Research Engineer in development of brain-inspired artificial intelligence

Job description

The goal of this work is to develop brain-like network architectures and carry out high-performance, large-scale implementations.

Your responsibilities will include studying relevant literature, designing and simulating large-scale neural network models on various hardware platforms, including neuromorphic hardware. You will also be expected to actively participate in academic discussions with advisors at KTH and to write scientific articles.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Applicants must have obtained a graduate degree at advanced level (higher education) in Computer Science or a related field. 
• As an applicant, you should have strong programming skills and the ability to develop scalable code for running on supercomputers. You should also have a deep understanding of artificial intelligence and machine learning, particularly regarding neural networks.
• It is essential that you are knowledgeable and well-informed about issues related to diversity and equal opportunity, with a particular focus on gender equality.
• Applicants must have a good command of English and strong verbal and written communication skills, since this is required in the daily work.
• You have strong collaborative skills and can also demonstrate independence in research and development.

As an applicant, you are expected to build cortex-inspired neural networks for problems in semi-supervised and unsupervised learning. Your primary responsibilities will involve implementation and optimization on various hardware platforms, including neuromorphic hardware.

Preferred qualifications

• We would prefer that you have prior experience developing and simulating large-scale brain-like neural networks with local learning rules.
• Knowledge of and proficiency in GPU programming, as well as experience running large-scale computational simulations, are desirable qualifications.
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Join us at KTH

KTH shapes the future through education, research and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in advancing the transition towards a sustainable society. At KTH, you have the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic environment, with good working conditions and attractive benefits. Equality, diversity and equal opportunities are essential to quality and form an integral part of KTH’s core values as a university and public authority.

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• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.

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About the employment

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