PhD: Adaptive LLMs for Low-Resource Languages

Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester Metropolitan University invites applications for a doctoral teaching assistant position combining a PhD programme with a teaching contract. You will design AI architectures that learn smarter from less data, focusing on low-resource languages, and work with speaker communities to ensure practical impact in real-world settings.

The role offers funded conference travel, structured training, and a clear path to an academic or industry career, with responsibilities split ~60% research and

Qualifications

• Skills in programming, preferably Python.
• Right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship not available for these roles.

Responsibilities

• Design AI architectures that adapt to language structure and grammar.
• Test ideas across underserved languages with speaker communities to ensure usefulness.
• Balance research with teaching duties (approx. 60% research, 40% teaching).
• Publish findings at leading international conferences and build an academic or industry career.

Skills

Python programming

Education

Undergraduate/Master's in CS/NLP/AI

Job description

Manchester Metropolitan University invites applications for a doctoral teaching assistant position combining a PhD programme with a teaching contract. You will design AI architectures that learn smarter from less data, focusing on low-resource languages, and work with speaker communities to ensure practical impact in real-world settings.

The role offers funded conference travel, structured training, and a clear path to an academic or industry career, with responsibilities split ~60% research and