Luma AI
Research Scientist - World Model
Redwood City, CA
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About the role
- This is the role at the center of the thesis.
- It fits a researcher with deep generative-modeling or model-based-RL expertise who has trained models to the limits of a multi-node cluster.
- If you want a narrow, well-scoped research problem, this is broader and more open-ended than that.
Requirements
- PhD or equivalent research record in ML, computer vision, robotics, or a related field.
- Deep expertise in at least one of: large-scale generative modeling (video/3D/world), self-supervised representation learning, or model-based RL.
- Strong PyTorch and large-scale training experience, to the limits of a multi-node cluster.
- A research record the field knows (top-venue publications and/or widely used open releases).
Nice to have
- Prior work on world models, model-based RL, generative video, neural simulation, or 4D scene representations.
- Experience using generative models for downstream embodied tasks (planning, control, evaluation).
- Enthusiasm for open-sourcing frontier models.
- Luma is an equal opportunity employer.
Compensation
- $30k-$60k
Benefits
- We believe multimodality is critical for intelligence - the next step beyond language models comes from vision.
Company info
- Luma's mission is to build unified general intelligence that can generate, understand, and operate in the physical world.
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