Senior Research Scientist, Natural Language Processing
Description For Senior Research Scientist, Natural Language Processing
Google Research is seeking a Senior Research Scientist specializing in Natural Language Processing to join their team in Tel Aviv. This role combines fundamental research with practical applications that impact billions of users worldwide. The position requires a PhD in Computer Science or related field, with a strong background in NLP research and proven experience leading research initiatives.
As a Research Scientist, you'll be at the forefront of advancing Large Language Model technology, focusing on crucial aspects such as consistency, grounding, and attribution of LLM outputs. You'll work on innovative solutions for improving factuality in model pretraining and develop retrieval augmented generation techniques. The role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research while directly influencing Google's products and services.
The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience leading research agendas, demonstrated through scientific publications and practical coding expertise. You'll collaborate with various research teams and partner with product teams to bring new technologies to production. Google's research environment encourages sharing findings with the broader scientific community through publications and open-source contributions.
Working at Google Research means joining a community of world-class researchers who are shaping the future of technology. You'll have access to substantial computational resources and the opportunity to work on problems that can impact users globally. The position offers the perfect balance between academic research freedom and the ability to see your innovations deployed at scale.
If you're passionate about NLP, have a track record of research leadership, and want to work on challenging problems in a collaborative environment, this role offers an exceptional opportunity to advance your career while contributing to groundbreaking technological advancements.
Responsibilities For Senior Research Scientist, Natural Language Processing
- Author research papers to share and generate impact of research results across function and in the research community
- Identify new and upcoming research areas by interacting with potential external and internal collaborators
- Help in developing long-term research strategy and plans to expand the impact of Google research
- Lead research and develop technology for evaluating the consistency, grounding and attribution of generative Large Language Model (LLM) outputs
- Develop technology for improving factuality at pretraining, including retrieval augmented generation
- Collaborate with other research teams to expand output verification technology
- Collaborate with Google first-party partner teams to deliver new use cases to production
Requirements For Senior Research Scientist, Natural Language Processing
- PhD degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 2 years of experience leading a research agenda
- Experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP) research
- Experience with coding, algorithms and data structures
- One or more scientific publication submission(s) for conferences, journals, or public repositories
- 2 years of experience in coding (preferred)
- 1 year of experience leading research efforts and influencing other researchers (preferred)
- Experience with modern LLMs and generative text models (preferred)
Benefits For Senior Research Scientist, Natural Language Processing
- Equal opportunity employer
- Accommodation for special needs
- Global collaboration opportunities
