Founding Scientist

About Parasma

Training human brain cells for AI compute

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**About this Role**\
Parasma is looking for a founding scientist to own the following:

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

**Preferred Experience**

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