The Allen Institute for AI is hiring a
Research Scientist

Summary

Join our team as a Research Scientist and contribute to advancing the science of generative AI through open research. You will lead research to advance the Open Language Model (OLMo) in ways that enrich the wider research community, mentor early-career researchers, and collaborate with team members across Ai2.

Requirements

• A PhD with a focus on natural language processing or a closely related area
• Experience holding a faculty, industry, or government researcher position
• A specific focus and publication track record in one or more of these areas: pre-training or post-training language models, studying and understanding language models through data analyses and evaluation; generative AI in language or other modalities; experimental methodology; science of deep learning; efficient algorithms for deep learning
• Excitement about collaboration and teamwork
• Experience leading a team in solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches
• Past contributions to open-source research libraries and an interest in continuing such activities, are a plus

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Ai2’s open source research environment to study and advance the science of generative AI
• Author and present high-quality scientific papers and presentations for peer-reviewed journals and conferences
• Take a leading role in implementing software systems supporting Ai2’s research
• Collaborate with and learn from team members across Ai2, including scientists and engineers
• Mentor early-career researchers and interns on their projects
• Develop collaborative relationships with relevant academic, industrial, government, and standards organizations

Benefits

• Team members and their families are covered by medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and an employee assistance program
• Team members are able to enroll in our voluntary life insurance program, our voluntary accidental death and dismemberment program, our health savings account plan, our healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and our health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans
• Team members are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan
• $125 per month to assist with commuting or internet expenses
• $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses
• Up to ten sick days per year, up to seven personal days per year, up to 20 vacation days per year, and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Annual bonuses
• Participation in the long-term incentive plan