Predoctoral Young Investigator, Ecosystem

Predoctoral Young Investigator, Open Ecosystem

Seattle, WA

Who You Are:

Ai2's AllenNLP team seeks a creative, early career Predoctoral Young Investigator who has a strong interest in language-model based artificial intelligence and natural language processing. Predoctoral Young Investigator (PYI) candidates have graduated with a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field and are preparing to enter a PhD program in the next 1-3 years. We also welcome applications from candidates already enrolled in a PhD program who wish to align their work with Ai2's endeavors, and we are happy to work on a case-by-case basis with regards to work arrangements if there is a mutual fit.

Who We Are:

The AllenNLP team envisions language-centered AI that equitably serves humanity. We work to improve NLP systems' performance and accountability, and advance scientific methodologies for evaluating and understanding those systems. We deliver high-impact research of our own and masterfully-engineered open-source tools to accelerate NLP research around the world. We are leading the Open Language Model (Olmo) project, in collaboration with other teams across Ai2.

Our continued research aims to provide scientific insights and solutions on how to achieve and advance the state-of-the-art fully open models.

Your Next Challenge:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Gain strong research experience through direct collaboration with Ai2 researchers.
• Co-author papers with Ai2 researchers and get published in top venues.
• Learn about and leverage Ai2's data, engineering infrastructure, and research tools.
• Gain industry experience in a supportive, agile, mission-driven environment.
• No grant writing, teaching, or administrative responsibilities required.

At Ai2, we value the importance of taking the next step in your research career - getting your PhD. When visiting schools to decide on your PhD program, you will not be required to use your accrued Vacation and Personal Time to travel and/or conduct school visits.

What You'll Need:

• A bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field with a desire to enter a PhD program in the next 1-3 years, or currently enrolled in a related PhD program.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• The ability to observe details at close range.
• Can work under deadlines.

A Little More About Ai2:

Ai2 is a Seattle based non-profit AI research institute founded in 2014 by the late Paul Allen. Our mission is building breakthrough AI to solve the world's biggest problems. We develop foundational AI research and innovation to deliver real-world impact through large-scale open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.

In addition to Ai2's core mission, we also aim to contribute to humanity through our treatment of each member of the Ai2 Team. Some highlights are:

• We are a learning organization – because everything Ai2 does is ground-breaking, we are learning every day. Similarly, through weekly Ai2 Academy lectures, a wide variety of world-class AI experts as guest speakers, and our commitment to your personal on-going education, Ai2 is a place where you will have opportunities to continue learning alongside your coworkers.
• We value diversity – We seek to hire, support, and promote people from all genders, ethnicities, and all levels of experience regardless of age. We particularly encourage applications from women, non-binary individuals, people of color, members of the LGBTQA+ community, and people with disabilities of any kind.
• We value inclusion – We understand the value that people's individual experiences and perspectives can bring to an organization, and we are building a culture in which all voices are heard, respected and considered.
• We emphasize a healthy work/life balance – we believe our team members are happiest and most productive when their work/life balance is optimized. While we value powerful research results which drive our…