Post-Doctoral Researcher, PhD, DeepMind, 2026 Start (Fixed-Term Contract)

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In short

DeepMind is seeking a Post-doctoral Researcher for a 12-24 month fixed-term contract in Bengaluru, India. This role involves conducting cutting-edge AI research, focusing on human-computer interaction with autonomous agents, and collaborating with DeepMind scientists. The position requires a PhD in a STEM field, programming experience, and research in machine learning or AI techniques.

Responsibilities

Conduct research projects aligned with the team's mission to push the frontiers of AI.
Collaborate with DeepMind scientists and engineers.
Design and build novel interfaces and interaction techniques for human-agent collaboration.
Evaluate interfaces and techniques through rigorous user studies.
Inform how agents learn from human feedback and remain safe and aligned with human intent.
Publish high-quality work in AI conferences and journals.
Design and execute large-scale experiments and write high-quality, reusable code.
Understand how to use research to drive design decisions.
Design and conduct user studies to understand human interaction with AI agents.
Develop human-centered evaluation methods and metrics for agent helpfulness, trustworthiness, safety, and alignment.
Translate insights from human studies into improvements in agent learning from human feedback.

Requirements

PhD degree in a STEM field (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics) or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages: Python, C/C++, or Java.
Experience training deep learning models in frameworks such as JAX, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
Research experience in machine learning or AI techniques (e.g., open source project(s), campus lab experience, research internship(s), or publication(s)).
One or more scientific publication submissions in AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, ICLR).

Desired Qualifications

PhD and Master’s degree in a STEM field (e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics) or equivalent practical experience.
Hands-on experience with one or more general purpose programming languages: Python, C/C++, or Java and training deep learning models in frameworks such as JAX, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
Extensive research experience in machine learning or AI techniques (e.g. open source project(s), campus lab experience, research internship(s), or publication(s)).
Ability to work and collaborate across multiple teams and work with ambiguity.
A strong publication record in top-tier conferences/journals.

Benefits

12 to 24-month fixed-term contract.
Opportunity to explore challenging problems at the forefront of AI.
Collaborate with leading scientists and engineers at DeepMind.
Potential to impact products used by billions of users.
Work in a global company with a mission to build AI responsibly for the benefit of humanity.
Opportunity to disseminate findings through publications at top ML conferences/journals.

Skills

PythonC++JavaJAXTensorFlowPyTorch

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