Research Scientist (PhD)

Meta is seeking Research Scientists specialized to join the Foundational Agent team of Superintelligence Labs organization. The team is responsible among other projects for Research and is composed of high talent density with the lead of Llama-2.We are currently seeking researchers with experience to join our Paris site and work with us on extending frontier agentic models through Reinforcement Learning. You will have the opportunity to work with a broad and highly interdisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and cross-functional partners, and will have access to cutting edge technology, important resources, and research facilities.

Research Scientist (PhD) Responsibilities:

• Conduct research that extends foundation models through model fine-tuning
• Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones
• Influence progress of relevant research communities by producing publications
• Contribute research that can be applied to Meta product development
• Lead and collaborate on research projects within a globally based team

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in the field of Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar quantitative field
• First-author publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g. ACL, EMNLP, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR)
• Experience in training, fine-tuning, and/or experimenting with foundation models beyond black-box use
• Familiarity with one or more deep learning frameworks (e.g. pytorch, tensorflow, …)
• Communicate complex research for public audiences of peers
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• High-impact publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g. ACL, EMNLP, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR), as witnessed by citations and other signs of influencing the research community
• Experience in AI research beyond completing a PhD
• Experience in developing and debugging beyond ML experimentation
• Experience in working in an industry research environment
• Experience in coordinating the research of PhD students or other researchers
• Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and broad points of view to determine a path forward
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Client-provided location(s): London, United Kingdom

Job ID: a1KDp00000E2bZgMAJ_1001

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-07-25T00:15:08