Research Scientist Graduate; 3D Avatar PHD

Research Scientist Graduate (3D Avatar) - 2026 Start (PHD)

Location:

San Jose

Team:
Technology

Employment Type:

Regular

The team at Pico is dedicated to developing AI technology in fields like 3D data assets and digital content consumption. We concentrate on acquiring, processing, and AI generation of different 3D digital content. Our team values teamwork, innovative ideas, and ongoing learning. We invite you to join us and make a positive impact on the company's growth. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026.

As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite cessful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

• Participate in research and development tasks to explore new frontiers in 3D Avatar generative models, gaining hands‑on experience in advanced 3D geometry, texturing, human reconstruction, and animation techniques.
• Contribute to project discussions, offering innovative ideas for 3D modeling and avatar generation/animation.
• Collaborate closely with senior specialists to refine 3D Avatar Generative models in business operations and transform advanced technology into PICO products.
• Document research findings clearly and contribute to research publications, patents, and presentations.

• Final year Ph.D or recent Ph.D graduates in Computer Science, engineering or quantitative field.
• Keen interest in developing expertise in 3D modeling, texturing, and avatar generation.
• Have solid research and practical experience in one or more fields, including but not limited to the following aspects: 3D face/head/body modeling, editing, and driving; explicit and implicit representations of the face or human body, such as NeRF, 3
  
  DGS, Codec Avatar;
  Generative modeling (e.g., Diffusion or Transformer models) for 3D/4D reconstruction/generation.

• Proficient in algorithm design and implementation, with strong programming skills (e.g., Python/C/C++).
• Hands‑on experience with deep learning frameworks, preferably PyTorch.
• Strong research ability with publications in top computer vision and graphics conferences and journals (such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, NIPS, ICML, PAMI, IJCV, TOG, TVCG, etc.).
• Creative and open‑minded approach to innovative and experimental projects.
• Candidates who can intern for more than 6 months.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136,800 - $259,200 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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