Research Scientist - World Modeling

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About the Institute of Foundation ModelsWe are a dedicated research lab for building, understanding, using, and risk-managing foundation models. Our mandate is to advance research, nurture the next generation of AI builders, and drive transformative contributions to a knowledge-driven economy.
As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on the core of cutting-edge foundation model training, alongside world-class researchers, data scientists, and engineers, tackling the most fundamental and impactful challenges in AI development. You will participate in the development of groundbreaking AI solutions that have the potential to reshape entire industries. Strategic and innovative problem-solving skills will be instrumental in establishing MBZUAI as a global hub for high-performance computing in deep learning, driving impactful discoveries that inspire the next generation of AI pioneers.

The Role We are the AllWorld Team under the Institute of Foundation Model (IFM) at MBZUAI. At AllWorld, we are pioneering the development of the PAN (Physical, Agentic, and Networked) world models—the next-generation foundation models to unlock machine intelligence beyond lingual. Our mission is to tackle the fundamental challenges of world modeling and establish a new paradigm for next-generation machine reasoning. We are looking for passionate individuals who share our vision and are eager to push the boundaries of AI together.

How we rate this

Research Scientist - World Modeling at IFM rates 94 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

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