AI Research Scientist Audio-Visual Understanding
Meta
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About the Role
Meta is seeking an AI Research Scientist Audio-Visual Understanding to join Fundamental AI Research (FAIR). The role involves advancing the science of intelligence by developing joint audio-visual understanding systems and audiovisual language models that predict social intent and reasoning from human-centric inputs.
Responsibilities
- Develop audio-visual systems integrating visual and auditory signals.
- Build and evaluate audiovisual language models.
- Contribute to benchmarks and evaluation frameworks.
- Train and optimize neural network methodologies.
- Collaborate on research projects with a global team.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field, with a PhD in AI, computer science, data science or related field preferred. Experience as a researcher with a proven research background in machine learning, AI, or applied mathematics is required. Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages and practical expertise in data analysis are essential.
Preferred Qualifications
- Research and software engineering experience via internships or open source contributions.
- Expertise in audio-visual learning and multimodal fusion techniques.
- Knowledge in human action recognition and social signal processing.
- Experience with long-form video understanding and vision-language models.
- Familiarity with temporal modeling, video transformers, or recurrent architectures.
About Meta
Meta builds technology that helps people connect and grow businesses. The company is evolving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences and encourages innovation combined with a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity.
Compensation & Benefits
The position offers a base salary ranging from $154,000 to $217,000 per year, plus bonus, equity, and additional benefits. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Key Skills/Competency
AI, computer vision, audio-visual systems, multimodal learning, neural networks, Python, research, data analysis, machine learning, evaluation frameworks
How to Get Hired at Meta
- Customize your resume: Highlight AI research and technical skills.
- Showcase projects: Detail multimedia and machine learning work.
- Research Meta: Understand their culture and innovation.
- Prepare for interviews: Practice problem-solving questions.
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