AI Researcher (Multimodal Audio/Video Generation)
San FranciscoFull-timePosted 5mo ago
About the role
Senior AI Researcher to lead research in audio-visual avatar generation (neural avatars, talking-heads) with a focus on conversational settings, translating research into production, and mentoring researchers.
Responsibilities
- Lead research efforts on audio-visual generation for avatars (Neural Avatars, Talking-Heads), with a focus on conversational settings.
- Design models that are coupled with conversation flow — capturing and generating verbal + non-verbal signals in sync.
- Drive innovation in diffusion models, long-video generation, and audio-visual modeling.
- Translate research into production by partnering with Applied ML and engineering.
- Mentor researchers, set research directions, and publish impactful work.
Qualifications
- A PhD or equivalent research experience, plus 2–3+ years of hands-on experience applying generative models at scale.
- Expertise in diffusion models and awareness of the latest efficiency techniques.
- Experience in multimodal generation — spanning video, audio, and language.
- Proven innovation in long-video generation and/or audio generation.
- Excellent programming skills — fluent in PyTorch and GPU-optimized workflows.
- Track record of publications in top-tier venues (CVPR, NeurIPS, BMVC, ICASSP, etc.).
- Experience leading research activities or mentoring teams.
Skills
Required:Diffusion models
Last updated Jul 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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