About the position
As an AI Research Scientist at Cognizant AI Labs, you will be part of a pioneering team dedicated to advancing the field of artificial intelligence through innovative research and practical applications. Cognizant AI Labs serves as the center of excellence for AI research within Cognizant, focusing on developing novel approaches to address both fundamental scientific challenges and real-world applications. The lab's mission is to inspire and catalyze real-world applications that leverage AI technologies, while also using insights gained from practical challenges to inform foundational research. In this role, you will collaborate with a diverse team of researchers to explore various areas of AI, including AI for decision-making, AI orchestration, trustworthy AI, open-ended AI, sequential and time-series domains, multi-agent systems, artificial life, large language models (LLMs), and evolutionary computation. Your work will emphasize the importance of AI for Good, aiming to create AI systems that are safe, robust, sustainable, and long-lived. You will be responsible for designing experiments, implementing novel algorithms, and developing evaluation methodologies to test your ideas. This includes managing experiments, analyzing results, and iterating on your findings to refine your approaches. Additionally, you will communicate your research outcomes to a broader audience, publish papers in reputable venues, and provide guidance to AI engineers on practical applications of your research.
Responsibilities
- Work with the Advanced AI Labs research team to develop original ideas that can contribute to the AI community
- Design experiments and evaluation methodologies for testing these ideas
- Implement novel algorithms and evaluation frameworks
- Manage experiments, analyze results, and iterate rapidly
- Communicate ideas and results to a larger audience
- Publish papers based on this work
- Advise AI engineers on the development of practical applications
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science or another technical field
- Passion for AI research and AI for Good
- 3+ years of experience in AI or ML research
- Publications at venues such as ICLR, NeurIPS, GECCO, ALife, AAAI, IJCAI, ICML, etc.
- Strong implementation skills
- Experience with LLMs
- Strong problem-solving and analytic skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
