Principal Research Scientist
About The Position
About the Opportunity: Northeastern University has established a Principal Research Scientist position dealing with cutting-edge research in the theoretical and applied aspects of resilient artificial intelligence (AI). The successful candidate will join Prof. Francesco Restuccia’s research team (website: https://mentis.info) in Boston, Massachusetts, and work on cutting-edge topics in resilient AI, including adversarial AI and out-of-distribution detection. The successful candidate will have a strong track record in top-tier AI publications, outstanding presentation and leadership skills.
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science or similar field
- At least three (3) publications as first/second author in top-tier AI venues (AAAI, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, ECCV, CVPR, WACV, NeurIPS, TNNLS)
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Proven experience in resilient AI research, including adversarial AI and out-of-distribution detection
- At least six (6) first/second author publications in top-tier AI venues (AAAI, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, ECCV, CVPR, WACV, NeurIPS, TNNLS) of which three (3) as first author
- Demonstrated proposal writing experience
- Demonstrated leadership skills
Responsibilities
- Provides scientific and technical leadership in the management, design, and conducting of the entire research program in resilient AI within Prof. Restuccia’s research group.
- Responsibilities include designing, developing, and establishing standards for the research to be conducted on topics related to resilient AI; publishing findings; obtaining new grants; developing project budget; interviewing, hiring, and managing all professional and technical staff; and supervising students.
Benefits
- Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation.
- Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
