Research Scientist, World Modelling

Meta is seeking a Research Scientist to join the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team, one of the top industrial AI research organizations in the world. In this role, you will help build world models that learn to understand and make predictions about the physical world, especially from video, and develop efficient algorithms for world model-based planning and control. Our team is driving an ambitious agenda to train and use world models for embodied agents. We innovate across related topics including self-supervised learning from video, predictive models, model-based reinforcement learning, and model-predictive control. We accomplish this by advancing research across the stack, including data curation, training large-scale state-of-the-art models, and designing robust benchmarks. We are looking for research scientists who share our passion for building efficient, scalable, and robust models of the world that will be part of the next paradigm in AI models.

Research Scientist, World Modelling Responsibilities:

• Lead, collaborate, and execute on research that pushes forward the state of the art in world modelling and artificial intelligence
• Perform research that enables learning the semantics of data across modalities including images, video, text, and audio
• Work towards long-term research goals while identifying immediate milestones
• Develop and evaluate novel architectures and training methods for learning predictive models of visual, physical, or multimodal environments
• Explore applications of world models to planning, prediction, control, and decision-making for embodied agents
• Influence progress of relevant research communities by producing publications at peer-reviewed venues
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers in a large cross-functional team
• Open source high quality code and produce reproducible research
• Support recruiting efforts by engaging with potential candidates and sharing insights about world modelling research at Meta
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in AI, computer science, data science, robotics, or related technical fields
• First-authored publications at peer-reviewed conferences such as ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, CoRL, RSS, or ICRA, or similar
• Research background in machine learning, artificial intelligence, robot learning, computational statistics, applied mathematics, or related areas
• Experience coding software and executing complex experiments
• Experience with Python and PyTorch
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and different perspectives to determine a path forward
• Track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, or publications at leading conferences in Machine Learning (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR), Robotics (ICRA, IROS, RSS, CoRL), or Computer Vision (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV)
• Experience with self-supervised learning from video, predictive models, model-based reinforcement learning, or model-predictive control
• Experience building systems based on machine learning or deep learning methods
• Experience manipulating and analyzing complex, large-scale, high-dimensionality data from varying sources
• Experience collaborating in a team environment on research projects
  
  

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.

$154,000/year to $217,000/year bonus equity benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.