Machine Learning Fellow - Human Frontier Collective (Canada)
About the role
Fellowship position with Human Frontier Collective in collaboration with Scale AI, focused on applying and advancing frontier AI research through collaboration with Scale AI and affiliated labs. Remote, 1099 contractor engagement.
Responsibilities
- Participate in AI/ML projects with Scale AI and affiliated partners, including building AI safety and policy guardrails, understanding real-world deep learning workflows, designing, reviewing, and optimizing PyTorch models, evaluating ML code and AI-generated implementations for efficiency and correctness, and related tasks as part of selected projects.
- Collaborate with Scale’s research team to co-author technical reports and research papers.
- Engage with the HFC community network, newsletters, discussions, virtual sessions, and events.
Qualifications
- PhD or postdoctoral research experience in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or related field; or senior industry experience in Machine Learning or related field.
- Strong proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and MLOps tools (Docker).
- Familiarity with LLM frameworks (LangChain) is a plus.
- Detail-oriented, innovative thinker with a passion for applied AI research and collaboration.
Skills
Benefits
- Remote work with flexible schedule.
- Access to HFC community and opportunities to publish with Scale AI research team.
- Engagement supported by a network of top researchers and industry leaders.

About Scale AI
Data-centric infrastructure to accelerate the development of AI
Scale accelerates the development of AI within organizations of any size to deliver critical business insights and operational efficiency. Its data-centric infrastructure platform leverages RLHF (Reinforced Learning with Human Feedback) to help organizations build the strongest AI models that supercharge their business, with customers across industries including Meta, Microsoft, U.S. Army, DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit, Open AI, General Motors, Toyota Research Institute, Brex, Instacart and Flexport.
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