Research Scientist - AI Agent

Huawei; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global ICT leader in the UK is seeking a researcher specializing in LLMs and AI Agents. You will conduct innovative research, work on complex challenges, and collaborate with a diverse team. Ideal candidates hold a PhD in related fields, have a strong publication record, and possess excellent communication and problem-solving skills. This role offers an opportunity to drive your career forward in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of LLMs and AI Agent.
• Result-driven with good communication skills.
• Excellent root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Focused, proactive, and motivated.
• Open-minded and fast learner.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a literature review on AI Agent frameworks.
• Solve challenges and conduct research in LLM-based AI Agent.
• Work on projects involving planning, reasoning, and communication.
• Convert ideas into prototypes and optimize implementation.
• Function autonomously and as part of a team.

Skills

Knowledge of LLMs and AI Agent

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Ability to work in multicultural environments

Innovativeness

Education

PhD in Natural Language Processing/Machine Learning

Tools

LangChain

Auto-GPT

Reinforcement Learning (RL)

Multi-Agent Systems (MAS)

Job description

Overview

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown remarkable abilities to perform reasoning in various tasks. By training on large natural language corpora, LLMs have developed a wide range of knowledge and linguistic abilities, allowing them to perform complex reasoning tasks. They can process and understand natural language, as well as generate coherent responses. Recent works have shown the LLMs’ potential in autonomous agents. They can tackle complex decision‑making scenarios conditioned on provided information and generate insightful recommendations. With these abilities, LLM‑based AI Agents have immense potential to assist humans in several intellectual tasks and contribute to our understanding and solving of complex problems.

Responsibilities

Carry out a literature review and investigate the state‑of‑the‑art AI Agent frameworks and models. Work on solving important challenges and conduct cutting‑edge research in LLM‑based AI Agent. Conduct academic and applied research in the field of AI Agent, including individual or team projects involving planning, reasoning, memory, reflection, to‑use and communication abilities. Convert ideas into prototypes efficiently, optimize cost, and drive implementation. Work autonomously and as part of a team of research and technical experts.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of existing LLMs and AI Agent.
• Result‑driven with good communication skills; able to work efficiently in a multi‑cultural, multi‑site, multi‑language and changing environment.
• Excellent root cause analysis and problem‑solving skills.
• Focused, proactive and motivated.
• Open‑minded and able to learn fast.
• Broad knowledge, versatile and hands‑on.
• Demonstrated ability to generate new ideas and innovate.

Desired Qualifications

• A PhD degree in Natural Language Processing/Machine Learning or related areas, with a focus on LLMs and AI Agent.
• A strong research track record, and published in top‑tier NLP/AI/ML conferences including NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, EACL, and top‑tier journals.
• Excellent knowledge of LangChain, Auto‑GPT, RL, and MAS.

About Huawei

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have 207,000 employees and operate in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. Our vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. This spirit of innovation has led Huawei to work in close partnership with leading academic institutions in the UK to develop and refine the latest technologies. We invite you to join us on this exciting journey and drive your career forward.