Research Scientist - AI Agent (Contractor)

Huawei; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology research center in the UK is seeking a Research Scientist to advance the field of AI Agents. This role includes conducting cutting-edge research, collaborating with leading academic organizations, and developing innovative AI solutions. Candidates should hold a PhD and possess strong knowledge of LLMs. Opportunities to contribute to high-impact projects in AI await you.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of existing LLMs and AI Agents.
• Result-driven with good communication skills.
• Focused, proactive, and motivated individual.
• Versatile with the ability to generate new ideas.

Responsibilities

• Conduct literature reviews on AI Agent frameworks.
• Develop AI Agents for decision-making and reasoning.
• Solve challenges in research of LLM-based AI Agents.
• Collaborate with world-class academic organizations.
• Optimize costs and drive implementation of projects.

Skills

Knowledge of LLMs and AI Agents

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Innovation and creativity

Education

PhD in Natural Language Processing or related areas

Tools

LangChain

Auto-GPT

Reinforcement Learning

Job description

Overview

We are seeking Research Scientists with prior experience in LLMs and AI Agents to conduct academic and applied research in the field of AI Agents. The role involves literature reviews, investigating state-of-the-art AI Agent frameworks and models, and developing LLM-based AI Agents for decision-making and reasoning. Opportunities for collaboration with world-class academic organizations are provided.

The long-term goal is to utilize LLM-based AI Agents for decision-making and reasoning. The candidate will work on individual or team projects involving the development of planning, reasoning, memory, reflection, tool-use, and communication abilities, with an emphasis on turning ideas into prototypes, optimizing cost, and driving implementation.

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 Agents.
• Conduct academic and applied research in the field of AI Agents and collaborate with world-class academic organizations.
• Develop planning, reasoning, memory, reflection, tool usage, and communication capabilities in LLM-based AI Agents.
• Convert ideas into prototypes, optimize costs, and drive implementation.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of existing LLMs and AI Agents.
• Result-driven with good communication skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-site, multi-language and changing environment.
• Excellent root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Focused, proactive, and motivated; able to work autonomously or as part of a team of research and technical experts.
• Broad knowledge, versatile, and hands-on; demonstrated ability to generate new ideas and innovate.

Desirable

• A PhD in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, or related areas with a focus on LLMs and AI Agents.
• A strong research track record, with publications in top NLP/AI/ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, EACL) and top-tier journals.
• Excellent knowledge of LangChain, Auto-GPT, RL, MAS.

About Noah’s Ark Lab

Noah's Ark Lab is the AI research center of Huawei Technologies, with offices in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Nanjing, Hefei, London, Paris, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, and more. The lab aims to contribute significantly to both the company and society by innovating in Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, and related fields. The lab pursues long-term, high-impact projects to advance state-of-the-art research and to harness products and services at every stage of the innovation process. Research areas include Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Search & Recommendation, Decision-Making and Reasoning, AI Theory, and AI System Engineering.

Founded in 2012, the London Noah's Ark Lab focuses on research and applications of NLP with large-scale pre-trained models and has established collaborations with business and academic partners.