TL;DR

Research Scientist (AI): Conducting cutting-edge research on Gemini, focusing on advancing multilingual, multicultural, and multimodal large language models (LLMs) with an accent on addressing unique challenges in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Focus on foundational research in multilingual and multimodal LLMs, with the goal of impacting billions of users through Google products.

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Company

Google DeepMind is a team of scientists, engineers, and machine learning experts advancing artificial intelligence and building Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery.

What you will do

  • Design, implement, and evaluate multilingual, multicultural, and multimodal capabilities in Gemini and other frontier models at Google.
  • Collaborate with research scientists, engineers, and product teams across Google DeepMind.
  • Share insights and participate in external academic workshops and conferences to contribute to the research community.
  • See your work contribute to Gemini and other frontier models at Google, with applications across various domains.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. (or equivalent research experience) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
  • Strong publication record in top-tier AI conferences or journals.
  • Solid understanding of deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and/or speech processing.
  • Experience with relevant ML frameworks such as JAX, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

  • Experience with multilingual, multicultural, and/or multimodal learning in LLMs.
  • Experience with pretraining, post-training techniques, prompt engineering, few-shot learning, and evaluations.
  • Familiarity with large-scale model training and deployment.
  • Strong programming skills in Python or similar languages.

Culture & Benefits

  • Opportunity to contribute to foundational research in multilingual and multimodal LLMs.
  • Collaborate with a world-class team at Google DeepMind around the world.
  • Unique opportunity to contribute to foundational research in multilingual and multimodal LLMs, with a special emphasis on unique challenges in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.