Generative AI Researcher — GANs, Diffusion & LLMs

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health and wellness benefits

Conference budget for travel

Research tools budget

Job summary

Placements24 seeks an AI/ML Researcher specializing in Generative Models to lead research in Nelspruit, focusing on GANs, VAEs, diffusion models, and large language models. You will push state-of-the-art, explore data augmentation, and help shape new products with a top AI team.

You will have access to substantial compute resources and opportunities to publish. A research-oriented environment emphasizes creativity, experimentation, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in Computer Science, AI, ML or closely related field.
• Publications in top-tier conferences/journals demonstrating generative model research.
• Strong programming in Python with DL frameworks (PyTorch/TF).
• Familiar with state-of-the-art generative techniques and applications.

Responsibilities

• Advance generative AI research focusing on GANs, VAEs, and diffusion models.
• Design, implement, evaluate novel generative algorithms and architectures.
• Fine-tune large pre-trained models for targeted tasks.
• Analyze outputs, identify limitations, and propose improvements.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to integrate generative AI into products.

Skills

Generative models

GANs

VAEs

Diffusion models

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Independent research

Education

PhD or Master’s in CS/AI

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Placements24 seeks an AI/ML Researcher specializing in Generative Models to lead research in Nelspruit, focusing on GANs, VAEs, diffusion models, and large language models. You will push state-of-the-art, explore data augmentation, and help shape new products with a top AI team.

You will have access to substantial compute resources and opportunities to publish. A research-oriented environment emphasizes creativity, experimentation, and collaboration.