**Summary:** The Generative Codec Avatars group at XRCIA is building social presence in VR and AR where people can interact with each other across distances in a way that is indistinguishable from in-person interactions. We are seeking exceptional researchers who are passionate about designing and implementing large-scale human-centric generative models. **Required Skills:** Generative Codec Avatars Research Scientist Responsibilities: 1. Develop and apply state-of-the-art generative models, such as Diffusion Models, GANs, and VAEs, to build foundational human-centric models for codec avatars. 2. Design and run large-scale experiments to evaluate the performance of generative models on various tasks, including: 1. Image/video generation: generating high-quality images and videos 2. Multi-view generation: generating 3D consistent and coherent images and 3D content. 3. Collaborate with other teams to integrate generative models into the codec avatar pipeline and push the research that enables mid- to long-term products. 4. Publish research results in top-tier journals and at leading international conferences. **Minimum Qualifications:** Minimum Qualifications: 5. Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta. 6. Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD degree and/or postdoctoral assignment in the field of computer vision, computer graphics, machine learning, or a related field 7. First-author publications in computer vision, machine learning, or computer graphics peer-reviewed conferences (e.g., CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, or SIGGRAPH, etc.) 8. Experience with generative models, such as Diffusion Models, GANs, or VAEs, and/or Vision Transformers **Preferred Qualifications:** Preferred Qualifications: 9. Proven track record of achieving significant research results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, and/or patents 10. Demonstrated software engineer experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open-source repositories (e.g., GitHub) 11. 3+ years of experience with prototyping algorithms in Python 12. Experience in implementation of large-scale training: parallelisms, sharding strategies, custom kernels. 13. Experience with large-scale experiment design and execution. 14. Familiarity with the avatars pipeline and/or experience working with human-centric data **Public Compensation:** $117,000/year to $173,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits **Industry:** Internet **Equal Opportunity:** Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.