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Principal Research Scientist & Professor of Practice (AI & Machine Learning)

Actively Reviewing the Applications

AIClub

India On-site

Posted 3 days ago • Apply by June 19, 2026

Job Description

Location: Remote

Work Mode: Remort
Schedule: Live cohorts from 05:00 IST + enterprise sessions

About the role

We’re hiring a PhD-level educator–researcher to lead teaching and applied research in AI/ML across universities, high school researchers in North America, and enterprise up-skilling. You’ll run large, high-energy classes (often packed with software engineers), supervise research, publish, and ship real prototypes that matter.

What you’ll do

Teaching & Mentorship

Deliver clear, engaging classes on Python + core ML/AI (data prep, classical ML, intro deep learning, evaluation, deployment basics).
Teachlarge mixed-experience cohortswith strong classroom management.
Run hands-on labs (Jupyter/Colab), design assignments/quizzes, grade with rubrics, and host office hours/capstone mentoring.
Lead early-morning live sessions from 05:00 IST for global cohorts (remote), plus on-site sessions later in the day.

Research & Impact

Lead applied AI/ML projects (e.g., CV, NLP/LLMs & RAG, tabular ML, forecasting), publish in reputable venues, and open-source code/data where possible.
Build small research teams (students + engineers), manage IRB/ethics when needed, and drive industry collaborations and PoCs.

Programme & Community

Co-own curriculum roadmaps; keep examples industry-relevant.
Maintain teaching repos (notebooks, datasets, slides) and contribute to internal tooling.
Present talks/workshops for partner institutions and enterprise clients.

Minimum requirements (must-have)

PhD in CS/AI/ML/Data Science/EE/Applied Math (or adjacent field).
Willingness to work early hours (from 05:00 IST)
Excellent communication and strong classroom presence, especially with large groups of software engineers.
Python fluency.
Solid AI/ML foundations

Preferred (good-to-have)

Deep-learning experience (PyTorch or TensorFlow), plus one area: LLMs/RAG/agents, computer vision, time-series.
MLOps familiarity: versioning (Git/GitHub), experiment tracking (e.g., W&B), packaging (Docker), simple APIs (FastAPI/Streamlit).
A track record of publications / open-source repos / datasets; prior student supervision (MTech/BTech/MSc) or corporate L&D.
Comfortable on Linux/cloud notebooks; basic SQL; data ethics/privacy awareness.

Success metrics

Learner outcomes (attendance, completion, assessment deltas, CSAT/NPS).
Research outputs (papers, code/data releases, demos/PoCs, grants/industry wins).
On-time delivery of labs, grading SLAs, and feedback quality.
Evidence of classroom engagement and inclusion.

Compensation & benefits

Competitive CTC (India) commensurate with experience.
conference support; professional development budget.

How to apply

Apply on Indeed or send your CV, a brief statement of teaching philosophy to [email protected] / [email protected] with subject “AI/ML Instructor — [Your Name]“.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹100,051.00 - ₹144,225.60 per month

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