Research Scientist - Information Theory and Statistical Inference

Evolver • Palo Alto, CA

20h

About The Position

Evolver is looking for a Research Scientist with a strong background in information theory, statistical inference, uncertainty quantification, or related mathematical methods. You will help develop methodologies for understanding how large-scale, heterogeneous enterprise data can be transformed into decision-relevant information, how uncertainty changes as new evidence is acquired, and how the value of information can be quantified. We welcome applications from exceptional recent graduates as well as experienced researchers. We care more about mathematical depth, research ability, and original thinking than years of industry experience.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or thesis-based Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Information Science, Signal Processing, or a related quantitative field (Note: Please include the title of your thesis in your application and a brief summary of the problem, methodology, and your specific contribution).
• Strong mathematical foundation in probability, statistics, information theory, or statistical inference.
• Research experience in one or more of: information theory, entropy and mutual information, Bayesian or statistical inference, uncertainty quantification, probabilistic modeling, signal processing, representation learning, active learning or experimental design.
• Strong Python, MATLAB, or equivalent scientific computing skills.
• Ability to translate mathematical concepts into computational methods and working prototypes.
• Strong candidates may demonstrate their capabilities through a thesis, publications, research projects, internships, open-source work, or relevant industry experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with information bottleneck methods, sufficient statistics, rate-distortion theory, value of information, compressed sensing, Bayesian experimental design, or probabilistic graphical models.
• Experience working with large-scale, noisy, heterogeneous, or partially observed data.
• Research publications or demonstrated research impact.
• Experience connecting theoretical methods to real-world data or decision-making problems.
• Familiarity with modern machine learning, representation learning, foundation models, or agentic AI systems.
• Deep prior experience with LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, or specific agent frameworks is not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop methods to quantify information content, information gain, uncertainty, redundancy, and information loss across complex data systems.
• Develop mathematical approaches for determining which observations and data sources are most informative for downstream reasoning and decisions.
• Apply information theory, Bayesian inference, statistics, and probabilistic modeling to heterogeneous enterprise data.
• Study how information is preserved, compressed, combined, or lost as data is transformed into higher-level representations.
• Develop methods for identifying information gaps and determining the value of acquiring additional evidence.
• Build algorithms, prototypes, benchmarks, and evaluation methods for information-aware AI systems.
• Collaborate with research, engineering, and product teams to translate new methodologies into real systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level