Post-Doctoral Researcher, PhD, 2026 Start (Fixed-Term Contract)

Google Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 669,600 - 892,800; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Bengaluru, India for a 12 to 24-month role, collaborating with top scientists at Google DeepMind. The successful candidate will work on innovative projects in machine learning, contributing to research that impacts technology for billions. Ideal candidates will hold a PhD in STEM, have programming proficiency in Python or C/C++, and experience in AI research. This position offers opportunities for impactful contributions and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in a STEM field (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics) or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with one or more programming languages: Python, C/C++, or Java.
• Research experience in machine learning or AI techniques.

Responsibilities

• Work with research mentors to formulate projects in machine learning.
• Conduct research and publish high-quality work.
• Design and execute large-scale experiments.

Skills

Machine learning

Deep learning

Python

C/C++

Java

Education

PhD degree in a STEM field

Master’s degree in a STEM field

Tools

JAX

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Post-Doctoral Researcher, PhD, 2026 Start (Fixed-Term Contract)

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Apply

To start the application process, you will need an updated CV or resume and a current unofficial or official transcript in English. Click on the “Apply” button on this page and provide the required materials in the appropriate sections (PDFs preferred):

• In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume. Please ensure you include the following in it, all consolidated in a single PDF: Research work: Projects, Publications, Research experience and References (if any)
• Statement of purpose (no more than 500 words), detailing reasons for your interest in the Post-Doctoral Researcher role.
• Please ensure you’ve listed your graduation date (in MM/YY)
• In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English. Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending/Graduated” to upload a transcript.
• If you think this role interests you, please apply to this role on or before 05/01/26.

• PhD degree in a STEM field (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics) or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages: Python, C/C++, or Java, etc. and training deep learning models in frameworks such as JAX, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
• Research experience in machine learning or AI techniques (e.g., open source project(s), campus lab experience, research internship(s), or publication(s)).
• One or more scientific publication submission(s) in AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, ICLR).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a STEM field (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics), or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to work and collaborate across multiple teams and work with ambiguity.

About the job

The Post-doctoral Researcher role is a 12 to 24-month role designed to give you industry experience working on challenging problems together with Google DeepMind India scientists and engineers in India.

As a Post-Doctoral Researcher, you will collaborate with researchers, scientists, and engineers at Google DeepMind India working on fundamental research and applied problems in a wide range of areas in Computing. You will have a wide range of opportunities ranging from conducting fundamental research and exploring their applications in products and services used by billions of people, and conducting research that contributes to human-centered AI and catalyzes AI for Social Good.

Google DeepMind India addresses challenges that define the technology of today and tomorrow. From conducting fundamental research to influencing product development, our research teams have the opportunity to impact technology used by billions of people every day.

Our teams aspire to make discoveries that impact everyone, and core to our approach is sharing our research and tools to fuel progress in the field -- we publish regularly in top-tier conferences,academic journals, release projects as open source, and apply research to Google products.

Responsibilities

• Work with research mentors to formulate research projects and/or novel applications of machine learning aligned with the team's mission.
• Conduct research and publish high quality work.
• Design and execute large-scale experiments, writing high-quality, reusable code, and contributing to a production-ready system using frameworks such as JAX.
• Learn and understand research in machine learning algorithms.
• Understand how to use research to drive design decisions.

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