Carnegie Mellon University · 2 months ago
Principal Research Scientist - HCII - School of Computer Science
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expCarnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that challenges the curious and hardworking to deliver work that matters. The Principal Research Scientist will lead a project focused on developing a generative AI-based training environment to enhance social support skills for non-clinical trainees.
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Responsibilities
Translating research goals into concrete research plans
Applying AI and NLP concepts to technologies aimed at improving mental health
Developing and testing generalizable principles of a social skills, simulation-based training environment
Help developing high-fidelity prototypes of the training environment, which can be used to empirically test the training environment and be built upon as the basis of robust software for commercial deployment
Supervising and mentoring junior PhD students and post-doctoral fellows working on the project
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
PhD in computer science and natural language processing
Strong skills in computer science, natural language processing, and software engineering
At least 5-years of experience conducting research in academia or industry
Experience supervising PhD students and/or research staff
Familiarity with theory and empirical research in interpersonal communication
A strong track record of high-quality research publications in computational social science and natural language processing
A combination of education and proven experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered
Successful background investigation
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
Generous retirement savings program with employer contributions
Tuition benefits
Ample paid time off and observed holidays
Life and accidental death and disability insurance
Free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass
Access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs
Fitness center access
Company
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university that offers degrees in technology, arts, and various other fields.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$488.58MKey Investors
ICANNAppalachian Regional CommissioneBPF Foundation
2025-05-29Grant· $0.45M
2024-09-05Grant· $0.5M
2024-08-29Grant· $0.05M
Leadership Team
Amy Coutu
Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Applications
Chirag Patel
Adjunct Professor
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