AI Research Scientist

AutoThink Group; Rochdale; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AutoThink Group invites applications for a research-focused role in applied ML/NLP/IR. You will tackle problems that drive real products, publish results, and contribute open-source work that benefits the field.

The ideal candidate has a PhD or equivalent industry track record, a history of impactful publications or patents, and a strong ability to ship production-grade code. Right to work in the UK is required.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent track record in ML/NLP/IR.
• Publications, patents or open-source with real impact.
• Strong engineering — you can ship, not just prototype.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Build novel retrieval, evaluation and agent techniques with production applications.
• Internal benchmarks that outlive any single project.
• Papers, posts and open-source releases that shape our external voice.

Skills

Publications/Open-source impact

Production-grade shipping

Education

PhD or equivalent

Job description

Applied research, not ivory tower. You pick problems where a well-run experiment measurably moves a real product, and you publish and open-source the parts that make the field better.

What you\'ll build

• Novel retrieval, evaluation and agent techniques with production applications.
• Internal benchmarks that outlive any single project.
• Papers, posts and open-source releases that shape our external voice.

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent industry track record in ML/NLP/IR.
• Publications, patents or open-source with real impact.
• Strong engineering — you can ship, not just prototype.
• Right to work in the UK.