Senior NLP Research Scientist: AI & Deep Learning Trailblazer

Placements24; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Health/dental/vision insurance

Relocation assistance

Conference attendance support

Pension fund

Regular team events

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior AI Research Scientist to lead NLP research initiatives in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. You will work on advanced NLP tasks, design deep learning models, and collaborate with engineers to translate research into practical AI solutions.

The role offers opportunities to publish at major conferences, mentor junior researchers, and contribute to innovative, high-impact projects within a supportive research environment.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in Computer Science/AI or related quantitative field.
• Strong publication record in top NLP/ML conferences (ACL, EMNLP, NeurIPS, ICML).
• Proficiency with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras.
• Expertise in Python with libraries like NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge NLP research, including text generation, sentiment analysis, machine translation, and question answering.
• Design, implement, and evaluate deep learning models and architectures (Transformers, LSTMs, CNNs).
• Process, clean, and analyze large-scale text datasets to extract insights.
• Collaborate with software engineers and product managers to deploy AI solutions in real-world apps.
• Publish research findings in top journals and present at international conferences.
• Mentor junior researchers and contribute to IP development.
• Develop robust research prototypes and production-ready code.
• Evaluate model performance using established metrics and benchmarks.

Skills

NLP research

Deep learning

Python

Transformers

Education

PhD or Master’s in CS/AI

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Hugging Face

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior AI Research Scientist to lead NLP research initiatives in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. You will work on advanced NLP tasks, design deep learning models, and collaborate with engineers to translate research into practical AI solutions.

The role offers opportunities to publish at major conferences, mentor junior researchers, and contribute to innovative, high-impact projects within a supportive research environment.