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Founding Scientist

Parasma · San Francisco, CA, US / Remote · Remote

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About Parasma

Replacing GPUs with human brain cells. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

Parasma is hiring a Founding Scientist in San Francisco, CA, US / Remote. The full description is on Parasma's site.

What they're looking for

  • Scientific roadmap for training biological substrates
  • Design, execute, and analyze closed-loop training experiments
  • Develop learning protocols for biological neural systems
  • Define reward structures, stimulation policies, feedback loops, and evaluation metrics
  • Build theoretical frameworks and benchmarks around learning, control, and information transfer in biological substrates
  • Identify and solve core bottlenecks in biological training, including noise, variability, non-stationarity, and limited observability
More about this role

About this Role

  • Scientific roadmap for training biological substrates
  • Design, execute, and analyze closed-loop training experiments
  • Develop learning protocols for biological neural systems
  • Define reward structures, stimulation policies, feedback loops, and evaluation metrics
  • Build theoretical frameworks and benchmarks around learning, control, and information transfer in biological substrates
  • Identify and solve core bottlenecks in biological training, including noise, variability, non-stationarity, and limited observability
  • Work with engineering to build the software, hardware, and ML infrastructure required for real-time training
  • Well published in information theory or related fields
  • Deep understanding of learning systems, optimization, exploration, credit assignment, and adaptive control
  • Experience designing experiments for complex biological, neural, or adaptive systems
  • Understanding of the challenges involved in training biological substrates
  • Currently or previously a professor, PI, or senior research scientist at a top institution
  • Proven ability to lead an independent research agenda

Read the full posting on Parasma's site ↗

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