Remote RL Research Scientist: Breakthrough AI

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 2,030,000 - 3,046,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly work environment

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote AI Research Scientist with a specialization in Reinforcement Learning to join a global, distributed team of researchers and engineers. The role focuses on developing scalable RL algorithms for robotics and autonomous systems, emphasizing rigorous scientific inquiry and practical application in remote environments.

You will design and evaluate novel RL methods, publish findings in top venues, and contribute to production-ready RL systems while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a closely related quantitative field.
• Proven research experience in Reinforcement Learning, demonstrated through publications in top-tier conferences or equivalent contributions.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• In-depth understanding of RL concepts such as Q-learning, policy gradients, actor-critic methods, and exploration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct theoretical and applied research in reinforcement learning and related areas of AI.
• Design, implement, and evaluate novel RL algorithms and agents.
• Explore advanced RL techniques, including deep RL, multi-agent RL, and model-based RL.
• Collaborate with other researchers and engineers remotely to define research problems and objectives.
• Develop and utilize simulation environments for training and testing RL agents.
• Analyze experimental results and publish findings in leading AI conferences and journals.
• Contribute to the development of production-ready RL systems.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in RL and AI research worldwide.
• Mentor junior researchers and contribute to the team's collective knowledge base.
• Effectively communicate research progress and findings through written reports and presentations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Remote collaboration

Communication

Education

Ph.D. in CS/AI or MS in ML

Tools

Python

TensorFlow

PyTorch

OpenAI Gym

MuJoCo

Distributed systems

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote AI Research Scientist with a specialization in Reinforcement Learning to join a global, distributed team of researchers and engineers. The role focuses on developing scalable RL algorithms for robotics and autonomous systems, emphasizing rigorous scientific inquiry and practical application in remote environments.

You will design and evaluate novel RL methods, publish findings in top venues, and contribute to production-ready RL systems while collaborating with