Remote AI Research Scientist - Impactful Research & Equity

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive salary

Conference & workshop budget

Health coverage

Stock options

Home office stipend

Generous leave

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote AI Research Scientist to contribute to groundbreaking AI advancements from anywhere in South Africa. You will lead independent research, design novel algorithms, and develop prototypes in a remote-first culture.

The role requires a PhD, strong publication record, and expertise across core AI areas with Python and ML libraries. You will collaborate with a distributed team, publish in top venues, and mentor junior researchers.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, AI, ML or closely related field with strong publication record.
• Proven experience conducting independent AI research and impactful contributions.
• Expertise in deep learning, NLP, or computer vision.
• Proficiency in Python and ML libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn).
• Experience with large-scale data processing and distributed computing.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; strong communication.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting with collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge research in deep learning, RL, CV, NLP, or generative models.
• Design novel AI algorithms and rigorously test performance and efficiency.
• Publish research findings in top-tier conferences and journals.
• Collaborate with a global team of researchers and engineers.
• Develop proof-of-concept implementations and prototypes.
• Stay current with academic and industry AI trends.

Skills

PhD in CS/AI

Independent AI research

Core AI research areas

Python (TensorFlow, PyTorch)

Distributed computing

Analytical thinking

Technical communication

Remote work readiness

Education

PhD in CS/AI

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

AWS / Azure / GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote AI Research Scientist to contribute to groundbreaking AI advancements from anywhere in South Africa. You will lead independent research, design novel algorithms, and develop prototypes in a remote-first culture.

The role requires a PhD, strong publication record, and expertise across core AI areas with Python and ML libraries. You will collaborate with a distributed team, publish in top venues, and mentor junior researchers.