Senior NLP / ML Researcher at Microsoft Nigeria

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior NLP / ML Researcher

Job Number: 1730954
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Summary

• The ideal candidate will be excited to work in a multidisciplinary team, consisting of ethnographers, computer scientists, human-computer interaction researchers, designers and engineers.
• They must have an appreciation for the value of working with deep qualitative research and delight in pushing the boundaries of their academic disciplines through cross-disciplinary partnerships.
• If you are a researcher who is passionate about designing Globally Equitable Generative AI and understands the importance of multidisciplinary research, this might be the opportunity for you.

Qualifications
Required qualifications:

• Has completed a PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or other related domain
• Has a minimum of 4 years work experience post PhD
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of machine learning algorithms, and the methods that underpin modern language and vision processing
• Strong practical knowledge in working with current deep-learning toolkits, particularly in language and/or vision, and in critically evaluating models.
• Proven research record including publications in top computer science and ML venues, such as including NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCR, ECCV, EMNLP
• Passion for staying up to date with the latest advancements in AI & ML
• Ability to shape and lead research agendas
• Ability to communicate their findings to academia and business audiences

Preferred qualifications include demonstrated research experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Deep learning /Generative AI – either image, language, audio or multimodal models
• Deep learning /Generative AI  for African languages or in data constrained tasks
• Data generation and augmentation for building and evaluating models
• A demonstrated research interest in Africa
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Effective communication and collaboration skills within a multidisciplinary team.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.