Latest Research Jobs

Research Engineer (LLM Performance), London

You will work on optimizing large language models for performance and scalability within a cutting-edge AI-driven drug discovery environment. The role involves implementing post-training methods, diagnosing bottlenecks in distributed systems, and deploying low-precision techniques to support real-world drug design applications. Collaboration with interdisciplinary research teams is central to translating novel AI methods into production-ready systems.

Isomorphic Labs London, United Kingdom

Research Engineer - Data Infrastructure

This role involves building and maintaining large-scale data infrastructure to support cutting-edge AI models, with a focus on data pipelines, curation strategies, and tooling for training high-quality models. The engineer will work on data processing, filtering, and transformation systems, as well as develop classifiers and labeling models to improve data quality. The position emphasizes autonomous problem-solving and close collaboration with research teams in a fast-paced, AI-first environment.

ElevenLabs United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Research Associate in Computer Vision and Environmental Modelling

The role involves developing advanced AI and remote sensing methods for forest monitoring and illegal logging detection, focusing on open-set recognition and deep learning frameworks for spatio-spectral-temporal UAV imagery. The postholder will work across the research pipeline, from data processing to model deployment, and contribute to an interdisciplinary project involving computer vision, machine learning, and geospatial analysis.

University of Sheffield Sheffield, Hybrid, Northern England, United Kingdom £38 – £41 pa

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Research Engineer

As a Research Engineer at ElevenLabs, you will work on the cutting edge of audio AI, training and improving state-of-the-art models, and designing rigorous benchmarks to evaluate model performance. You will collaborate with a high-velocity, impact-driven team that values excellence and innovation.

ElevenLabs United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Researcher, Frontier Risk Mitigations

This role involves identifying and mitigating emerging AI safety risks, developing new methodologies, and collaborating with experts across various domains to ensure the safety and alignment of OpenAI’s models. The researcher will play a critical role in defining best practices for AI safety and contributing to the company’s mission of building safe AGI.

OpenAI London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Postdoctoral Researcher in Large Language Model Development

The role involves curating and processing multilingual humanities data, pre-training and fine-tuning large language models, and developing evaluation benchmarks. You will work closely with subject specialists and contribute to open-source research and publications.

University of Oxford Oxford, South East England, United Kingdom £39 – £41 pa

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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Machine Learning for Cardiovascular Digital Twins

This role involves developing patient-specific models using machine learning to predict disease states and treatment responses for cardiovascular digital twins. The postholder will work with multimodal clinical, physiological, imaging, and sensor data to enable AI-driven precision treatment.

Queen Mary University of London London, United Kingdom £38 – £51 pa

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Staff Research Scientist, Reinforce Learning

This role involves developing and advancing AI systems for autonomous driving, focusing on areas like world modeling, reinforcement learning, and spatial intelligence. You'll work on cutting-edge research and development, contributing to the creation of safe and efficient autonomous vehicles.

Wayve London, United Kingdom

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Catalysis and Machine Learning

This role involves developing machine learning tools to investigate catalytic reaction mechanisms, focusing on homogeneous catalysis in organic chemistry. The researcher will work collaboratively with the Bures group at ICIQ, building on published proof-of-principle work. The position is based in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manchester and supports a 24-month EPSRC-funded project.

The University of Manchester Manchester, Northern England, United Kingdom £37 – £46 pa

Hybrid Contract

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Machine Learning

We are seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Machine Learning to join Torr Vision Group at the Department of Engineering Science (central Oxford). The post is fixed-term for 1 year.This is an interdisciplinary research project aimed at advancing the...

University of Oxford Oxford, South East England, United Kingdom £39 – £47 pa

Permanent

Quant Researcher - ML - Selby Jennings

About the CompanyOur client is a boutique investment firm at the forefront of quantitative investing, combining advanced machine learning, artificial intelligence, and fundamental research to support investment decision-making. The firm has built a sophisticated in-house data and analytics platform that...

eFinancialCareers London, United Kingdom

Senior Applied Research Engineer - Video

Develop and scale production-grade video diffusion models for human-centric synthetic video generation, focusing on training stability, distributed systems, and inference optimization. Work at the intersection of deep learning and systems engineering to deliver high-quality, controllable models used by global enterprises. Emphasis on rapid experimentation, rigorous evaluation, and shipping impactful AI technology.

Synthesia London, United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

Control Red Team - Research Engineer/Research Scientist

This role involves designing and conducting machine learning experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of AI control measures such as monitors, sandboxing, and permission systems. The researcher will develop adversarial attacks to test frontier AI models, build experimental infrastructure, and produce actionable insights for both companies and government stakeholders. Work combines technical depth in ML with strategic red-teaming to uncover real-world risks in advanced AI systems.

AI Security Institute London, United Kingdom

Alignment Red Team - Research Engineer/Research Scientist

This role involves researching and developing methods to detect misalignment in advanced AI systems, conducting pre- and post-deployment evaluations, and sharing findings with AI companies and governments. You will also contribute to public research and build tools to improve alignment evaluation processes.

AI Security Institute London, United Kingdom

Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer

Develop and scale generative and predictive machine learning models for cellular behaviour using multi-omic biological data. Build robust distributed training and inference systems, bridging ML research and production deployment in close collaboration with scientists. Optimize performance across compute, memory, and I/O while advancing core ML infrastructure in a highly interdisciplinary environment.

Relation Therapeutics London, United Kingdom

Permanent