Research Scientist, Robotics
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence · Seattle, WA
Posted about 3 months ago · $167,030 - $260,570
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 83% of The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- high 22 stale, 0 reposted of 24 open
- Hiring momentum
- 37 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
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About this role
As a Research Scientist in the Ai2 Robotics Team, you will engage in developing and investigating core research problems related to foundation models for robotics. Your role will involve experimenting with large-scale simulation tools and real-world robots, leading projects, mentoring interns, and publishing scientific papers. You will collaborate with both internal and external researchers to drive ambitious research aimed at significant breakthroughs in robotics.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- PhD level foundation in robot manipulation, planning and control, RL and imitation learning, real world robot systems, simulation environments and sim2real, and world models and foundation models
- Strong publication record in AI-related areas
- Strong software engineering skills
- Experience working with real robot systems and/or with deep learning frameworks
Nice to have
- Research experience in large-scale multi-node training, training dynamics, efficiency, data curation, and multimodal model debugging
- Contributions to open-source research libraries
What you get
- Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and employee assistance program
- Voluntary life insurance program and voluntary accidental death and dismemberment program
- Health savings account plan and healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans
- 401k plan
- $125 per month for commuting or internet expenses
Worth weighing
- On-site work is required, with arrangements varying by position and team
- No specific mention of remote work options
- The role emphasizes ambitious research, which may involve high expectations and pressure for breakthroughs
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Listed by The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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