Research Assistant(s) in Fundamental AI Research

Corehr; Oxford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Oxford's BOLD Lab in the Department of Engineering Science in central Oxford is seeking two full-time Research Assistants to join a funded initiative. You will run experiments to test deep learning models at scale, organise results, and extract insights within a collaborative team.

You will contribute to foundational AI research and assist in developing and maintaining the research code base for a fixed-term 12-month appointment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Experience with deep learning experiments and data handling.
• Ability to work in a collaborative research environment.

Responsibilities

• Run experiments to test deep learning models at scale.
• Organise results and extract actionable insights.
• Support development and maintenance of the research code base.
• Work with researchers to advance BOLD Lab's portfolio.

Skills

Running experiments

Deep learning

Data organization

Collaborative work

Education

First degree in a relevant field

Job description

Research Assistant(s) in Fundamental AI Research

central Oxford

We are seeking two full-time Research Assistants to join the BOLD Lab at the Department of Engineering Science (central Oxford). The post is funded by EPSRC and is fixed-term for 12 months.

This is an opportunity to join The British Open-ended Learning and Discovery (BOLD) Lab, a majornew UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)funded initiative that willestablisha world-leading AI research laboratory at the University of Oxford. Bringing together more than 80 researchers from Oxford, UCL and Imperial under one unified vision, BOLD Lab will pursue ambitious, high-risk research to advance the fundamental science of artificial intelligence and address some of the field's most important challenges. BOLD has three initial research pillars: Beyond Backpropagation, Human-Centric Learning & Discovery, and Embodied Learning.

You will be responsible for running experiments to test deep learning models at scale, organising the results, and extracting insights in the process. In this highly collaborative role, you will be working with other researchers in the team to support BOLD’s development and research portfolio and in the maintenance and development of the research code base.

You should possess a a relevant first degree together with relevant experience and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the fundamental AI research to work within established research programmes.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to [e-mail]

For more information about working at the Department, see

www.eng.ox.ac.uk/about/work-with-us/

Only online applications received before midday on 9 October 2026 can be considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, including a brief statement of research interests (describing how past experience and future plans fit with the advertised position), CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

The Department holds an Athena Swan Bronze award, highlighting its commitment to promoting women in Science, Engineering and Technology.