Research Scientist

Job description

Overview: Hedra is building a world-class Physical AI research team to push the boundaries of action-conditioned world models and generative AI for physical systems. As a Researcher, you will drive original research into the intersection of generative modeling, embodied AI, and real-world physical applications alongside industrial partners. You will have access to large-scale compute, the freedom to pursue high-impact research directions, and a direct path to publication at top venues. We are looking for researchers who are excited to go beyond benchmarks and build models that operate in the real world — drawing on Hedra's leadership in generative modeling and the depth of our academic partnerships, including connections to Fei-Fei Li and the Stanford Vision & Learning Lab. Responsibilities: Define and lead research directions in action-conditioned world models, physical AI, and generative modeling for embodied systems Design novel architectures, training objectives, and evaluation frameworks for VLMs, VLAs, and world models Direct research efforts with the goal of publishing in top journals. Partner with industrial collaborators to ground research in real-world physical AI use cas...