AI Researcher (Multimodal Audio/Video Generation) at Series B multimodal AI lab

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. Job Title AI Researcher (Multimodal Audio/Video Generation) Salary Not Disclosed Company Description Series B multimodal AI lab Job Description Lead research on audio-visual avatar generation at a cutting-edge lab building real-time conversational humans. You will design diffusion-based models for high-fidelity talking heads and neural avatars, bridging the gap between verbal and non-verbal communication. Partner with engineering teams to ship groundbreaking research into production-ready applications across healthcare and education. Location San Francisco, USA Why this role is remarkable Shape the future of human-computer interaction by building AI avatars that see, hear, and respond with human-like emotional intelligence. Join a well-funded Series B startup backed by top-tier global venture capital firms with a culture of shipping research directly to production. Work directly with founders and a high-caliber research team to define the architecture for real-time, multimodal conversational timing and rendering. What You Will Do Design and develop state-of-the-art diffusion models for long-video generation and audio-visual modeling to create life-like talking heads. Drive innovation in multimodal perception and neural rendering, capturing intricate verbal and non-verbal signals in perfectly synchronized flows. Mentor junior researchers and set strategic research directions while publishing impactful work at top-tier venues like CVPR and NeurIPS. The ideal candidate Holds a PhD in Computer Science or a related field with 2-3+ years of experience applying large-scale generative models in industry. Possesses deep expertise in diffusion models, PyTorch, and GPU-optimized workflows with a proven track record of publication at premier AI conferences. Demonstrates mastery of multimodal generation spanning video and audio, ideally with experience in 3D graphics or Gaussian splatting techniques. Who are Jack & Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. How does this work? Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you. Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network. If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jack & Jill