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title: '[Residency/Postdoc] Research Scientist - Scientific Foundation Model at LG AI Research'
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# [Residency/Postdoc] Research Scientist - Scientific Foundation Model at LG AI Research

- **Company:** LG AI Research
- **Location:** Gangseo-Gu Seoul South, South Korea
- **Posted:** 2026-06-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lgairesearch/jobs/4708027005

## Job description

팀 소개

Materials Intelligence Lab은 AI를 활용하여 차세대 신소재를 개발하는 연구 조직입니다. 우리는 머신러닝과 시뮬레이션을 결합하여 새로운 소재를 빠르게 탐색하고 설계하는 것을 목표로 합니다.

현재 MI Lab은 다양한 소재 데이터를 학습하여 유기·무기 소재 전반에 대한 물성을 예측할 수 있는 Materials Foundation Model을 개발하고 있습니다. 이를 위해 대규모 데이터셋 구축, 최신 AI 아키텍처 연구, 대규모 모델 학습 및 평가를 함께 수행할 연구자를 찾고 있습니다. AI 기술을 활용하여 실제 과학 문제를 해결하고, 차세대 Scientific Foundation Model 개발에 도전하고 싶은 분들의 지원을 기다립니다.

수행 업무

- 유기·무기 소재를 통합적으로 다룰 수 있는 Materials Foundation Model 개발
- 대규모 재료 데이터셋 구축 및 전처리
- Graph Neural Network(GNN), Transformer 등 최신 아키텍처 연구 및 적용
- 대규모 학습 파이프라인 구축 및 운영
- 최신 AI 및 Scientific Machine Learning 논문 분석 및 구현
- 모델 성능 평가 및 벤치마크 수행
- 국제 학회 및 저널 논문 작성

계약 형태

- Residency 또는 Postdoctoral 포지션 1년 계약

지원자격

- 관련 분야 석사/박사 졸업자(예정자) 및 경력자
- Machine Learning 연구 또는 개발 경험
- 딥러닝 프레임워크(PyTorch, JAX 등) 활용 경험
- 최신 머신러닝 논문을 읽고 구현할 수 있는 역량
- Deep Learning, Representation Learning, Graph Learning 등 최신 AI 방법론을 이해하고 활용할 수 있는 역량
- 1년 계약으로 Full Time 근무가 가능하신 분

우대사항

- Scientific Machine Learning, Geometric Deep Learning 또는 Foundation Model 연구 경험
- Graph Neural Networks(GNN), Transformer, Equivariant Model 연구 경험
- 대규모 그래프 데이터 처리 경험
- NequIP, MACE, MatterSim, CHGNet, SevenNet 등 최신 MLIP 프레임워크 활용 경험
- ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, AAAI 및 Domain Journal 등 분야 주요 학회 및 저널 논문 실적

## About LG AI Research

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: LG AI Research is the corporate AI research lab of the LG Group, dedicated to solving complex real-world problems across LG’s diverse businesses through cutting-edge AI research in vision, language, data intelligence, and materials science.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Subsidiary of LG Group, a publicly traded conglomerate; LG Corp ticker: 003550 on KOSPI)
- **Headquarters**: Seoul, South Korea (multiple offices: Yeouido LG Twin Tower, Magok LG Science Park, Magok D&O)
- **Founded**: December 2020
- **Founders**: Established by LG Group; Chief Scientist: Honglak Lee (also Professor at University of Michigan)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: AI Research & Development, Research Services
- Target customers: Primarily internal – LG Group affiliates (LG Electronics, LG Chem, LG Display, LG U+, etc.); also collaborates externally with academic institutions and publishes research.
- Mission or purpose statement: "Advancing AI for a better life" by solving the LG Group’s most challenging problems and conducting fundamental research for future breakthroughs.

## Products & Services
LG AI Research does not sell commercial products; it operates specialized research labs that deliver models, platforms, and intelligence capabilities to LG businesses and the broader AI community.

- **[EXAONE Lab]**: Large Language Model (LLM) research and development, including the EXAONE series of models.
- **[Vision Lab]**: Computer vision research for applications in manufacturing, quality inspection, autonomous systems, etc.
- **[Language Lab]**: Natural language processing, conversational AI, multilingual understanding.
- **[Data Intelligence Lab]**: Data-driven decision-making, predictive analytics, and business optimization.
- **[Materials Intelligence Lab]**: AI for new material discovery, chemistry, and energy research.
- **[Bio Intelligence Lab]**: AI applications in drug discovery, life sciences, and protein design.
- **[Advanced Agent Lab]**: Agentic AI, autonomous systems, and robotics evaluation & benchmarking.
- **[Physical Intelligence Lab]**: Embodied AI, robotics, and physical world interaction.
- **[Superintelligence Lab]**: Long-term fundamental research toward general intelligence.
- **[Platform & Infra Team]**: MLOps, LLM inference infrastructure, and internal AI platforms.
- **[AI Market Insights Team]**: Business intelligence and market analysis for AI strategy.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (wholly owned by LG Group)
- **Key Metric**: Total headcount of 255 employees (as of mid-2025), with +23.7% YoY growth
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: LG Group affiliates (LG Electronics, LG Chem, LG Display, LG U+, etc.); academic partners including University of Michigan, KAIST, Seoul National University, Yonsei University.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount growth of 23.7% YoY; expansion to global offices in Ann Arbor (USA), Poland, and Canada; active hiring across multiple research and engineering roles; hosting events like "LG AI Tech CONNECT" in New York; regular publications at top global conferences.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Real-world data & problems**: Unparalleled access to diverse, large-scale industrial data from LG’s electronics, chemical, telecom, battery, and life science businesses.
- **End-to-end impact**: Researchers see their work directly applied to actual business outcomes within LG affiliates.
- **Top-tier infrastructure**: State-of-the-art compute resources, extensive datasets, and latest equipment.
- **World-class talent**: Collaboration with leading academic institutions and a team of highly cited researchers.
- **Autonomous culture**: Culture 3.0 emphasizes researcher autonomy, flextime without core hours, self-approval PTO, and remote work options.

## Strategic Focus
- **Fundamental research**: Continued investment in foundational AI areas (LLMs, agentic AI, scientific foundation models, materials intelligence).
- **Global expansion**: Growing research presence in North America (Ann Arbor) and Europe.
- **Industry-specific AI**: Deepening AI capabilities for LG’s key sectors (chemicals, displays, batteries, new drugs).
- **Talent attraction**: Actively recruiting top AI researchers and engineers through internships, residencies/postdocs, and full-time positions.

## Why Work Here
- **Autonomous work environment**: Flextime with no core hours, self-approval for paid time off, remote work options, and commuter shuttle service.
- **Health & wellness**: Comprehensive medical expense coverage (self & family), annual physical exams, psychological counseling (6 sessions/year), health management allowance.
- **Personal growth**: Generous self-development budget, book allowance, latest work equipment (laptop, monitors), access to vast data and infrastructure.
- **Life support**: Welfare points, family event support, childcare expenses, admission gifts, resort/villa support, separate summer vacation days.
- **Culture**: "Culture 3.0" – a continuously evolving, researcher-centric culture with unlimited snack bars, subsidized meals, and a focus on work-life balance.
- **Global opportunities**: Offices in Seoul, Ann Arbor (USA), Poland, and Canada, with potential for international collaboration and relocation.

## Sources
1. [lgresearch.ai](https://www.lgresearch.ai/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lgairesearch/)
3. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lgairesearch)
4. [careers.lgresearch.ai](https://careers.lgresearch.ai/c5a2b8bd-6129-4482-a68e-a7dc0d300676)

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