Lead AI Research Scientist: Foundation Models

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech, located in Atlanta, GA, seeks a Research Scientist/Engineer to lead cutting-edge AI research and lab operations in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The role emphasizes foundation models, world models, and scalable AI systems, with mentorship of PhD students and collaboration with affiliates.

The candidate will drive research direction, manage compute infrastructure, and engage with industry partners, academia, and government partners to advance Georgia Tech's AI

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Machine Learning, or a closely related field with emphasis on AI or large-scale model development.
• Strong research record in foundation models, world models, representation learning, multimodal AI, distributed training, or agentic systems.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale model training using GPUs/TPUs, distributed systems, deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow), and data pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring students or leading technical AI teams.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute advanced research programs in large-scale AI, including foundation model architectures, multimodal learning, world models, agentic systems, and self-supervised learning at scale.
• Design and evaluate training algorithms, model architectures, and scalable pipelines for language, vision, audio, robotics, and multi-agent environments.
• Develop GPU-, TPU-, and cluster-optimized training frameworks and inference-time optimization pipelines; publish high-impact papers and release open-source tools.
• Oversee daily operations of the AI research lab, including GPU clusters, storage, distributed training stacks, data governance, and uptime.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

TensorFlow

Job description

Georgia Tech, located in Atlanta, GA, seeks a Research Scientist/Engineer to lead cutting-edge AI research and lab operations in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The role emphasizes foundation models, world models, and scalable AI systems, with mentorship of PhD students and collaboration with affiliates.

The candidate will drive research direction, manage compute infrastructure, and engage with industry partners, academia, and government partners to advance Georgia Tech's AI