Job Description

RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Brain and Cognitive Sciences /Quest for Intelligence/Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab--Probabilistic Computing Project (multiple openings), to perform fundamental research on probabilistic computation, probabilistic programming, and their applications.  Will mentor and advise students/postdocs/other research scientists, improve open-source software, support the teaching of probabilistic programming within and outside of MIT, lead and contribute to research and publications, and present at conferences.  Responsibilities include contributing to artificial intelligence and natural intelligence research that leverages hybrids of neural, symbolic, and probabilistic computation; implementing probabilistic programs, making improvements to probabilistic programming systems, and/or developing and analyzing mathematical models of probabilistic programming languages; contributing to quantitative evaluations of AI systems, models of natural intelligence, probabilistic programming platforms, and research planning and reporting; improving open-source software platforms; and supporting the broad dissemination and teaching of probabilistic programming platforms via workshops and MIT academic courses.