Research Scientist for Privacy Preserving AI

Research Scientist for Privacy Preserving AI

Huawei Munich Research Center is responsible for advanced technology research, architectural development, design and strategic engineering of our products. Huawei is a leading provider of information and communications solutions with products deployed in over 170 countries serving more than one third of the world’s population. For the Privacy Team of Huawei’s Munich Research Center (ERC), we are currently looking for a Research Scientist for Privacy Preserving AI (m/f/d) .

Join us as a Research Scientist for Privacy Preserving AI (m/f/d).

Your mission

• Leveraging your expertise in AI and LLM, work closely with privacy professionals to conceptualize and engineer cutting-edge privacy-preserving AI solutions such as state-of-the-art generative AI models and LLM agents, which offer high utility and ensure that user data remains confidential and secure.
• Track the trends of AI technologies, including the latest advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI Generated Content (AIGC), and analyse the impact and potential for privacy.
• Design, develop, (empirically) evaluate, and optimize proofs of concepts and software prototypes of related technologies for Huawei products.
• Improve state-of-the-art solutions and participate in the transfer of theoretic research concepts into cutting edge technologies for future Huawei products.
• Evaluate the practicability of Privacy Preserving AI Technologies for different scenarios in terms of functionality, utility, overhead, security, privacy, and risk.
• Work with other teams and communicate results in conferences, workshops, and journals.

Your areas of expertise

• 2+ years of experience or a PhD in AI/Machine Learning or related field.
• Master in Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, or other related discipline.
• Experience with AI agent frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, etc.
• Experience with Deep Learning frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.
• Theoretical knowhow and hands-on experience in fine-tuning, alignment or deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) for a variety of applications, including NLP tasks, content generation, and privacy-preserving AI.
• Demonstrated programming skills in Python, Java or other high-level languages.
• Knowledge of Privacy Enhancing Technologies is a plus.
• Knowledge or experience with AI agents, RAG, planning in agentic workflows, efficient on-device LLMs, is a plus.
• A strong publication record is a plus.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

If you are enthusiastic to solve real-world privacy challenges and shape the future of trustworthy AI together with a multicultural team of highly-skilled researchers and engineers in Huawei’s European Research Center in Munich, join us!

By applying to this position, you agree with our Recruitment Privacy Statement. You can read in full our privacy policy here.

Your rewards of working here

• Our culture is characterized by innovative power and team spirit as well as the intensive exchange of knowledge and experience within our global network.
• We offer healthy meals ranging from traditional Chinese to western delicacies in our company canteen.
• To keep your development ongoing, you will find a broad range of training opportunities, including online and face-to-face training programs and language courses in German and Mandarin.
• Our diverse and welcoming environment is shaped by different backgrounds and around 40 nationalities.
• Self-responsible work in a competent, motivated and constantly growing team.

Please send your application and CV (incl. cover letter and reference letters) in English.

Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider with products and services used in more than 170 countries and regions. With 197,000 employees, Huawei is committed to developing the future information society.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Telecommunications

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