Role: Senior AI Scientist
Company: Pearson
Location: Poland (Remote or Hybrid*)
About the AI Capabilities (AIC) team
The AIC team at the Pearson Poznań office is an R&D unit that creates AI Capabilities ( systems that use AI methods to facilitate the process of human learning). The team consists of AI Scientists, AI Engineers, and Technical Project Managers.
Our role is to:
Design, build, and continuously improve customer-facing Intelligent Learning Capabilities across Pearson.
*Provide technical leadership * in the application of AI at Pearson.
We specialise in a variety of intelligent capabilities:
Cutting edge applications of LLMs to create new kinds of learning experience
*Adaptive modelling & diagnostic capabilities * that fast-track learners through a course of learning and identify struggling learners.
*Natural language processing-based assessment capabilities * that evaluate a learner's soft & hard skills through text or speech.
In our work, we often innovate around implementing psychometric ideas using the latest machine learning methods and prototyping innovative natural language processing methods.
by sponsoring conferences (ML in PL, Why R?, GHOST Day, Cloud & Datacentre Day), hosting meetups with communities like Women in Machine Learning & Data Science and Poznański Horyzont Danych, and hosting About you & skills that will help you to be successful in this role
Proficient in developing transformer models using tools like PyTorch, Hugging Face, or PyTorch Lightning
Expertise in Python, skilled in multiprocessing and API development
Experienced in crafting systems with LLMs utilizing fine-tuning, methods such as RAG and advanced prompting techniques
Solid understanding of state-of-the-art NLP technologies
Knowledgeable in cloud platforms, particularly Azure and AWS, with an emphasis on their ML services
Familiarity with MLOps practices and proficiency with Git and Linux
Independence and ability to work with vaguely defined and evolving requirements
Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly
Working proficiency both in English and Polish
Your daily work:
Doing hands-on R&D on AI systems. You'll focus on developing cutting-edge learning tools based on Generative AI models
Sometimes, you'll explore new ideas or work on some proof-of-concept projects.
Presenting findings and developments to both internal stakeholders and external audiences.
This position is offered on a fixed-term contract basis as a maternity leave cover, spanning from May 2024 through December 2025. During this period, due to anticipated team expansion, there exists a possibility for the role to transition into a permanent contract, provided that the collaboration proves to be mutually satisfactory. However, it is important to note that such an opportunity cannot be guaranteed at this stage.
We got for you a great range of benefits:
Opportunity to work in a global environment and grow your professional network
Personal growth - Unlimited access to rich sources of knowledge (Coursera, A Cloud Guru, Safari Books…)
Attractive benefits including MultiSport Card, cinema and theatre tickets, touristic excursions, etc.)
Private health care, accident insurance for you and your family
Opportunity to master your English skills at daily work and/or by taking companywide English classes
Work-life balance, Flexible working arrangement
Remote work or hybrid (Poznan) work as option
Paid leave for volunteer purposes
PPK at 4%
Annual bonus based on performance
Annual Christmas funding
Holiday funding (biennially)
Invest and Earn money and/ or become a shareholder with Pearson Worldwide programme ‘Save for Shares’
What to expect from Pearson
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