambitious AI research agenda, and we are hiring researchers to join our projects in the above-mentioned areas.

As an IBM Researcher, you get to work on the most cutting-edge and exciting projects and interact with the brightest minds. The four key dimensions of an IBM Researcher's contribution are IBM impact, external impact, leadership, and teamwork. We want to bring out the best in you and expect you to do the same to us. Your proactive approach to creative problem solving will be essential to the success of our team and the company.

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Auto req ID

253880BR
Required Education

Doctorate Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Research Scientist
State / Province

NEW YORK
Primary job category

Research
Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

Research
Preferred Education

None
City / Township / Village

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS
Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Expertise and experience in programming in one or more of these languages: Java, Python, C, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript
·  Advanced skill level in solving analytical problems using rigorous and quantitative approaches
·  Advanced skill level in creating and leveraging AI techniques, such as machine learning, probabilistic programming, NLP, knowledge induction, machine reasoning
·  Experience communicating your research in technical communities, such as publications in NeurIPS, AAAI, ICSE/FSE, PLDI, or similar
Skill-keywords

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Generative Models, Statistical Relational Learning, Bayesian Learning, meta-learning,
Country/Region

United States
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or related technical fields
·  Advanced skill level with standard machine learning techniques and frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, etc.
·  Experience implementing productivity tools, compilers, runtime systems, etc.
·  Experience analyzing large-scale data from a variety of sources
·  Design, validation, and characterization of algorithms and/or systems
·  Contributing to open source projects
Secondary Job Category

Research Staff
Eligibility Requirements

·  None
Position Type

Early Professional
Early Professional Track

Industry Early Professional
Location Statement

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
Introduction

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About Business Unit

With more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents, IBM Research brings together hundreds of researchers who possess unparalleled industry expertise to address some of the world's most challenging problems. Join us as we do pioneering work in areas such as cognitive computing, augmented intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain, to name a few.
About IBM

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