Job Description

Facebook is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to join Facebook AI Research, a research organization focused on making significant progress in AI. Facebook AI Research (FAIR) conducts cutting-edge research in Reinforcement Learning (RL) and aims for advancing the state-of-the-art and deepening our understanding of RL. This includes offline and batch RL, multi-agent RL, two-player and multiple-player games, theoretical understanding for existing learning algorithm, etc. You will need to engage with your supervisor and other researchers in Facebook AI Research (FAIR) to develop and implement research agenda, publish world-class research works and make external impacts. You will apply high standards to the research and develop an ability to identify highly impactful projects in a complex and unexplored domain. You will be able to gain your valuable experience in top-tier research institute, publish academia papers on a regular basis, and build your reputation across the world.

Postdoctoral Researcher, Reinforcement Learning (PhD) Responsibilities

* Perform research to advance the science and technology of intelligent machines

* Collaborate with your supervisor and other researchers to discuss, develop and implement research agenda

* Write high-quality research code

* Design and implement experiments to test research ideas on a variety of problems

* Present research at conferences

Minimum Qualifications

* Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD degree or completing a postdoctoral assignment in the field of Computer Science or similar

* Experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches

* Experience communicating research

* Coding experience in C++, Java or other similar language

* Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications

* First-authored publications at peer-reviewed conferences (ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, CoRL, ICRA, AAAI, AAMAS or similar)

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About the Facebook company

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