Leonardo.Ai seeks a Senior Research Scientist to join our expanding global AI team.
We're advancing our generative AI platform to empower millions, regardless of expertise, with intuitive tools for creating high-quality images and videos. Now part of Canva, we're ready to build a world-class R&D team to seamlessly integrate AI products, tools, and features, making creativity limitless for nearly a quarter of a billion users.
The Role:
As a Senior Researcher, you will play a pivotal role in building and training new foundational models as we advance further into image, video, 3D, and language modelling. We are working at the cutting edge of what’s possible and pushing every day to go beyond it.
Responsibilities:
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Lead Multimodal Research: Spearhead research in multimodal AI, including image, video, 3D, and language modelling. Drive cross-modal innovation to address complex challenges across media types
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Foundational Model Development: Architect, train, and evaluate foundational models
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Research and Application: Working in exploratory phases to gain new insights and apply them to improving model outcomes
Skills we love you to have:
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Multimodal AI Expertise: Experience in text-to-image, video comprehension and synthesis, 3D generation, with knowledge of training LLMs for multimodal applications
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Foundational Model Building and GPU Proficiency: Skill in building foundational models from scratch, leveraging GPU technology for performance and scaling
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Advanced Model Architectures: Background in GANs, transformers, and diffusion models, especially for multimodal applications, keeping up with industry advancements
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Academic and Open-Source Contributions: Record of peer-reviewed publications and contributions to open-source projects
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Technical Proficiency: Expertise in Python, frameworks such as PyTorch or Jax, and cloud computing
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Collaborative Attitude: Strong team player experienced in cross-functional collaboration
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Competitive Edge: Stay ahead of industry trends with AI based literature, competitors, and emerging technologies. You will help us maintain our competitive edge in the market by providing insights and recommendations, keeping you challenged and motivated
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Educational Background: PhD, Master’s in AI or similar field with proven research experience
Our Culture:
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Inclusive Culture: We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered. At Leonardo AI, your unique perspectives and experiences are welcomed and essential to our success.
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Flexible Work Environment: We understand the importance of work-life balance. Enjoy the flexibility to work remotely or from our vibrant offices. We have employees all over Australia, ensuring you can thrive personally and professionally.
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Empowering Growth: Your development is our priority. We offer continuous learning opportunities and career growth tailored to your goals. You’ll be encouraged to grow and excel in your career at Leonardo.
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Impactful Work: Join us in shaping the future of AI. You'll work on innovative projects that have a meaningful impact, and your contributions will help drive advancements in AI creativity.
Next Steps:
If you're passionate about reading and publishing AI research papers, have a history of implementing AI models (open source/ proprietary), and are keen to be exposed to bringing models to production, this role might be the perfect fit for you.
We encourage you to apply and start the conversation whether you’re based locally in USA, Australia, Europe or other global locations.
Our Culture:
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Inclusive Culture: We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered. At Leonardo AI, your unique perspectives and experiences are welcomed and essential to our success.
-
Flexible Work Environment: We understand the importance of work-life balance. Enjoy the flexibility to work remotely or from our vibrant offices. We have employees all over Australia, ensuring you can thrive personally and professionally.
-
Empowering Growth: Your development is our priority. We offer continuous learning opportunities and career growth tailored to your goals. You’ll be encouraged to grow and excel in your career at Leonardo.
-
Impactful Work: Join us in shaping the future of AI. You'll work on innovative projects that have a meaningful impact, and your contributions will help drive advancements in AI creativity.
Next Steps:
We encourage you to apply and start the conversation whether you’re based locally in Europe or overseas.
