Research Scientist (Sovereign AI)

TL;DR

Research Scientist (Sovereign AI): Developing a proprietary AI platform for cybersecurity to protect national critical infrastructure with an accent on model architecture, compute governance, and multi-disciplinary research. Focus on rethinking model architectures from the ground up for on-premise and air-gapped environments.

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

Company

hirify.global combines AI and human expertise to create products that protect nations and critical infrastructure through a sovereign AI platform.

What you will do

• Define and execute rigorous research within specific tracks such as CV, NLP, RL, Graph Learning, or Neurosymbolic AI.
• Collaborate across research tracks on system integration and cross-disciplinary research projects.
• Partner with engineering teams to transition research findings into production-ready capabilities.
• Mentor junior researchers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Alternatively, a Distinguished MSc with 5+ years of experience and demonstrated research impact equivalent to doctoral-level work.
• Strong publication record at top-tier venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, CVPR, ICCV, or EMNLP.
• Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks, specifically PyTorch or JAX.
• Hands-on experience with data pipelines, including sourcing, structuring, and cleaning raw data.
• Proven ability to drive independent research projects from conception to completion.