Research Scientist

Job description

IBM Research is the innovation engine of IBM and the birthplace of technologies as diverse as Fortran, relational databases, the fast Fourier transform, fractal geometry, cutting plane methods, laser eye surgery, quantum information theory, TD-Gammon, Deep Blue, and Watson. For more than seven decades, IBM Research has defined the future of information technology with more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents. Our scientists have produced six Nobel Laureates, 10 U.S. National Medals of Technology, five U.S. National Medals of Science, six Turing Awards, 19 inductees in the National Academy of Sciences and 20 inductees into the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame. We are primed to define the future of technology for many years to come specifically around the world of Artificial Intelligence. We believe AI will transform the world in dramatic ways in the coming years – and our Research AI group is responsibly advancing the field through our portfolio of research and through collaboration with like-minded institutions. If you're interested in working with some of the world's most talented researchers to advance AI, we may have an opportunity for you!

Description

We are seeking a Research Scientist to conduct novel research on the topic of foundations of computational and statistical learning and trustworthy AI ( http://research.ibm.com/artificial-intelligence/trusted-ai/ ), which includes the specific topics of computational and statistical efficiency of learning algorithms, their interpretability, actionability, causality, fairness, robustness to adversarial attacks, and end-to-end transparency and accountability of machine learning pipelines. We are seeking a leader who is motivated by the problems of human society and is committed to interdisciplinary engagement and collaboration with the scholarly community, with business units within IBM, and with external partners and clients.

In this unique role, you will work from the historic T. J. Watson Research Center in idyllic Yorktown Heights, NY and be part of the team behind the AI Fairness 360 open-source toolkit ( http://aif360.mybluemix.net/ ) and the IBM Science for Social Good initiative ( https://www.research.ibm.com/science-for-social-good/ ). You will interact with the brightest minds in AI and will help bring AI research ideas into scalable, robust systems. We want to bring out the best in you and expect you to do the same to us. Your can-do approach to creative problem solving will be critical to the success of your team and the company.

Responsibilities

Create new technologies to make ML and AI more effective and trusted for high-stakes decision making.
Publish results and file patent disclosures as appropriate.
Develop solutions to tackle real-world societal problems.
Apply software engineering skills, design skills, and creative thinking to build cutting edge AI systems.
Be an active member of the research community, by validating and contributing to advances in ML.
Identify and refine project requirements and solutions to potentially abstract AI challenges.
Work in high intensity, joint teams of software engineers and research scientists.

Auto req ID

260196BR
Required Education

Doctorate Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Research Scientist
State / Province

NEW YORK
Primary job category

Research
Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

Up to 10% or 1 day a week
IBM Business Group

Research
Preferred Education

Doctorate Degree
City / Township / Village

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS
Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  PhD degree in computer science, electrical engineering, statistics, or related technical field.
·  Knowledge of machine learning.
·  Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages and machine learning packages.
·  Publication record in top-tier conferences (e.g. NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AISTATS, AAAI, IJCAI, KDD, SDM, FAT*, AIES, etc.)
Country/Region

United States
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

Knowledge of or experience with one or more of the following: interpretable machine learning, causal inference and causal discovery, robustness, privacy, optimization theory, information theory, high performance computing, graph algorithms, matrix analysis, scientific computing, quantum computing and analogue computing.

Secondary Job Category

Research Staff
Eligibility Requirements

·  None
Position Type

Early Professional
Early Professional Track

PhD
Location Statement

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
Introduction

IBM Research is the innovation engine of IBM and the birthplace of technologies as diverse as Fortran, relational databases, the fast Fourier transform, fractal geometry, cutting plane methods, laser eye surgery, quantum information theory, TD-Gammon, Deep Blue, and Watson. For more than seven decades, IBM Research has defined the future of information technology with more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents. Our scientists have produced six Nobel Laureates, 10 U.S. National Medals of Technology, five U.S. National Medals of Science, six Turing Awards, 19 inductees in the National Academy of Sciences and 20 inductees into the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame. We are primed to define the future of technology for many years to come specifically around the world of Artificial Intelligence. We believe AI will transform the world in dramatic ways in the coming years – and our Research AI group is responsibly advancing the field through our portfolio of research and through collaboration with like-minded institutions. If you're interested in working with some of the world's most talented researchers to advance AI, we may have an opportunity for you!
Your Life @ IBM

What matters to you when you're looking for your next career challenge?

Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world. What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.
About Business Unit

With more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents, IBM Research brings together hundreds of researchers who possess unparalleled industry expertise to address some of the world's most challenging problems. Join us as we do pioneering work in areas such as cognitive computing, augmented intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain, to name a few.
About IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.