Research Scientist, Central Applied Science
full-time•Tel Aviv•$7k - $217k
About this role
We are looking for researchers and applied scientists to join the Central Applied Science team. Central Applied Science is an interdisciplinary team of quantitative scientists that aims to deliver research and innovation that fundamentally contribute to Meta's success. By applying your expertise in quantitative methods, you will be empowered to drive impact across a range of products, infrastructure and company operations.
Individuals in this role are expected to have expertise and publications within research areas in the board field of machine learning. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building data-driven products and forming research frameworks to solve challenging, real-world problems.
Responsibilities
- Work with vast amounts of data, generate research questions that push the state-of-the-art, and build data-driven products
- Develop novel quantitative methods on top of Meta's unparalleled data infrastructure
- Learn new tools, systems, and programming languages quickly as required by the particular project you are working on
- Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones
- Communicate best practices in quantitative analysis to partners
- Work both independently and collaboratively with other scientists, engineers, UX researchers, and product managers to accomplish complex tasks that deliver demonstrable value
- Publish research results in top-tier conferences and at leading journals
- Actively identify new opportunities within Meta's long term roadmap for applied science contributions
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently holds a PhD in the field of Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field from a top-tie academic institution
- At least 3 years of industry experience as an applied research scientist or a similar role, studying and developing machine learning technologies
- Experience with empirical research and for answering questions with data
- Experience developing algorithms in languages like Python, C, C++ or Java
- Experience analyzing datasets using languages like Python
- Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions and tradeoffs to determine a path forward
- Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
- Experience analyzing large datasets using tools like Presto, Hive or Spark
- Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading journals or conferences such as ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, IJCAI, AAAI, KDD, WWW, JMLR, JACM or similar
What you'll do
- The role involves working with large datasets to generate research questions and develop data-driven products. Additionally, the candidate will collaborate with various teams to achieve complex tasks and publish research results.
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What does Meta pay for a Research Scientist, Central Applied Science?
Meta offers a competitive compensation package for the Research Scientist, Central Applied Science role. The salary range is USD 7k - 217k per year. Apply through Clera to learn more about the full compensation details.
What does a Research Scientist, Central Applied Science do at Meta?
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Is the Research Scientist, Central Applied Science position at Meta remote?
The Research Scientist, Central Applied Science position at Meta is based in Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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