Latest research scientist Jobs

Senior Simulation Engineer - Electromagnetics Specialist

Develops high-fidelity electromagnetic simulations across low- and high-frequency domains, focusing on semiconductor, aerospace, and automotive applications. Builds and validates complex EM models, automates simulation workflows, and collaborates with data science teams to train AI surrogates. Works on-site with customers to solve engineering challenges using advanced simulation and AI-driven tools.

PhysicsX North Tyneside, NE29 8EP, United Kingdom

CFD Multiphase & DEM Engineer

This role involves developing high-fidelity multi-physics simulation models, particularly in multiphase CFD and coupled CFD-DEM, to support AI-driven engineering solutions. The engineer will work directly with customers across industries like aerospace, energy, and automotive to build and validate complex simulations, automate workflows, and generate data for machine learning. Key responsibilities include geometry processing, meshing, simulation, and optimisation using tools like Star-CCM+, OpenFOAM, or Fluent, alongside Python scripting and parametric CAD integration.

PhysicsX London, United Kingdom

Senior Solutions Architect, Higher Education and Research - Open Models and LLM

This role involves partnering with academic and research institutions to advance AI and HPC workloads using NVIDIA's accelerated computing platform. The Solutions Architect will guide researchers in integrating NVIDIA technologies into large-scale projects, particularly around large language models and open models. Responsibilities include hands-on technical engagement, driving research collaborations, delivering training, and translating research needs into product feedback for engineering teams.

NVIDIA Cambridge, United Kingdom

Senior Solutions Architect, Higher Education and Research - Open Models and LLM

This role involves partnering with academic and research institutions to advance AI and HPC initiatives using NVIDIA's accelerated computing platforms. The Solutions Architect will guide researchers in integrating NVIDIA technologies into large-scale AI projects, particularly around LLMs and open models, while contributing to joint research and technical content. Responsibilities include hands-on training, prototyping solutions, and bridging research needs with product development through direct feedback to engineering teams.

NVIDIA Reading, United Kingdom

Staff Software Engineer (Inference Platform), London

Design and optimize large-scale AI/ML infrastructure for biotech research, focusing on GPU/TPU systems, Kubernetes orchestration, and inference platform reliability. Build robust monitoring, CI/CD, and job scheduling systems to support high-throughput model serving and digital biology breakthroughs.

Isomorphic Labs London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Manager/Associate Director - Project Management

This role involves leading project management for a multi-year osteoporosis drug discovery programme within a TechBio environment. You'll coordinate across interdisciplinary teams including wet lab biology, machine learning, and data science, translating scientific objectives into integrated delivery plans. The position requires managing cross-team dependencies, evolving workstreams, and governance processes in a discovery-stage R&D setting with high ambiguity and scientific complexity.

Relation Therapeutics London, United Kingdom

Permanent

Technical Director of AI Safety

Lead technical strategy and R&D in AI safety, building and mentoring a high-performing team focused on red teaming, model evaluation, and mitigation research for frontier AI systems. Drive thought leadership, publish in top-tier venues, and shape global AI safety practices in collaboration with leading labs and governments. Translate cutting-edge research into scalable, real-world safety solutions.

Faculty AI London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Research Fellow in Responsible AI Translation

This role involves translating technical AI research into policy advice for government, industry, and the public. The post holder will work on agentic and physical AI systems, convene roundtables with senior stakeholders, and represent RAi UK at policy events.

University of Southampton Southampton, South East England, United Kingdom £36 – £44 pa

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Research Associate in Transport AI

The role involves advancing mathematical modelling, simulation, and AI to solve complex transport challenges. Responsibilities include developing novel computational and analytical approaches with real-world applications, working in a multidisciplinary team focused on intelligent and sustainable mobility.

Loughborough University Loughborough University, Loughborough, Midlands Of England, United Kingdom £35 pa

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Research Fellow in Medical Image Analysis & Machine Learning

This role involves developing and evaluating novel AI algorithms for MRI data analysis, specifically for quantifying iron distribution in the brain. The position is part of a multi-disciplinary research institute at UCL, focusing on advancing healthcare technology through computational and medical sciences.

UCL London, United Kingdom £46 – £48 pa

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Research Engineer - Inference

The role involves deploying and optimizing cutting-edge AI models for real-time inference in production environments. You'll focus on improving latency, throughput, and cost efficiency across the full serving stack, from model architecture to custom kernels and orchestration. The position emphasizes building high-performance systems and tooling to enable rapid, reliable deployment of AI models at scale.

ElevenLabs United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Research Engineer - Web Crawlers

Build and scale distributed web crawlers to source high-quality, multilingual data from the open web for training frontier AI models. Design targeted pipelines for audio, video, and text, and develop tooling for researchers to monitor and access crawled data efficiently. Focus on reliability, content extraction, deduplication, and compliance at web scale.

ElevenLabs United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Research Assistant in Machine Learning for Epidemiology

This role involves developing and evaluating machine learning models to predict Strep A outbreaks using real-world datasets. You will collaborate with clinicians and an engineering team to create a tool that can provide early warnings and help protect public health.

University of Sheffield Sheffield, Hybrid, Northern England, United Kingdom £32 pa

Contract Part-time

Research Assistant in Machine Learning and Quantitative Finance

The role involves conducting research at the intersection of machine learning and quantitative finance, focusing on large-scale financial datasets and quantitative modelling. The post holder will work under the supervision of Professors Álvaro Cartea and Mihai Cucuringu, contributing to the development and empirical evaluation of new research methodologies and preparing research outputs for publication.

University of Oxford Oxford, South East England, United Kingdom £35 – £41 pa

On-site Contract

Research Fellow for Hardware Accelerated AI Custom Computing

The role involves conducting advanced research in hardware-accelerated custom computing, specifically contributing to the RIGOLETTO project, a European initiative developing an open RISC-V platform for software-defined vehicles. You will work with academic and industrial partners, focusing on FPGA design, CPU architectures, and RISC-V design/prototyping.

Queen's University Belfast Belfast, United Kingdom £42 – £51 pa

On-site Contract