Research Scientist Graduate (Seed Model - Speech) - 2027 Start (PhD)

What you'll do

• Develop speech foundation models and design training pipelines, including data construction, instruction tuning, and model alignment.
• Improve speech recognition, synthesis, reasoning, and robustness; optimize model architectures, training efficiency, and system performance.
• Explore natural, interactive interfaces for speech-based systems.

What they ask for

• Completing or recently completed a PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Excellent coding, data structures, and fundamental algorithm skills; proficiency in C/C++ or Python, etc.
• Experience in speech processing, audio modeling, or related areas.
• Familiarity with deep learning approaches for speech understanding and generation.

Nice to have

• Strong research track record in relevant areas.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Tools

C/C++, Python

AI focus

Research and development of multimodal speech technologies, including speech foundation models for understanding and generation, training and alignment, and improvements to speech recognition, synthesis, reasoning, and robustness.