AI Vision Research Scientist — Hybrid Work & HPC

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Health insurance

Professional development support

Hybrid work model

HPC access

Job summary

Placements24 in Bloemfontein seeks an AI Research Scientist specializing in Computer Vision to advance visual data processing, publish results, and collaborate with world‑class talent.

The role involves designing deep learning models, processing large image and video datasets, and deploying research prototypes with engineering teams in a hybrid work setup.

Ph.D. or Master’s in a related field with minimum 4 years in CV and a strong publication record is expected.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master’s in CS/EE/AI with CV specialization.
• Minimum of 4 years of research experience in computer vision.
• Publications in reputable CV venues (CVPR/ICCV/ECCV) recommended.
• Strong understanding of CNNs and Vision Transformers with DL frameworks (TF, PyTorch).
• Proficient in Python and libraries such as OpenCV and scikit-image.
• Experience with large-scale datasets and distributed training.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and collaborative skills.
• Cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop CV methods: detection, segmentation, recognition, video analysis.
• Design, implement, and test deep learning models for CV tasks.
• Process and analyze large-scale image/video datasets.
• Collaborate with engineering to deploy models to production.
• Publish findings in top CV/AI conferences and journals.
• Stay updated with CV and ML trends.
• Develop prototypes for new CV applications.
• Mentor junior researchers and interns.
• Benchmark model performance rigorously.
• Contribute to IP through patents and publications.

Skills

Deep learning

Python

OpenCV

scikit-image

Distributed training

Analytical thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Cloud platforms

Education

Ph.D. or Master’s in CS/EE/AI with CV specialization

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

OpenCV

scikit-image

Job description

Placements24 in Bloemfontein seeks an AI Research Scientist specializing in Computer Vision to advance visual data processing, publish results, and collaborate with world‑class talent.

The role involves designing deep learning models, processing large image and video datasets, and deploying research prototypes with engineering teams in a hybrid work setup.

Ph.D. or Master’s in a related field with minimum 4 years in CV and a strong publication record is expected.