AI​/ML Research Scientist

Company:
New York Based AI Startup-applied research lab focused on computational creativity

ML Research Scientist (Researcher)

Fidi, NYC (hybrid 3-4 days onsite)

Fulltime permanent role

Goal:

Solve the hardest problem in AI:
Teaching machines to be genuinely creative.

You will:

• Invent new methods beyond pattern matching to build creative reasoning and artistic decision-making
• Build models that generalize and create across a variety of mediums – design, commercials, films, storytelling, and undiscovered formats
• Develop bitter-lesson-aligned ML models for computational creativity
• Access lots of GPUs to test ideas and scale from concept to superhuman creative capability
• Work with world-class artists to understand and encode the essence of human genius
• Push AI beyond optimization to create new frontiers of what humans can imagine and create

Candidate Background:

• Ability to invent new methods from scratch, requiring deep knowledge of ML fundamentals (math, probability, optimization) rather than just applying existing GenAI frameworks.
• PhD in Computer Science or Machine Learning preferred. Exceptional candidates with an MSc and a significant history of high-impact research will be considered.
• Proven ability to advance the state of the art, evidenced by multiple peer-reviewed papers at top venues like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or AAAI.