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Research Scientist, Human‑AI Perception and Interaction Research - PhD New College Grad 2026

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited po

Company

NVIDIA

Location

US, CA, Santa Clara

Status

Closed

Posted

2026-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

The Human Performance and Experience team at NVIDIA Research hires a research scientist to study how people perceive and interact with AI systems, and to feed those findings into models for gaming, driving and robotics. Work includes proposing and prototyping research ideas, publishing, patenting, mentoring interns, building demos, and transferring technology to product teams. The posting asks for a PhD in computer science, electrical engineering or cognitive science, publications at top conferences, Python, Rust or C++, PyTorch, and experience studying human behavior. Salary is listed at 168,000–264,500 USD.