Research Scientist — Machine Learning

Basis; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Basis Research Institute seeks research scientists to develop computational theories of intelligence and collaborate with internal and external experts to tackle societal problems. You will contribute to open-source software and, if possible, publish findings in journals or conferences.

Applicants should have a PhD (or equivalent) in technical areas and be excited about real-world impact. The role is in-person in NYC or Cambridge, MA, with four days in the office.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality scientific research with publications or technical reports.
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Responsibilities

• Develop and explore computational theories of intelligence.
• Work with domain experts to solve scientific and societal problems.
• Distill insights into general mathematical and computational theories.
• Develop and maintain open-source software.
• Optionally publish findings in journals/conferences.
• Contribute to Basis' culture and direction.

Skills

Scientific research

Publications

Software projects

Collaboration

Education

PhD (or equivalent) in technical areas

Tools

Python

Math/Scientific computing

Job description

Basis is a nonprofit applied AI research organization with two mutually reinforcing goals.

The first is to understand and build intelligence. This entails establishing the mathematical principles of reasoning, learning, decision-making, understanding, and explaining, and constructing software that embodies these principles.

The second is to advance society’s ability to solve intractable problems. This involves expanding the scale, complexity, and breadth of problems we can solve today and, more importantly, accelerating our ability to solve problems in the future.

To achieve these goals, we are building both a new technological foundation inspired by human reasoning, and a new type of collaborative organization that prioritizes human value.

About the Role

Research scientists lead Basis’ efforts to develop a deeper understanding of the conceptual, mathematical, and computational principles of intelligence.

We are looking for people who are technically excellent, and who value probing concepts at their foundations. Our research scientists/engineers aspire to do rigorous, high-quality, robust science, but are not afraid to tinker, make mistakes, and explore radically different ideas in order to get there.

Basis is a collaborative effort, both internally and with our external partners; we are looking for people who enjoy working with others on problems larger than ones they can tackle alone.

• Have demonstrated an ability to do scientific research that is of high-quality. Possible ways to demonstrate this include publications, technical reports, and software projects.

In addition, the following would be an advantage:

• PhD (or equivalent experience) in technical areas, including: statistics, programming languages, machine learning, computational neuroscience, cognitive science, physics, mathematics.
• Excited about solving real world problems and having positive societal impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop and explore computational theories of intelligence, including reasoning, learning, and decision-making.
• In close collaboration with domain experts inside and especially outside Basis, work as a team member to help solve scientific and societal problems
• Distill insights from solving problems into more general mathematical and computational theories
• Develop and maintain open-source software
• (Optionally) Publish and present findings in journals and conferences
• Contribute to the culture and direction of Basis
• FT/PT:This is a full-time position
• In-person Policy: We are in the office four days a week. Be prepared to attend multi-day Basis-wide in-person events.
• Location:This role is in-person in either New York City or Cambridge, MA.
• Salary range: Competitive salary

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