Research Scientist, Fauna
amazonBrooklyn (NY)
Research Scientist, Fauna
Posted today
amazonBrooklyn (NY)
Computer and Information Research ScientistsResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
SENIORITY
Senior
About the role
Overview:
In this role, you will advance human-robot interaction by building expressive, socially intelligent systems. You will study verbal and non-verbal conversation, social dynamics, and memory to foster long-term relationships between robots, their environments, and people. Your work supports trustworthy, human-centered robotic experiences that feel alive and engaging. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate research into impactful products and demonstrations. This opportunity offers a chance to shape how robots interact with humans at scale. Compensation / Benefits health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription) 401(k) matching paid time off parental leave RSUs sign-on payments Responsibilities develop and evaluate verbal and non-verbal conversational systems for robots investigate social dynamics, memory, and long-term relationship formation in HRI analyze experimental and observational data to inform system design contribute to the advancement of socially intelligent and trustworthy robot-human interactions apply scientific principles to business problems and product improvements
Key requirements:
PhD or Master's degree with 4+ years of quantitative field research experience experience applying scientific principles to business problems and products experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets collaboration strong analytical thinking effective communication R MATLAB Python
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