Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI
- Research Field
- Computer science
- Researcher Profile
- Recognised Researcher (R2)First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Permanent
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Description
The Deep Learning laboratory in the Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a research assistant to work on developing new theories, algorithms, and applications for Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL).
The successful applicant will work closely with Professor Keith Ross and his team research on deep reinforcement learning, with the goal of making fundamental contributions in new algorithms and publishing in top machine learning venues. The team aims to make progress with theory, algorithms, and applications. The candidate will work with a small team of post-docs, PhD students, graduate students, and undergraduate students.
Applicants must have a bachelors in Computer Science, Data Science, or Mathematics, have significant expertise in deep learning, reinforcement learning, and probability theory, and must have significant experience with PyTorch. Ideally the applicant will already have published research papers in the deep learning area.
Applicants must have a bachelors in Computer Science, Data Science, or Mathematics, have significant exposure to both deep learning and deep reinforcement learning, and have significant experience with PyTorch. Ideally the applicant will already have expertise in applying deep learning to computer vision or natural language processing, and will have published research papers in these areas.
The terms of employment are very competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. Applications will be accepted immediately and candidates will be considered until the position is filled. To be considered, all applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcript of degree, a one-page research statement, and at least 2 letters of recommendation, all in PDF format. If you have any further questions, please send an email to keithwross@nyu.edu
About NYUAD:
NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.
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UAE Nationals are encouraged to apply
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- City
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- City
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates