Senior Research Scientist

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 432,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of AI innovation! As a Senior Research Scientist, you will develop cutting-edge Deep Learning models for speech recognition and natural language processing, contributing to groundbreaking research in Conversational AI. Collaborate with top universities and research teams while mentoring interns and publishing your findings at leading conferences. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of AI technology and work within a diverse and inclusive environment that values your contributions. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of AI, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Equity

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible work hours

Remote work options

Qualifications

• Proven understanding of Deep Learning for NLP or Speech Recognition.
• At least 2 years of research experience in speech recognition or NLP.

Responsibilities

• Develop new Deep Learning models for automatic speech recognition and synthesis.
• Design new large scale training algorithms.
• Publish research papers on top speech and NLP conferences.

Skills

Deep Learning

Natural Language Processing

Speech Recognition

Python Programming

Research Experience

Education

PhD in Computer Science

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

Job description

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Senior Research Scientist

Apply locations US, CA, Santa Clara US, Remote time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR1973183

NVIDIA's technology is at the heart of AI revolution, touching people across the planet by powering everything from self-driving cars, robotics, and voice-powered intelligent assistants! Join a diverse applied research team that is building a next generation of Conversational AI systems! We work on new models for speech recognition, speech synthesis, and natural language processing. Our team crafted Jasper, QuartzNet, CitriNet and other innovative neural models for ASR and text-to-speech. We also developed algorithms to accelerate training large models on our GPU cloud. We release new models as part of NeMo - open-source toolkit for Conversational AI used by many companies for such applications as customer service, voice assistants, etc. We collaborate with research and product teams, as well as researchers from top academic machine learning labs.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop new Deep Learning models for automatic speech recognition, speech synthesis, neural machine translation and natural language

• Design new large scale training algorithm

• Open-source models using NeMo conversational AI frameworks

• Mentor interns

• Publish research papers on top speech and NLP conferences

• Collaborate with universities and research teams.

What we need to see:

• PhD in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)

• Proven understanding of Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing or Speech Recognition

• At least 2 years of research experience in speech recognition or NLP

• Excellent Python programming skills

• Experience with PyTorch

• Strong publications record

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Contribution to open-source projects

• Being reviewers for one of the top speech conferences

The base salary range is 160,000 USD - 431,250 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits . NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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