Apple · 1 month ago
AIML - Applied ML Research Scientist, Accessibility
Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $258K/yrApple is seeking an Applied Machine Learning Research Scientist to join their Accessibility efforts on the Human-Centered Machine Intelligence (HCMI) team. The role involves tackling significant technical and human-centered research challenges, collaborating with partner teams to ship products, and shaping the field of human-centered AIML through research and publications.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Developing new ML modeling approaches around vision, time-series, or multimodal ML
Advancing the state of the art on Accessibility-related problems
Designing and analyzing experiments to evaluate machine learning modeling approaches
Working with partner teams to integrate machine learning approaches into human-centered applications
Evaluating ML-powered applications using human-centered methods
Creating human-centered machine learning contributions to be shared internally and/or externally (e.g., in ML and human-computer interaction venues)
Qualification
Required
PhD in Machine Learning, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or related field
Experienced researcher in areas of machine learning, including computer vision or multi-modal modeling
Publication and research record commensurate with seniority
Proven history of turning research contributions into tools, guidelines, or products either commercially or as open source, or strong potential to do so
Preferred
Experience designing machine learning models for sign language
Experience conducting research in Accessibility (e.g., sign language, atypical speech, visual accessibility, or other topics)
Experience doing data collection or data curation (e.g., developing data or annotation protocols)
Experience with human-centered evaluation methods (e.g., developing user study protocols or running studies)
Experience developing and shipping products that use machine learning
Strong writing and presentation skills
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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Founded in 1976
10001+ employees
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