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Senior AI Research Lead

2 months ago


Laurel, Maryland, United States Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Full time
Join Our Team as a Senior AI Research Lead

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior AI Research Lead to join our team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. As a key member of our research team, you will contribute to and/or lead fundamental research in artificial intelligence (AI) in your area of expertise.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Contribute to and/or lead fundamental research in AI in your area of expertise.
  • Team with other researchers and Program Managers to grow our research portfolio by writing proposals to Government sponsors.
  • Contribute to applied intelligent systems research and engineering throughout the Laboratory's mission areas and collaborate with staff working in diverse fields.
  • Communicate your research vision, results, and impact to Government sponsors and the broader scientific community through publication and presentation at high-impact venues.
Qualifications:
  • PhD in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Applied Mathematics with dissertation work in fundamental AI research.
  • 5+ years of post-doctoral or professional experience in AI research, including continued publication in peer-reviewed journals and/or conferences.
  • Demonstrated ability to write successful research proposals to government sponsors.
  • Working knowledge of Python, including experience using PyTorch and the HuggingFace stack, including the Transformers library.
  • Ability to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Top Secret level clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in generative AI, including large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models.
  • Single- or multi-agent deep reinforcement learning in constrained environments.
  • Adversarial attacks and defenses in models pertaining to imagery, video, audio, or text.
  • AI techniques for robotic perception, planning, and navigation.
  • Project management or leading small technical teams.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, occupation, marital or familial status, political opinion, personal appearance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We are committed to promoting an innovative environment that embraces diversity, encourages creativity, and supports inclusion of new ideas. In doing so, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals of all abilities, including those with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the hiring process, please contact us.