Research Scientist, Human Behavioral Modeling and Machine Learning/AI - New College Grad 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping ways humans interact with each other and the world, providing new experiences to our society. NVIDIA Research strives to expand the horizon of understanding humans and ensure productive human assistance with AI.

We, the Human Performance and Experience (HPX) team, are looking for a research scientist who is passionate about innovating in the AI era by deeply understanding human behavior! We are a multi-disciplinary research team working closely with Product teams to craft NVIDIA’s vision and future products in areas such as interactive AI applications, gaming, and/or AR/VR. You will be working with creative researchers and engineers who move as one team to solve the problems that matter.
 

What you'll be doing:

• Identify key questions for guiding product and applications at the intersection of generative AI, language models, gaming and video conferencing.

• Further develop the questions through iterative experimentation and prototyping, and guide our products with answers grounded in real-world problems.

• Collaborate with researchers and product innovators inside and outside NVIDIA.

• Publish original research and present at conferences and events.
   

What we need to see:

• A Ph.D. degree or equivalent experience and 2+ years of relevant research experience in Computer Science, Human-Computer/Robot Interaction, Vision Science, Neuroscience, Psychophysics or related fields.

• Knows theory and practice in organizing and analyzing large-scale time-series behavior data of humans, AI, and the interactions thereof.

• Highly skilled in training and evaluating large language models or generative models with other modalities such as vision or action.

• Proficient in programming, preferably in Python (PyTorch, Lightning, HuggingFace) and/or C++.

• Willing to tackle low-level and infrastructure problems. Proactive mentality in solving infrastructural problems encountered during research.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and cross-functional experience working on interdisciplinary teams.

• Track record of research excellence or significant product development.
   

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Knowledgeable and skilled in playing, designing, or evaluating player experience of games.

• Adept with multi-node, multi-GPU compute systems.

• Proficient in modern software development and source-control systems, like git.

• Expertise in designing, implementing, and performing behavioral experiments involving human subjects and interactive visual stimuli.

• Solid knowledge and skills of quantitatively modeling human perception, movement, and decision-making.

• Have trained yourself and/or others to improve skill level in esports, traditional sports, music, or any field requiring systematic training.
   

NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. This is our life’s work — to amplify human imagination and intelligence. With highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employer. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to extraordinary growth, our elite engineering teams are fast-growing fast. If you're a creative and autonomous researcher with a passion for technology, we want to hear from you!

The base salary range is 160,000 USD - 253,000 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.