Visiting Researcher, Fundamental AI Research - Robotics

Meta is excited to announce an opportunity for a Visiting Researcher position through a short-term contract, inviting distinguished professionals to join our Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team. This research organization is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence by advancing the state-of-the-art in this rapidly evolving field. This role offers a unique chance to collaborate with leading researchers and make significant contributions to the future of AI.Visiting Researcher, Fundamental AI Research - Robotics Responsibilities

• Perform research to advance the science and technology of intelligent machines.
• Perform research that enables physical agents and robots to interact with the world and learn to improve via those interactions.
• Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying immediate milestones.
• Initiate research projects within a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional partners.
• Influence progress of relevant research communities by producing high-quality publications.
• Open source high-quality code and produce reproducible research.
• Using expertise in the domains of robotics and embodied AI, demonstrate a profound interest in pioneering new scientific discoveries that deepen our understanding of intelligence.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• A PhD degree in AI, computer science, robotics, or related technical fields.
• 4+ years of work experience in a university, industry, or government lab, in a role with primary emphasis on AI research.
• Research background in robotics, computer vision, machine learning, or related areas.
• Proven track record of recent and consistent publications reflecting expertise in the field.
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Research and engineering experience demonstrated via publications, grants, fellowships, patents, work experience, open source code, and / or coding competitions.
• Publications at peer-reviewed conferences, such as CoRL, RSS, ICRA, ICLR, NeuRIPS, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, or other similar venues.
• Experience in solving complex problems, proposing novel solutions, and comparing alternative approaches, trade-offs, and diverse points of view.
• Experience in leading, planning and coordinating long-term research projects in a team environment.
• Experience communicating research findings to public audiences of peers.
• Interested in developing cutting-edge technologies that contribute to the realization of advanced machine intelligence.

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