Research Scientist
Hedra, San Francisco
What you will do
- Define and lead research directions in action-conditioned world models, physical AI, and generative modeling for embodied systems
- Design novel architectures, training objectives, and evaluation frameworks for VLMs, VLAs, and world models
- Direct research efforts with the goal of publishing in top journals.
- Partner with industrial collaborators to ground research in real-world physical AI use cases
- Mentor research engineers and collaborate cross-functionally to move research into production
- Stay at the frontier of the field – synthesizing relevant literature and identifying opportunities for impactful contributions
- Contribute to Hedra's research culture and external scientific reputation
What you need
- PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field, with publications at top ML or robotics venues