• Do you have expertise in Generative AI?
• Are you a PhD (or nearly completed) with an excellent publication record in Ethics?
• Does your experience go beyond the technical, and extend into working with AI in Society?

If so we want to hear from you. Apply now and let’s discuss your next step.

We are seeking highly motivated, self-driven Researchers with expertise at the intersection of AI Ethics - specifically Fairness, Transparency, and Accountability (FTA), and Generative AI / Large Foundation Models. We are looking for smart, enthusiastic people who want to join our team of world-renowned researchers as we push the boundaries of applying AI to support human creativity. In this role, the successful candidate will research, develop and deploy fair, transparent, and accountable technology for NLP and other business areas.

You will:

• Lead research projects at the intersection of AI ethics (especially around Fairness, Transparency, and Accountability) and Generative AI.
• Work closely with product and compliance teams to address AI ethics issues across Sony's diverse businesses.
• Work closely with a team of AI researchers and programmers in the U.S., Switzerland, and Japan on ambitious AI projects.
• Investigate new algorithms to solve fundamental AI ethics problems.
• Write code to support research, usually in Python, C++, and/or R.
• Write reports and give presentations for internal audiences.
• Write papers for and give presentations at academic conferences.

You will have:

• Passion to develop cutting-edge Generative AI ethics technology and deploy it through a multi-stakeholder approach.
• PhD or equivalent experience with a track record of relevant academic publications, patents, and/or open-source software related to Generative AI.
• Experience working with different AI / AI ethics stakeholders, such as users and product, engineering, legal, and compliance business units.
• A track record of implementing software systems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills, including the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Your new office

Schlieren – Zürich Technology Centre (ZTC)

Surrounded by Swiss Alps, the Schlieren office is at the doorstep of Zurich, which is consistently voted in top three best cities to live. The city benefits from a very rich ecosystem where prestigious universities, research institutes, companies and organizations collaborate for the development and design of next generation technologies. Our office is very well connected with public transports (train, tram, bus) and located in a very modern and bright building. We have several enjoyable break rooms as well as a terrace which we use for regular social team events or as a casual working area. Our team is unique and international, representing engineering and sales/marketing functions, which creates this unique and passionate Sony Swiss DNA.

Life at Sony

We ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture.

We like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our recognition platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing. We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about.

You can build your career around you with our fantastic range of learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills. We also encourage our staff to try exciting new roles, in a wide range of countries, with a supportive mobility team to support you if you take that leap!

Bring your uniqueness to Sony

We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.

We are Sony Europe.

Our people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique.

With offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and solutions. Our European laboratories research and develop new technologies and capabilities that contributes to the Sony Group and important issues on a planetary scale.

Bring your passion, creativity and ambitions to Sony Europe. Apply now, and let’s create the future together.

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