Lead Computer Vision AI Researcher — Vision & 3D Innovation

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Equity

Conference travel

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Lead AI Researcher specialized in computer vision to lead a premier research lab in Sandton. You will guide a team, drive novel algorithms, and push state-of-the-art in visual intelligence.

You will publish in top venues and collaborate with engineering to translate research into real-world AI products, enjoying a dynamic, high-impact research environment in Sandton.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with a strong CV focus.
• 5+ years of research experience in computer vision and deep learning with a strong publication record.
• Proficiency in Python and C++, with expertise in PyTorch, TensorFlow, and OpenCV.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of AI researchers focused on computer vision challenges.
• Conduct original research in object recognition, image generation, video analysis, and 3D vision.
• Develop and implement novel deep learning architectures for vision tasks.
• Publish research results in leading AI conferences and journals (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS).
• Collaborate with engineering teams to translate research prototypes into production-ready solutions.

Skills

Python

C++

Computer Vision

PyTorch

TensorFlow

OpenCV

Education

PhD in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

OpenCV

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Lead AI Researcher specialized in computer vision to lead a premier research lab in Sandton. You will guide a team, drive novel algorithms, and push state-of-the-art in visual intelligence.

You will publish in top venues and collaborate with engineering to translate research into real-world AI products, enjoying a dynamic, high-impact research environment in Sandton.