Researcher - Technology Strategist - Physical AI

Huawei Canada; Markham; On-site; CAD 106,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Canada, through the Noah’s Ark lab, seeks a 12-month Researcher to explore AI trends and produce insight reports that inform product development. You will monitor academic and industry developments and translate findings for management.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or Master’s in AI/CS, with strong summarization, communication, and collaboration skills. English fluency and international perspective are essential; prior workshop or conference experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in AI/CS required.
• Strong ability to summarize and communicate technical content.
• Experience with academic/industry collaboration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Summarize conferences and academic activities to identify research trends.
• Produce technology insight reports on future trends.
• Monitor open policies and summarize viewpoints to predict trends.
• Report project status to management on a regular basis.
• Lead planning and facilitation of corporate events, workshops and meetings; manage communications.
• Organize team/director meetings; provide minutes, agendas, and budget reports.
• Translate project or corporate documents as needed.

Skills

Research trend analysis

Technical summarization

English communication

Team collaboration

Education

PhD or Master’s in AI/CS

Job description

Our team has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Researcher.

About the team:

Founded in 2012, the Noah’s Ark lab has evolved into a prominent research organization with notable achievements in academia and industry. The lab’s mission focuses on advancing artificial intelligence and related fields to benefit the company and society. Driven by impactful, long-term projects, the aim is to enhance state-of-the-art research while integrating innovations into the company's products and services, including Next Generation Foundation Model, Agentic Models, Physical AI and Reinforcement Learning.

About the job:

• Gain insight into the latest developments of both international and local academic organizations, and summarize technical research trends within the conferences and activities of these organizations
• Gain insight into future technology trends in related fields, and output technology insight reports
• Gain insight into policies, guidelines and reports related to academic openness, and summarize relevant viewpoints to help predict the future trend
• Monitor and report project status to management team on a regular basis in order to provide up-to-date information for managers to make key decisions
• Lead creation, planning and facilitation of corporate events, workshop and meetings, manage the overall communication of event details to ensure most effective event outcome
• Organize meetings for the team and directors, provide minutes and agenda, create budget reports (expense, milestones etc.)
• Translate project documents, technical reports or corporate documents as needed

The total target annual compensation for this position ranges from $106,000 to $156,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.

Job requirements

About the ideal candidate:

• PhD or Master's degree in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science or similar background
• Good Knowledge of Embodied AI, Spatial AI, and Agentic AI
• Sharp technical insight and curiosity about new technologies to capture future technical opportunities
• Proactive and strong logical thinking ability, good at summarizing reports
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
• Proficient in English, with international vision and thinking
• Participated in or organized academic activities (workshops, conferences, etc.) is an asset

Additional Information:

Huawei Canada is committed to a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

All applications for this position are reviewed directly by our hiring team, we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen or select candidates.