Research Scientist

Job description

Over the past 100 years, IBMers all over the globe have helped make the world work better and smarter. In this new era of Cognitive Business, IBM is helping to reshape industries by bringing together our expertise in Cloud, Analytics, Security, Mobile, and the Internet of Things: Changing how we create, collaborate, analyze and engage. From transforming healthcare to improving the retail shopping experience – it's what IBMers do. In Africa, we've been changing the way the continent does business for more than 50 years, and as our company continues to grow, we're looking for talented professionals to join us in this new era.
Join us and be part of a diverse and global team of thinkers and doers, and make an impact.
​The researcher in this position will conduct research in the field of machine learning, deep learning, and AI and itsapplications in specific domains such as agriculture, water, financial services, healthcare etc.
RSKEN2020

·  Develop generalizable and scalable AI and conversational architectures and systems applied to addressing the "big" challenges in Africa.
·  Efficiently implement algorithms and run experiments on real data (either small, big or zero data).
·  Build information machines and smart applications that enable humans to make better

decisions and perform more efficiently in their tasks and allow for their swift integration into industry software components.

Auto req ID

332795BR
Required Education

Master's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Research Scientist
State / Province

NAIROBI MUNICIPALITY
Primary job category

Research
Company

(0077) IBM East Africa Limited
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
ERBP

Yes
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

Up to 25% or 2 days a week (home on weekends- based on project requirements)
IBM Business Group

Research
Preferred Education

Doctorate Degree
City / Township / Village

Nairobi
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

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Minimum: Masters' level individuals who have strong software engineering skills with

demonstrated experience in projects that use the AI/ML toolkits eg. Keras, tensorflow.

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Preferred: PhD's with NLP, reinforcement learning and deep reinforcement learning,

machine learning and artificial intelligence skills.

· 
Added advantage: experience managing teams, developing strategy for a project and

leading projects.

Country/Region

Kenya
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

· 
PhD in computer science but are open to related areas such as Electrical Engineering,

Mathematics, etc Outstanding MSc graduates may also apply.

· 
Strong background in machine learning, deep learning and applied statistics.

· 
Hands on experience in writing code.

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Innovative thinking, creative and capable of thinking.

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Experience in Java and/or Python.

· 
Excellent academic track record in machine learning and/or natural language processing

research.

· 
Strong publication record in top-tier conferences and journals.

Secondary Job Category

Research Staff
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.
Referral Promo Code

RSKEN2020
Introduction

IBM Research Scientists are charting the future of Artificial Intelligence, creating breakthroughs in quantum computing, discovering how blockchain will reshape the enterprise, and much more. Join a team that is dedicated to applying science to some of today's most complex challenges, whether it's discovering a new way for doctors to help patients, teaming with environmentalists to clean up our waterways or enabling retailers to personalize customer service.
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.