AI Research & Academic Partnerships Lead

NVIDIA Corporation

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 184,000 - 288,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a dynamic Developer Relations Manager to engage leading university-affiliated researchers and labs. You will collaborate with researchers to accelerate adoption of NVIDIA AI and computing platforms, translating academic insights into product roadmaps and education programs.

The role requires a PhD or equivalent depth and 4+ years in AI research/industry, with hands-on experience across modern frameworks and research collaboration.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Computer Science, AI, ML or related field, or equivalent depth.
  • 4+ years of research/industry experience advancing AI at research frontiers.
  • Deep expertise applying AI including Generative AI to scientific domains.
  • Broad foundation to translate AI breakthroughs across biology, physics and materials.
  • Strong understanding of frontier AI and computational science challenges.
  • Hands-on experience building/evaluating AI systems with modern tools.
  • Established credibility via publications, open-source work or academia.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted technical advisor for university labs and researchers.
  • Identify high-impact workloads and integrate NVIDIA frameworks into projects.
  • Map ecosystem opportunities and inform long‑term technology strategies.
  • Stay current on research topics and guide collaboration directions.
  • Collaborate with Research Account Managers and Solution Architects.
  • Attend conferences and translate research feedback into product roadmaps.
  • Drive adoption and build credible researcher enablement programs.

Skills

PhD in CS/AI
Research experience
AI deployment
Academic collaboration

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CUDA
NVIDIA tools
AI frameworks

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a dynamic Developer Relations Manager to engage leading university-affiliated researchers and labs. You will collaborate with researchers to accelerate adoption of NVIDIA AI and computing platforms, translating academic insights into product roadmaps and education programs.

The role requires a PhD or equivalent depth and 4+ years in AI research/industry, with hands-on experience across modern frameworks and research collaboration.

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