Postdoctoral Researcher (phd) - Fair - Core Learning

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Paris, France

Postdoctoral researcher focused on fundamental research in generative models and LLMs, including data efficiency and continual learning. The role involves research, engineering, and deployment for both product and frontier model efforts.

What you'd actually do

  1. Innovate, lead, and execute pioneering research to push the state-of-the-art in generative models and LLM performance
  2. Systematically perform independent research, quickly adapting to new developments in the field
  3. Directly contribute to the experimental process, including designing details, implementing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results
  4. Contribute to publications, open-sourcing initiatives, and mentor other team members
  5. Ensure effective cross-functional collaboration

Skills

Required

  • PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a similar quantitative discipline
  • Demonstrated experience with training, fine-tuning, and experimentation on foundation models beyond black-box usage
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas with peers
  • Hold first-author publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR)
  • Familiarity with PyTorch

What the JD emphasized

  • pioneering research
  • independent research
  • experimental process
  • publications
  • training
  • fine-tuning
  • foundation models

Other signals

  • fundamental research
  • generative models
  • LLMs
  • data efficiency
  • continual learning