Postdoc: Probabilistic ML & Neuro-Symbolic AI Researcher

University of Edinburgh; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in the UK seeks a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in Probabilistic Machine Learning and Neuro-symbolic AI. The role involves cutting-edge research and collaboration with a leading expert, with opportunities for international travel and hybrid working. Ideal candidates hold a relevant PhD and have a strong research background with documented evidence. This is a full-time role with flexibility. Contact Dr. Antonio Vergari for applications.

Benefits

Funding for international travel to conferences

Access to high-performance computing infrastructure

Qualifications

• PhD or nearing completion in ML, MLSys, NLP or related areas of computer science.
• Evidence of research excellence with publications in top-tier venues.
• Experience with foundation models / LLMs, backed by published papers and GitHub projects.
• Experience with neuro-symbolic systems through publications and GitHub projects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge research in large-language-model agents with neuro-symbolic layers.
• Assist the TTE-DE team with benchmarking failure models of foundation models.
• Write scientific papers documenting the proposed methodology.

Skills

PhD or near completion in ML, MLSys, NLP or related areas of computer science

Track record of research excellence

Experience implementing foundation models / LLMs

Experience implementing neuro-symbolic systems

Education

PhD in a related field

Job description

A prestigious educational institution in the UK seeks a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in Probabilistic Machine Learning and Neuro-symbolic AI. The role involves cutting-edge research and collaboration with a leading expert, with opportunities for international travel and hybrid working. Ideal candidates hold a relevant PhD and have a strong research background with documented evidence. This is a full-time role with flexibility. Contact Dr. Antonio Vergari for applications.