Artificial Intelligence Jobs

Loughborough University · Loughborough · £35,608 pa

Conducts methodologically driven research advancing mathematical modelling, simulation and AI for transport planning, management and operations. Joins a multidisciplinary team developing novel computational and analytical approaches with real-world mobility applications, spanning intelligent, resilient and sustainable transport. Open to candidates from transport engineering, computer science, maths and physics.

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Conducts AI and network data science research on molecular multi-omics and medical data to advance precision medicine and discover new therapeutics. Works with an interdisciplinary team on the flagship Human Phenotype Project and Emirati Genome Project datasets, designing algorithms, publishing papers, and helping supervise PhD and MSc students.

University of Essex · Milton Keynes · £41,950 pa

Develops novel computer vision techniques to capture and analyse live-broadcasted eSports events, identifying in-game events and building low-latency AI calculations for in-play betting markets. Works with Python, TensorFlow or PyTorch alongside Java and .NET colleagues, using historical game data and video feeds to detect irregular play patterns. A KTP partnership between the University of Essex and Sports Information Services Ltd.

University of Hertfordshire · Hatfield · £39,560 – £46,970 pa

Postdoctoral role delivering research on innovative AI/ML algorithms for predictive modelling and optimisation of agricultural applications from heterogeneous data, as part of an Innovate UK-funded collaborative project. Involves developing AI/ML software tools, data management and analysis, supporting the Principal Investigator on project milestones, and contributing to publications and reports.

University of Exeter · Exeter · £21,805 pa

Develops and evaluates AI, machine learning and deep learning methods for grading retinal fundus images to detect diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cataract and AMD. Works with large datasets including EyePACS, UK Biobank and NHS sources, comparing algorithm accuracy against NHS clinicians and optimising explainable models for clinical trust.

University of Southampton · Southampton · £46,970 – £49,798 pa

Lead a translational research project extracting structured clinical findings from electronic health records using open-source large language models, harmonising them to ontologies such as HPO, SNOMED CT and ICD-10. Develop reproducible LLM-based pipelines on high-performance computing, integrate clinical and genomic data for autoimmune disease diagnostics, and manage early career researchers within a multidisciplinary team.

University of Oxford · Oxford · £49,119 – £58,265 pa

Develops and validates machine learning models for disease forecasting and simulation models for scenario exploration, using large-scale epidemiological, genomic and behavioural data. Builds decision-support tools and reproducible pipelines, integrating them into public health workflows with partners in Nigeria and the DRC through co-design workshops and training.

University of Oxford · Oxford · £39,424 – £47,779 pa

Deliver AI safety research for the ARIADNE consortium, a Wellcome-funded generative AI system conducting clinical interviews to assess psychosis risk. Develop LLM supervisor modules that detect delusional reinforcement and inappropriate responses to suicidal symptoms, evaluating them in controlled testbeds with simulated patients and LLM-as-judge scoring calibrated against clinicians.

University of Birmingham · Birmingham · £21,805 pa

Develops a physics-informed AI framework to design and optimise alternative cooling mechanisms and refrigeration cycles, integrating thermodynamic modelling, machine learning and multi-objective optimisation. Experimental work validates selected combinations, with scope to balance computational and lab effort. Based in the School of Chemical Engineering alongside sustainable cooling and energy storage research centres.

University of Nottingham · Nottingham · £21,805 pa

A fully funded four-year PhD developing thermodynamic and transient models of hybrid energy systems combining gas turbines, carbon capture, biomass gasification and solar thermal. The work covers techno-economic and life cycle assessment plus AI-driven optimisation and control, with a three-month industrial or policy placement through the Net2Zero CDT.

University of Cambridge · Cambridge · £33,662 – £46,970 pa

Lead a workstream within the IMPACT-OC European consortium, building a multi-agent AI system for ovarian cancer that spans imaging, genomics, histopathology and clinical records with privacy-preserving federated learning. The role is jointly based in the Department of Radiology and the Early Cancer Institute, combining multimodal AI pipelines, digital twin technology and clinician-facing deployment across eight partner institutions.

University of East Anglia · Norwich · £21,805 pa

A PhD studentship developing multispectral and hyperspectral imaging combined with machine learning to detect and classify marine litter from aerial and drone-based platforms. The researcher will characterise litter material reflectance in the lab, curate imaging datasets, and build models robust to changing illumination and sensor differences, based in the Colour & Imaging Laboratory and working with CEFAS scientists.

University of Surrey · Guildford · £21,805 pa

Develops next-generation federated machine unlearning algorithms that deliver verifiable, robust erasure without harming model performance or participant privacy. Research spans certified unlearning with formal guarantees, robustness to adversarial relearning, federated-specific benchmarks, and scalable unlearning for foundation models, supervised by Dr Pedro Porto Buarque de Gusmao and Dr Frank Guerin.

Scale AI · United Kingdom

Finance experts design and evaluate complex financial scenarios—valuation, forecasting, risk assessment and equity research—to test and improve generative AI models, giving detailed feedback on outputs for market relevance and compliance. Fellows may co-author research publications with Scale's team and work flexible 10–40 hour weeks within an interdisciplinary network.

Scale AI · United Kingdom

Fellows design complex, domain-specific problems and datasets to rigorously evaluate generative AI models, then provide expert interpretation to improve their accuracy and reasoning. They collaborate with partner AI labs and Scale's research team, potentially co-authoring technical reports and benchmarks. Work is project-based within an interdisciplinary network of academics, with flexible 10–40 hour weeks.