Research Associate in Generative AI

Job title:

Research Associate in Generative AI

Company

University of Oxford

Job description

The Department of Computer Science is looking to employ a Research Associate to work within a research group, reporting to Prof Yarin Gal. The post holder will be a member of the Oxford Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning (OATML) research group with responsibility for leading research for projects in Generative AI. Conducting original research, you will develop fundamental methodologies and tools in the context of real-world Generative AI challenges.As a Postdoctoral Researcher, you will lead and contribute to projects aimed at developing principled and practical methods which could be used in real systems. This research requires coping with challenges such as intractable probabilistic inference and robustness. The project will involve both theoretical work as well as empirical analysis on challenging tasks.In addition to research, this role will also assist in providing day-to-day supervision for DPhil students and research assistants, as well as support of grant applications and ongoing grant progress reporting.Project website is https://oatml.cs.ox.ac.ukIt is essential that successful candidate would hold a relevant PhD/DPhil or being close to completion with post-qualification research experience.You will be required to upload a supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 17th March 2025. Interviews are expected to be held in March.We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Living Wage, holding an Athena Swan Bronze Award, HR excellence in Research and Race Equality Charter Bronze Award.Our staff and students come from all over the world and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diversity groups and champions, for example http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/aboutus/women-cs-oxford/index.html , as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example shared parental leave.Demonstrating a commitment to provide equality of opportunity, we would particularly welcome applications from women and black and minority ethnic applicants who are currently under-represented within the Computer Science Department. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.Contact Person :HR CoordinatorVacancy ID :177367Contact Phone :Closing Date & Time :17-Mar-2025 12:00Pay Scale :RESEARCH GRADE 7Contact Email :hr@cs.ox.ac.ukSalary (£) :Grade 7: £38,674 – £46,913 p.a. with the potential to underfill at Grade 6 with salaries in the range of £34,982 – £40,855 p.a.

Expected salary

Location

Oxford

Job date

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:24:17 GMT

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