Founding Research Scientist - Video Diffusion
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Posted January 28, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Nuance Labs is an early-stage deep tech startup building the first real-time human foundation model—a unified system across text, speech, and vision designed to make AI socially and emotionally intelligent.
Job Description
Join Nuance Labs as a Founding Research Scientist to define and own video diffusion research inside a broader human foundation model. This is a true blank-page role where you'll shape how motion, expression, and visual coherence are learned, generated, and integrated into real-time multimodal systems.
Requirements
- PhD or equivalent experience in video diffusion, generative vision, or closely related fields
- Strong background in training large-scale generative models for images or video
- Deep expertise in modern deep learning and large-scale training systems
- Experience running the full ML lifecycle, from data curation through evaluation
- Ability to translate research ideas into practical systems
- Strong coding skills and a commitment to clean, maintainable research code
- Clear communication and strong collaboration skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Opportunity to work on a category-defining AI system
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment