Research Scientist, Human Behavioral Modeling, Machine Learning/AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the ways humans interact with each other and the world, providing new experiences to our society. NVIDIA Research strives to expand the horizon of understanding humans and ensure productive human assistance with AI.

The Human Performance and Experience (HPX) team is a multi-disciplinary research group working closely with product teams to craft NVIDIA’s vision and future products in areas such as interactive AI applications, gaming, and AR/VR.

What You'll Be Doing

• Identify key questions for guiding product and applications at the intersection of generative AI, language models, gaming, and video conferencing.
• Further develop questions through iterative experimentation and prototyping, and guide products with answers grounded in real-world problems.
• Collaborate with researchers and product innovators inside and outside NVIDIA.
• Publish original research and present at conferences and events.

What We Need to See

• A Ph.D. degree or equivalent experience and 2+ years of relevant research experience in fields such as Computer Science, Human-Computer/Robot Interaction, Vision Science, Neuroscience, or Psychophysics.
• Proficiency in organizing and analyzing large-scale time-series behavior data of humans, AI, and their interactions.
• Highly skilled in training and evaluating large language models or generative models with other modalities such as vision or action.
• Proficient in programming, preferably in Python (PyTorch, Lightning, HuggingFace) and/or C++.
• Willingness to tackle low-level and infrastructure problems.
• Proactive mentality in solving infrastructural problems encountered during research.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and cross-functional experience working on interdisciplinary teams.
• Track record of research excellence or significant product development.

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd

• Knowledgeable and skilled in playing, designing, or evaluating player experience of games.
• Adept with multi-node, multi-GPU compute systems.
• Proficient in modern software development and source-control systems, like git.
• Expertise in designing, implementing, and performing behavioral experiments involving human subjects and interactive visual stimuli.
• Solid knowledge and skills of quantitatively modeling human perception, movement, and decision-making.
• Experience training yourself and/or others to improve skill level in esports, traditional sports, music, or any field requiring systematic training.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range: $160,000–$253,000 USD, determined based on location, experience, and pay of employees in similar positions.
• Eligible for equity and comprehensive benefits.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity and do not discriminate based on protected characteristics.