Nokia Bell Labs is the world-renowned research arm of Nokia, having invented many of the foundational technologies that underpin information and communications networks and all digital devices and systems. This research has produced nine Nobel Prizes, five Turing Awards, and numerous other awards.

Our team, Statistics and Data Science Research Group, is part of Bell Labs Artificial Intelligence Lab. We are statisticians, computer scientists, and engineers, designing and developing innovative solutions to advance the state-of- the- art in AI/ML. We work in diverse topical areas including, but not limited to, NLP, Information Retrieval, Computer Vision, causal discovery, and active learning. We have an opening in our team with a research focus on Generative AI, language models, and multimodal modeling.

What you will learn and contribute to

As part of our team, you will:

• research and develop (multimodal) generative AI technologies.
• build and prototype systems to demonstrate research innovations and technology impact.
• propose, investigate, and publish research in premier conferences and journals worldwide.
• partner with Nokia's business units to ensure the successful transfer and commercialization of research assets.
• create and maintain strong collaborative associations with university-based researchers, and other leading research organizations.
  
  

Education

Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, or a related field with an accredited school in the US.

Required Skills

You have:

• developed novel statistical and machine learning algorithms.
• published paper(s) in top peer-reviewed venues.
• strong algorithmic problem-solving and software skills (Python).
• hands-on experience with PyTorch and state-of-the-art language models like transformers.

It would be nice if you also had:

• experience with Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF)
• demonstrated capability to develop proof-of-concept prototypes for experimenting with novel algorithms.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program