Postdoc: Build Robust, Safe Generative AI Systems

University of Liverpool; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Liverpool invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to contribute to robust and trustworthy Generative AI. The role focuses on verification, monitoring and evaluation of GenAI/Agentic AI systems, with strong ties to interdisciplinary ML, formal methods, statistics and software engineering.

You will collaborate with partners across the UK and Europe, publish in top venues, and contribute to datasets and tools.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or closely related field, awarded or near completion.
• Strong record of publications in relevant AI/ML or formal methods areas.
• Experience with probability, statistics and quantitative analysis.
• Excellent programming and scientific writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on robustness, verification, evaluation and monitoring of GenAI/Agentic AI systems.
• Develop methods to specify, assess, verify and monitor AI systems with formal or statistical guarantees.
• Publish high-impact papers and contribute to software tools and benchmark datasets.
• Collaborate with academic and industrial partners across the UK and Europe.

Skills

PhD in CS or related

Publications in AI/ML or FormalMethods

Probability & statistics

Strong programming skills

Academic writing

Education

PhD in Computer Science or closely related field (awarded or near completion)

Tools

Python

AI/ML libraries

Job description

University of Liverpool invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to contribute to robust and trustworthy Generative AI. The role focuses on verification, monitoring and evaluation of GenAI/Agentic AI systems, with strong ties to interdisciplinary ML, formal methods, statistics and software engineering.

You will collaborate with partners across the UK and Europe, publish in top venues, and contribute to datasets and tools.