Company Description:

About Ubisoft & Shanghai Studio:

Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves.

As Ubisoft’s first production studio in China, Ubisoft Shanghai opened its door in 1996 and has been at the forefront of the Chinese game industry. It has been working on major Ubisoft brands such as Splinter Cell®, Assassin’s Creed®, Might & Magic®, Just Dance®, Far Cry® and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™.

To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com

19,000名育碧成员遍布在全球30多个国家工作，致力于通过打造新颖深刻的游戏体验来丰富玩家的生活。育碧上海是育碧在中国开设的第一家研发工作室，成立于1996年，一直站在中国游戏产业的前沿。

Job Description:

About the Role

As an R&D Scientist in La Forge China team, you will define research direction within your area of expertise, narrow focus to topics that advance public knowledge and help create world-class games and technologies. You will oversee and develop state-of-the-art prototypes that bring innovations to players and across the company, in domains such as virtual characters and behaviors, digital content creation or systemic environments.

About La Forge: La Forge is a bridge between academia and video game production, between scholars and industry experts. Dedicated to innovation, the mission is to accelerate research and development through prototyping based on recent academic progress. Subjects explored include rendering, animation, AI, audio, and physics.

Responsibilities:

• Define and develop research topics within your area of expertise.
• Collaborate with team members and game production teams to develop prototypes.
• Communicate progress and share knowledge internally through presentations and trainings.
• Communicate progress outside Ubisoft by publishing papers and presenting at conferences.
• Participate in recruitments to assess candidates for internships and full-time positions.
• Stay up to date on the latest academic progress & industry trends in your area of expertise. Oversee and guide graduate students.

作为 Ubisoft La Forge 中国团队的首席研发科学家，你将在自己的专业领域定义我们的研究方向，重点聚焦打破公共认知创建世界领先的游戏和技术的话题。你将负责监督和开发最先进的原型，在虚拟角色和行为、数字内容创建或系统环境等领域为玩家和育碧带来创新。

Qualifications:

• A PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• A background in applied or basic research (in industry or academia).
• Hands-on experience with deep learning techniques or optimization methods.
• Ability to lead research through standard experimental methodologies.
• Proficiency in C++, Python and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras.
• Highly collaborative with excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Good communication skills in English and Chinese.
• Curiosity, critical thinking, and resourcefulness.
• Motivation to find solutions to real world problems related to the video game industry.
• A track record of publications in conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, SIGGRAPH, or GDC is a plus.
• Previous experience in video games production or a similar domain is a plus.

Additional Information & Benefits:

Work model: The posting states a hybrid work model is embraced across Ubisoft, but notes some roles are fully office-based and not eligible for hybrid work. This specific role is listed as Office-based and Contract: Fixed Term.

• A minimum of 15 days paid annual leave.
• Monthly meal and snack allowance.
• Premium medical insurance plan and free annual health check.
• Game Package: free access to Ubisoft games on PC plus a library of games & books.
• Employee Assistance Program: wellbeing solutions, emotional support, and life coaching.
• 10+ staff clubs featuring weekly sports and gaming activities and events.

Ubisoft CSR commitment:

Making a long-lasting positive impact for our players, our teams, our partners and our planet. Ubisoft works to enrich players’ lives and improve the positive impacts of games through community work and environmental initiatives.

Play Green: Ubisoft’s Commitment to Global Carbon Neutrality

https://youtu.be/w2gstlpydks

https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/2xcruKK2rZJ22OSeyWzkKO/ubisofts-environmental-commitment-2022-update