Job Description

Research Scientist - Computer Vision for Input and Interactions

At Facebook Reality Labs Research, our goal is to define and deliver the novel input and interaction solutions to enable virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. We are looking for creative, skilled and motivated Research Scientists to join our research team and help us define the interaction solutions of the future. Our input and interaction research lies at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning, human-computer interaction (HCI), signal processing, and wearable input devices. We are seeking talented computer vision scientists who are passionate about real-time, interactive applications and the full technology stack behind them: from custom camera hardware to algorithms, all the way to user interfaces. Join our team of researchers, interaction designers, hardware engineers, neuroscientists, and other brilliant minds as we bring a game changing technology to life and make science fiction a reality!

• Plan and execute a cutting-edge research agenda to advance wearable computer vision systems for more expressive interactions in AR/VR.
• Design experiments to record real-world data, develop and train computer vision models, evaluate vision algorithms within end-to-end, real-time interactive systems.
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and designers across disciplines to solve complex problems and evaluate the effectiveness of developed solutions through user evaluations.
• Publish and present papers at international conferences and journals, attend top conferences in human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, and related fields.
• Mentor and supervise PhD interns.

• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
• PhD in CV/ML or related field.
• Proven understanding of the full computer vision stack: cameras & image formation, low-level signal processing, all the way to modern ML methods for object detection, tracking, scene understanding.
• Experience in development of real-time interactive solutions in AR/VR, games, graphics, or other similar user-facing real-time applications.
• Proven track record of achieving research results, demonstrated by minimum 3 publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences in CV, AI, HCI, graphics, AR/VR.

• Computational background, including 3+ years of experience in C/C++ or Python.
• Understanding of AR/VR input and interaction technologies and literature.
• Interpersonal skills: cross-group collaboration and cross-culture collaboration.
• Tackling input and sensing problems on novel/prototype hardware.

Oculus 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, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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