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Founding Scientist

San Francisco,...
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Parasma

Startup
Category
Technical
Experience
8+ years
Type
Full-Time
Location
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote
Salary
$1,000,000 - $1,000,000
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Remote work
Paid time off
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About this Role

Parasma is looking for a founding scientist to own the following:

  1. Scientific roadmap for training biological substrates
  2. Design, execute, and analyze closed-loop training experiments
  3. Develop learning protocols for biological neural systems
  4. Define reward structures, stimulation policies, feedback loops, and evaluation metrics
  5. Build theoretical frameworks and benchmarks around learning, control, and information transfer in biological substrates
  6. Identify and solve core bottlenecks in biological training, including noise, variability, non-stationarity, and limited observability
  7. Work with engineering to build the software, hardware, and ML infrastructure required for real-time training

Preferred Experience

  1. Well published in information theory or related fields
  2. Deep understanding of learning systems, optimization, exploration, credit assignment, and adaptive control
  3. Experience designing experiments for complex biological, neural, or adaptive systems
  4. Understanding of the challenges involved in training biological substrates
  5. Currently or previously a professor, PI, or senior research scientist at a top institution
  6. Proven ability to lead an independent research agenda