Lead AI Researcher RL

@ Micro1

About micro1

The AI platform for human intelligence—building models that vet PhDs and scale human data training for frontier LLMs. Our agent, Zara, autonomously sources and evaluates researchers and data trainers and powers post-training processes like RLHF, evaluations, and red-teaming for top AI labs.

Role Overview

Join micro1 as the Lead AI Researcher RL. You will build and lead the research team specializing in Reinforcement Learning Environments, define vision and strategy, and work closely with major AI labs.

What You Will Do

• Build and lead a world-class research team.
• Drive RL research initiatives from design to deployment.
• Partner with AI labs and industry leaders.
• Publish high-impact work in academic and industry venues.
• Guide the long-term research roadmap.
• Translate research insights into actionable strategies.
• Monitor RL, simulation, and AI advancements.

Requirements

• Expertise in RL environments and simulation frameworks.
• Leadership experience in research teams.
• Recognized presence in the AI research community.
• Strong skills in Python and tools like OpenAI Gym, Mujoco, Isaac Gym, Unity ML-Agents.
• Excellent communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Self-motivated in a remote, dynamic, high-stakes environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Contributions to open-source RL environments or collaborations with leading AI labs.
• Proven thought leadership with publications, invited talks, or keynote sessions.

Key skills/competency

• Reinforcement Learning
• Research Leadership
• Python
• OpenAI Gym
• Mujoco
• Isaac Gym
• Unity ML-Agents
• Simulation
• Academic Publishing
• Team Building