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The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Young Investigator, Semantic Scholar

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127


Remote hybrid:

Persons in these roles are expected to spend part of their time on-site in our Seattle offices and may occasionally work remotely from their home in the Greater Seattle area. On-site requirements vary based on position and team. If you have questions about Hybrid work arrangements for this role, please ask your recruiter.

Compensation Range:

$128,500 - $192,750

Who You Are:As a

Young Investigator

on our team, you'll have the unique opportunity to see your research improve the productivity and discovery experience of millions of scholars who use Semantic Scholar (semanticscholar.org).We collaborate frequently with researchers on other Ai2 teams focused on natural language processing and computer vision, among others. Our main office has close ties and unique access to researchers at the University of Washington, only 1.5 miles away. Researchers excited about such internal and external collaborations are encouraged to apply.Are you passionate about taking artificial intelligence to the next level, to solve problems that require modeling, reasoning, and explanation? We are looking for talented researchers interested in applying their skills towards the next generation of intelligent systems, and pursuing our mission of AI for the common good.The Young Investigator position:Duration:

1-3 yearsStart date:

FlexibleCandidates:

Are within one year of completing their PhD, or already have a PhDThe Allen AI Young Investigator is a postdoctoral program offering unique benefits. The program will enable you to balance working collaboratively on an Ai2 project while pursuing an independent research agenda.Who We Are:Semantic Scholar Research at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) is an interdisciplinary research team focused on AI, HCI, ML, NLP, accessibility, and computational social science in support of Semantic Scholar's mission of accelerating science. Our research impacts the Semantic Scholar platform and the research community more broadly, and we regularly publish in high-profile conferences and journals in NLP (e.g., ACL, EMNLP), HCI (e.g., CHI, UIST, CSCW), ML (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR), IR (e.g., SIGIR), Accessibility (ASSETS), and other areas.Your Next Challenge:The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:Dedicated Ai2 mentor: Mentorship in research, grant writing, and more50% collaborative work on an Ai2 project50% work on your own projectsYIs on our team will have the opportunity to:Conduct high-impact research, lead research projects, and author scientific papers for publication in high-profile computing conferences and journals,Collaborate with and learn from team members across Ai2, including scientists and engineers,Mentor early-career researchers and interns on their projects,Implement and share open source software to improve access to our research, andHelp develop collaborative relationships with relevant academic, industrial, government, and standards organizations.What You'll Need:Are within one year of completing their PhD, or already have a PhD in Computer Science or related field, with specific focus in one or more of our team's active research areas.A strong publication record in AI-related areas. Example venues include ACL, CHI, ICLR, EMNLP, SIGIR, KDD, WWW, CVPR, NeurIPS, and ICML. Contributions to research communities (e.g. workshop organization, tutorials) are a plus.Strong software engineering skills. Experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow). Contributions to open-source research libraries (e.g. AllenNLP, spaCy) are a plus.Physical Demands and Work Environment:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.The ability to observe details at close range.Can work under deadlines.A Little More About Ai2:Ai2 is a Seattle based non-profit AI research institute founded in 2014 by the late Paul Allen. Our mission is building breakthrough AI to solve the world's biggest problems. We develop foundational AI research and innovation to deliver real-world impact through large-scale open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.Benefits:Team members and their families are covered by medical, dental, vision, and an employee assistance program.Team members are able to enroll in 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.Team members will receive $125 per month to assist with commuting or internet expenses and will also receive $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses.Team members will also receive 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.Team members will be able to receive annual bonuses.

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