Research Scientist

Seekr; Carlsbad (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI firm is seeking a Research Scientist to enhance their News Platform by addressing misinformation through innovative research and machine learning applications. This pivotal role offers an opportunity for growth and impact in a fast-paced environment while working with cutting-edge technologies and a smart team committed to solving real-world problems.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee Equity Program

Unrestricted PTO

401k with matching

Comprehensive health insurance

Training and professional development

Company Bonus Plan

Life Insurance / Disability

Employee Assistance Program

13 Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in research.
• Proficient with advanced NLP techniques.
• End-to-end experience in research projects.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to formalize research questions.
• Conduct independent research and literature reviews.
• Design and lead data collection efforts.

Skills

NLP

Machine Learning

Statistical Analysis

Communication

Education

PhD in Computer Science, Linguistics, or Quantitative Fields

Tools

Python

R

Spark

PySpark

Job description

Location: Carlsbad, California OR Fully Remote

About The Opportunity

We are looking for a Research Scientist to join our team and drive research and development efforts for our News Platform and systems that evaluate the quality of documents and detect misinformation.

From your first day, you will make a valuable — and valued — contribution. We are a fast-growing company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of consumers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Partner with product managers, machine learning scientists and engineers to formalize appropriate research questions that are relevant to our News Platform.
• Conduct independent research, perform extensive literature reviews, sort through prior published work to find potential solutions.
• Design experiments and lead data collection efforts.
• Work with substantial amounts of text data and leverage statistical and machine learning methods.
• Communicate and transfer solutions to production together with scientists and engineers.
• Communicate ideas, methods, opportunities, and results to cross functional partners.
  
  

Skills And Qualifications

• Graduate degree (PhD preferred) in Computer Science, Linguistics, Statistics, Computational Social Sciences, or other quantitative fields.
• 3+ years of professional experience or equivalent experience in a research lab. Recent PhD graduates are especially encouraged.
• Broad experience with various applications of NLP (part-of-speech tagging, dependency parsing, entity recognition and extraction etc.)
• Broad experience in machine learning and statistical methods, in at least one of the following areas: experimental design, causal inference, machine learning, reinforcement learning, deep learning.
• End-to-end experience in research projects, including study design, simulation/testing, data cleaning, data analysis, and reporting.
• Proficient with Python or R.
• Experience with Spark, PySpark.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication.
  
  

The Following Experience Is a Plus

• Experience in the news domain (fact checking, detecting misinformation etc.) and knowledge of journalistic principles highly desired.
• Experience in computational journalism is highly desired.
• Publication track record is a big plus!
  
  

The US base salary range for this role is between $180,000 and $220,000 annualized plus bonus, equity value (where applicable) and benefits. Your base pay will depend on your experience, location, skills and qualifications.

About The Company

Seekr is a privately held artificial intelligence company that identifies, rates, and generates reliable content at scale. Seekr's trusted and responsible AI platform comprehensively and uniformly evaluates each piece of content individually against objective, transparent, and explainable standards. Seekr is committed to building a web that people can trust.

Our environment is fast paced, requiring the ability to work autonomously, and hands on from day one, with minimal supervision in an ever-changing environment. You will need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills. The right mix of organizational and communication skills will be the key to success. Attention to detail and a proven ability to manage priorities are also essential. We are looking for people ready to lead by example, be selfless in your leadership across teams, collaborate with your peers, and partner with colleagues and external partners.

Company Benefits

• Working with a smart and talented team to solve the big misinformation problems in news we currently face
• Exciting and cutting-edge technologies at scale
• 100% remote position - work from where you like
• Highly competitive salary
• Company investment in training, certifications, and your professional development
• Company Bonus Plan
• Employee Equity Program
• 401k Retirement plan with matching
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your family
• Life Insurance / Disability
• Unlimited PTO
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program