AI Researcher (Multimodal Audio/Video Generation)

The role

A Senior AI Researcher will lead research in audio-visual avatar generation. This role involves designing models for conversational settings and driving innovation in diffusion models and long-video generation.

What you will do

• Lead research efforts on audio-visual generation for avatars
• Design models coupled with conversation flow
• 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

Required qualifications

• PhD or equivalent research experience
• 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

Nice to have

• Skills in 3D graphics, Gaussian splatting, or large-scale training setups
• Broad exposure to generative AI models beyond your specialty
• Familiarity with software development best practices

About the company

Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing by building AI Humans. It is a Series A company backed by Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners.