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Research Assistant in the Division of Engineering

Unlock employer Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Posted: 14 Nov 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $30k - $42k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Office Only
  • Apply from abroad
  • Relocation Support
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Entry Level
  • English: Professional

Position

The Prof. Sunil Kumar’s Research Group in the Division of Engineering at the company seeks to recruit a Research Assistant to develop AI-enabled healthcare applications. This full-time position is located on-site in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and fine-tune computer-vision models, instance segmentation, and retrieval-based estimation from images and text metadata.
  • Build and evaluate monocular depth pipelines and implement multimodal retrieval with re-rankers for robust profile selection.
  • Design and train advanced AI models for digital twins, including 3D model learning, prediction models from imaging and molecular data, and model-based simulation coupling with uncertainty-aware outputs for lab/clinical validation.
  • Work with 3D datasets, time-series sensors, and multi-omics or assay data to create predictive models and digital twin prototypes.
  • Maintain reproducible code, experiments, and model/dataset versioning; develop deployment artifacts (Docker, CI/CD scripts) and support cloud/HPC model training.
  • Plan, run, and analyze pilot studies; participate in data collection, annotation, and lab assay coordination.
  • Write up results and contribute to publications, technical reports, and presentations for various stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, electrical/computer engineering, applied mathematics, computational biology, bioengineering, or a closely related discipline.
  • Solid experience training and evaluating AI models.
  • Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
  • Experience with dataset curation, annotation workflows, FAISS/embedding retrieval, LLM-based parsing, RAG-style pipeline, and GPU/HPC training.
  • Familiarity with 3D data processing or willingness to learn quickly.
  • Publications, thesis work, or demonstrable projects in computer vision, multi-modal ML, digital twins, or biomedical ML.
  • Familiarity with uncertainty quantification and model explainability methods.
  • Strong software engineering practices: Git, reproducible experiments, modular code, deploying models in cloud (AWS/GCP) and containerized services (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Good written and verbal communication skills, and ability to work collaboratively across interdisciplinary teams.

Application Requirements: For consideration, applicants need to submit:

  • A cover letter
  • Curriculum vitae with a full publication list
  • Statement of research interests
  • Transcript
  • Three letters of reference, all in PDF format.

Language Requirements: Good written and verbal communication skills are necessary. For any questions, please email Prof. Prabodh Panindre at [email protected].

Additional Information:

  • Terms of employment are very competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children.
  • Applications will be accepted immediately, and candidates will be considered until the position is filled.

The company is committed to non-discrimination and equal opportunity, welcoming applicants from diverse backgrounds.

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