Senior Scientist - Speech and Language (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Scientist - Speech and Language (AI/ML): Advancing speech and language technologies including ASR, NLU, and TTS with an accent on novel audio processing algorithms and signal processing. Focus on designing high-performance models for real-world applications in AR/VR and conversational AI.

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Company

A catalyst for change across various industries, crafting AI solutions to enrich human experiences through physical intelligence.

What you will do

• Conduct research in speech and audio technologies including ASR, TTS, and speaker identification.
• Design and develop novel audio processing algorithms using machine learning and signal processing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement research into real-world applications.
• Optimize and improve the accuracy of audio models to solve complex implementation challenges.
• Propose AI-driven scenarios to improve business efficiency for target clients.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field focused on speech/audio processing.
• Proven research track record with publications in peer-reviewed journals or conferences (e.g., CVPR, NIPS, ICASSP).
• Expertise in ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) and proficiency in Python or C++.
• Strong knowledge of signal processing techniques and deep learning models for audio tasks.
• Experience with large-scale datasets and distributed computing systems.

Nice to have

• Experience with real-time audio systems in AR/VR or social interaction platforms.
• Familiarity with multilingual or low-resource speech recognition techniques.
• Background in self-supervised or unsupervised learning for audio representation.
• Knowledge of privacy-preserving audio data processing.
• Experience mentoring junior researchers.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, globally minded team environment focusing on physical intelligence.
• Opportunity to work on projects of national and global significance.
• Outstanding learning and career development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation package including healthcare and education support.
• Generous leave benefits for employees and their families.