Job Description

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

FRL is seeking a Research Scientist to join the Computational Photography team, a researchorganization focused on advancing computational photography and image understanding technology that let us enhance image and video, track and augment faces, bodies, and the 3D world, and capture and share the 3D world with high fidelity. Individuals in this role are expected to be recognized experts in identified research areas such as Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Machine Learning, AR, VR, and Computational Photography.

Responsibilities

• Lead research to advance the science and technology in Computer Vision, Graphics, Machine Learning, AR, VR, and Computational Photography.
• Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones.
• Influence progress of relevant research communities by producing publications.
• Contribute research and demos that are relevant to Facebook’s mission.
• Lead and collaborate on research projects within a globally based team.
  

Minimum Qualification

• Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD degree in the field of Computer Science or similar.
• Proven track record of achieving results, demonstrated by co-authored publications at high-impact peer-reviewed computer vision, computer graphics, or machine learning conferences or journals (e.g. CVPR, SIGGRAPH, ICCV, ECCV).
• 3+ years of experience working with computer vision datasets (e.g., benchmark evaluations).
• 3+ years of experience in leading computational photography, computer vision, computer graphics, or machine learning research projects.
• 3+ years of experience with Python and/or C++ programming languages.
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
  

Preferred Qualification

• Internship experience and/or research assistantship(s) in a research organization.
• Experience communicating research to public audiences of peers.
  

Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.