Senior Researcher (Pune)

We’re looking for an ML researcher to mentor one exceptional young mind. At Robokidz Eduventures (Pune), we mentor students for national and international STEM competitions. We’re now supporting an exceptional high-school student — already working at near-undergraduate level in AI/ML — as she develops an independent research project for IRIS, India’s premier school research competition, with an eye on the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). Her work sits in AI for social valuable (think autism, mental health, or social-resource domains). She does not need to be taught machine learning. She needs a research mentor — someone who can help turn raw ability into a rigorous, genuinely novel, competition-grade investigation. What the role involves: – Helping shape a sharp, novel research question and hypothesis – Designing controlled experiments and sound evaluation (baselines, ablations, error analysis) – Guiding ethical, responsible use of data in sensitive domains – Coaching the scientific write-up and the competition presentation Who we’re looking for: – Research-trained in ML: PhD, PhD candidate, postdoc, or research scientist (a strong MS research thesis also welcome) – Depth in one of: ML fairness / health-AI, NLP, or optimisation – A real instinct for novelty and rigour — you’ve had to defend your own research – Comfortable mentoring and challenging a gifted student as a junior collaborator – Prior experience guiding student research is a plus Details: – Part-time and remote-friendly: ~10 hours/week across a [6–9]-month season – Paid engagement (honorarium commensurate with experience) – Based anywhere in India If this is you — or you know exactly the right person — please DM me or write to with a short note and your CV or research profile. Referrals are hugely appreciated. Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.in/job/4n6ev5