About the role#
This position is based in the Distributed Scheduling and Data Engine Lab at Huawei Canada. You will join a team focused on cloud technologies, specifically LLM and agent evaluation. This is a research-first role. You will spend your time formulating complex problems, running experiments, and working toward publishable results rather than building production systems.
What you'll do#
- Research the capabilities and evaluation of large language model-based agents.
- Investigate how agents manage context, reason under uncertainty, and maintain reliable behavior in long-horizon tasks.
- Develop principled methods and theoretical foundations for agent evaluation and autonomous reasoning.
- Use formal reasoning and causal inference to characterize agent behavior.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Master or PhD program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- A track record of research output, such as publications, preprints, or workshop papers at top-tier venues.
- A foundation in machine learning and NLP fundamentals.
- Experience in at least one of these areas: LLM architectures, causal inference, formal methods, or neurosymbolic AI.
- Experience designing, critiquing, or extending LLM reasoning or agent evaluation benchmarks.
- The ability to manage a research project from the initial hypothesis to the final result.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Location & details#
- Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada.
- Work arrangement: On-site.
- Duration: 4 to 12 months.
- Employment type: Full-time.
- Compensation: $58,000 to $104,000 per year, based on experience and education.
About Huawei Canada
Huawei Canada operates as a division of the global information and communications technology provider founded in 1987. The company focuses on research and development, specifically in 5G technologies, cloud services, and network infrastructure. It maintains a significant presence in Canada with its main headquarters in Markham and multiple research facilities across the country. The Canadian operations employ over 1,700 people.
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