Position: Research Scientist
Location: London, UK
Research Area: Responsible AI (Machine Learning Fairness etc.)
# Background
Founded in 2012, ByteDance is a technology company operating a range of content platforms that inform, educate, entertain and inspire people across languages, cultures and geographies. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Douyin, Toutiao, Lark, Helo and Resso, ByteDance now has a portfolio of applications available in over 150 markets and 75 languages.
Our new MLF (Machine Learning Fairness) team based in the TikTok London office is dedicated to building a technology center to provide technical support for all ByteDance products from the perspectives of Responsible AI. We are looking for machine learning researchers who have solid technical skills while being passionate about pursuing excellence in machine learning fairness and related areas.
# Responsibilities
- Conduct research and development of technologies on machine learning fairness and more generally AI ethics (including but not limited to machine learning explainability, robustness, and privacy);
- Carry out design and analysis of ethical machine learning algorithms, and apply them to recommendation, search, CV, NLP and other products;
- Collaborate with experts in the related fields from academia/industry, and supervise PhD student interns;
- Publish research results in prestigious conferences and journals, or file patents.
# Qualifications
- Researchers or PhD graduates in machine learning and other related disciplines;
- In-depth understanding of machine learning with rich experiences in relevant fields;
- Solid mathematical background and coding ability;
- Publications at top theoretical/applied machine learning conferences is a big plus.
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