Junior Research Scientist - Embodied Reasoning F/M

About NAVER LABS Europe

NAVER LABS Europe is part of the R&D division of NAVER, Korea’s leading Internet portal and a global tech company with a range of services that include search, commerce, content, fintech, robotics and cloud.

About the team

The current team focuses on LLMs and VLMs for Embodied Reasoning and Planning. Its work is conducted in close collaboration with other teams within NAVER LABS in Europe and Korea and with leading academic institutions. Our work is regularly published in top-tier venues such as NeurIPS, ICLR, EMNLP, ACL.

The position

We’re looking for a junior scientist with experience in Vision-Language models training and evaluation to expand our team working on various topics related to Embodied Reasoning.
You will work alongside senior researchers to design and evaluate vision-language models that enable agents to perceive, reason about, and act within complex real-world environments, with a particular emphasis on robot navigation and 3D scene understanding.

What we're looking for

Candidates should have a strong scientific background, practical experience in LLMs, Vision-Language development and/or adaptation. Experience with Vision-language reasoning models is a plus.

The qualifications, skills and experience include:

• PhD in NLP, vision, machine learning or a related field.
• Strong working knowledge of LLMs, VLMs and/or VLAs, experience with VLMs or VLAs for robotics is a plus
• Strong programming skills, particularly in Python and PyTorch.
• Experience with GPU computing and architectures
• A good understanding and substantial experience in high-performance computing.
• The ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and to contribute to an inclusive team culture
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• A track record of research excellence, with contributions to major conferences and/or journals in NLP, Computer Vision or machine learning.

What we offer

• We foster a collaborative environment dedicated to ambitious, multidisciplinary projects that translate advanced research into impactful, real-world solutions, supported by 30+ years of experience in AI and related fields.
• Flexible work/life balance.

• We are an equal opportunity employer that hires based on skills, experience, and merit. We foster an inclusive and diverse workplace where all qualified candidates are considered fairly, regardless of background.

• We’re based in Meylan, close to Grenoble, a city that offers the perfect balance of urban life, cutting-edge research and technology, and spectacular mountain landscapes that provide countless opportunities to relax, recharge, and enjoy the outdoors.

All applications will be carefully considered, even if not all required skills are met. We value diverse backgrounds and the potential of each candidate, and we offer training to support the development of necessary skills.

NAVER LABS, co-located in Korea and France, is the organization dedicated to preparing NAVER’s future. Scientists at NAVER LABS Europe are empowered to pursue long-term research problems that, if successful, can have significant impact and transform NAVER. We take our ideas as far as research can to create the best technology of its kind. Active participation in the academic community and collaborations with world-class public research groups are, among others, important ways to achieve these goals. Teamwork, focus and persistence are important values for us.

 When applying for this position online, please don't forget to upload your CV and cover letter. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

NAVER LABS Europe is subject to French jurisdiction requiring organisations to stipulate that a job/internship is open to both women and men. None of our jobs/internships are gender specific.

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