Artificial Intelligence Jobs in Sheffield

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £39,560 – £41,885 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops explainable machine learning models, including symbolic regression, Bayesian optimisation and genetic algorithms, to decode polymer-solvent thermodynamics and soft-matter physics. Involves featurizing complex polymer architectures, analysing multi-modal experimental datasets, and building open-source cheminformatics tools in Python/Julia for sustainable inverse formulation design.

Python · Julia · C++ +1

• Sheffield
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £55,000 – £60,000 pa

Build-focused role creating AI-powered tools, workflow automations and integrations that remove manual effort across a UK tech business. You work directly with internal teams to understand their needs, ship working solutions quickly, and embed generative AI into existing systems. Distinct for its practical, non-research emphasis and cross-department collaboration.

Generative AI · Large Language Models

• Sheffield
• £40,704 – £45,641 pa
• Permanent

Deliver tutorials and lab classes in AI and robotics, supporting students one-to-one and helping colleagues run practical sessions. Involves preparing robots, machines, software and data, with practical software development and current AI/robotics knowledge required. Joins a large School of Computing and Digital Technologies with a research-active Smart Interactive Technologies lab.

PlayStation

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £49,798 – £59,390 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Join the AI × Software Engineering & Testing research group, one of the UK's largest clusters for software quality and automated verification. You will establish an independent research programme, secure funding, design and deliver AI and software engineering modules, and supervise student projects for external clients.

Robotics

• Sheffield
• £700 pd
• Senior
• Contract

Consultant role bridging the CTO organisation and Data Security teams to map AI and Agentic AI capabilities, define security controls and guardrails, and take business ownership of AI-enabled data security outcomes through to production. Covers data access governance, encryption, database activity monitoring and control integration across the wider data protection landscape.

NIST AI RMF · ISO 27001 · OWASP

• Sheffield
• £40,704 – £45,641 pa
• Permanent

Deliver and develop undergraduate and postgraduate cyber security and AI programmes using an applied, project-based approach rather than traditional lectures. Teach technical areas such as ethical hacking, network intrusion detection, digital forensics and AI governance, with access to dedicated cyber security and PlayStation development labs.

Software-Defined Networking · Virtualisation

• Sheffield
• £50,000 – £60,000 pa

Build and deploy AI-powered tools, automations and integrations that solve real business problems, working directly with stakeholders to translate requirements into working solutions. The role spans Python, JavaScript or PHP development, LLM integration and process automation, with a focus on rapid delivery, testing and safe adoption across the business.

AI · Large Language Models

• Sheffield
• £39,560 – £48,337 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Build deep learning models that fuse digitised histology with radiology, multiplex imaging, spatial transcriptomics and clinical data to predict cancer risk, recurrence and treatment response. Work within the NEOPATH group alongside pathologists, coordinating meetings, contributing to grant applications and presenting to academic, clinical and patient partners.

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £39,560 – £43,099 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Postdoctoral role applying explainable NLP and machine learning to analyse online disinformation narratives, integrate findings into a user-facing verification toolkit, and evaluate commercial chatbots and AI-generated search overviews. The researcher joins the European-funded ANTIGONE project, collaborating with multidisciplinary partners and leading publication of results in high-impact journals and conferences.

Chatbots · AI-Generated Search Overviews

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £32,080 pa
• Entry level
• Contract · Part time

Build and evaluate machine learning models that predict Strep A outbreak risk from multiple real-world datasets, turning them into early-warning signals. Work with clinicians and an engineering team so analyses feed into a practical public health tool, with a focus on reproducible Python and/or R analysis.