Predoctoral Young Investigator, Open Ecosystem

🏢 Thealleninstitute · 📍 Seattle, WA · 💼 onsite 💰 $113,300 - $113,300 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Persons in these roles are expected to work from our offices in Seattle. On-site requirements vary based on position and team. If you have questions about on-site work arrangements for this role, please ask your recruiter.

Compensation Range: $113,300

Who You Are:

Ai2’s AllenNLP team seeks a creative, early career Predoctoral Young Investigator who has a strong interest in language-model based artificial intelligence and natural language processing. Predoctoral Young Investigator (PYI) candidates have graduated with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field and are preparing to enter a PhD program in the next 1-3 years. We also welcome applications from candidates already enrolled in a PhD program who wish to align their work with Ai2’s endeavors, and we are happy to work on a case-by-case basis with regards to work arrangements if there is a mutual fit.

Who We Are:

The AllenNLP team envisions language-centered AI that equitably serves humanity. We work to improve NLP systems' performance and accountability, and advance scientific methodologies for evaluating and understanding those systems. We deliver high-impact research of our own and masterfully-engineered open-source tools to accelerate NLP research around the world. We are leading the Open Language Model (Olmo) project, in collaboration with other teams across Ai2. Our continued research aims to provide scientific insights and solutions on how to achieve and advance the state-of-the-art fully open models.

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The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

The Allen AI Predoctoral Young Investigator offers predoctoral candidates the opportunity to prepare for graduate-level research through partnership with strong mentors, participation in cutting edge research, and co-authorship of papers at top venues. This program aims to position candidates for successful entry into a top graduate program. For potential candidates who are already enrolled in graduate studies, this program offers the opportunity to work with researchers at Ai2 on collaborative projects for the benefit of both Ai2’s initiatives and your thesis work.

Gain strong research experience through direct collaboration with Ai2 researchers.
Co-author papers with Ai2 researchers and get published in top venues.
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Key Role Focus:

Deep scientific rigor coupled with collaborative, multidisciplinary open-science alignment and large-scale data stewardship.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):

1. Academic arrogance or unwillingness to share data and findings openly
2. Impatience with the slow, deliberate pace of foundational research
3. Lack of appreciation for ethical considerations in scientific data collection

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I am inspired by your commitment to open science, and I want to apply my expertise in large-scale data engineering to accelerate breakthroughs that benefit the entire global research community.

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