Researcher - Technology Strategist

Our team has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a researcher.
Responsibilities:

• Participate in the innovative LLMs reasoning and LLMs empowered embodied AI research project.
• Implement algorithms for proposed models and applications, deploy into internal product; work closely with researchers in the team;
• Keeping up-to-date on selected areas of ML and write scientific reports;
• Technology Insights: Staying informed about AI industry trends, identifying new opportunities, and assessing gaps within our organization; applying these insights to technology planning and decision-making, while exploring novel technological sources to enhance our competitive edge, produce insight report for the literature, including the latest trends.
• Technology Charter: Leading or participating in major technology initiatives or large-scale applications; defining clear objectives, analyzing feasibility, and achieving a competitive advantage in technology.
• AI Domain SP/BP Planning: Developing a globally leading technology competitive strategy.
• Communication between HQ team and Canada team: translate technical reports or corporate documents as needed.

Requirements

What you'll bring to the team:

• Hold a PhD or MSc in Computer Science or related fields, or have equivalent experience; fluent in English and Mandarin.
  
• Strong knowledge of Deep Learning components and familiar with DL architectures like Transformers, RNNs, GNN.
• Experience applying machine learning models to real-world applications.
• Deep understanding of foundation models, RAG, or decision-making & reasoning techniques.
• Sharp technical insight and curiosity for emerging technologies.
• Strong ability to learn quickly, with expertise in areas like computer vision, NLP, or robotics.
• Effective planning skills, working on technology insights, business strategy, and planning with senior researchers.
• Self-driven, good at networking, teamwork, and project management; publications in top AI conferences is an asset.