Research Scientist, Asta

The role

You will drive the development of AI systems with deep reasoning capabilities to advance agentic systems. You will lead foundational research, shape strategic direction, and build software systems with real-world impact.

What you will do

• Contribute to Ai2’s open source research environment to innovate and advance generative AI and agentic systems.
• Take a leading role in building artifacts and implementing software systems.
• Author and present high-quality scientific technical reports, papers, and presentations.
• Collaborate with and learn from team members across Ai2.
• Mentor early-career researchers and interns on their projects.
• Develop collaborative relationships with academic, industrial, government, and standards organizations.

Required qualifications

• PhD focusing on machine learning, reasoning, natural language processing, human-computer interaction, or a related area.
• Expertise in one or more of: agentic orchestration / systems, interactive and intelligent interfaces, reinforcement learning, experimental methodology, language models, the science of deep learning, o
• Ability to own and pursue a research agenda to improve AI model reasoning capabilities.
• Enthusiasm for collaboration and teamwork on ambitious projects aligned with the mission of advancing AI for Science.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.
• Ability to observe details at close range.
• Can work under deadlines.

Nice to have

• Curiosity about agentic orchestration / systems, interactive and intelligent interfaces, reinforcement learning, experimental methodology, language models, the science of deep learning, or efficient a
• Contributions to open-source research libraries.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and an employee assistance program.
• Voluntary life insurance program.
• Voluntary accidental death and dismemberment program.
• Health savings account plan.
• Healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans.
• 401k plan.
• $125 per month to assist with commuting or internet expenses.
• $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses.
• Up to ten sick days per year.
• Up to seven personal days per year.
• Up to 20 vacation days per year.

Before you apply

• Employer participates in E-Verify to confirm authorization to work in the U.S.

About the company

Ai2 is a Seattle based non-profit AI research institute founded in 2014 by the late Paul Allen. Its mission is building breakthrough AI to solve the world’s biggest problems.