Research Scientist / Engineer in NLP (Contractor)

Huawei; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Research Engineer in London to focus on innovative projects in Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. Candidates should have a strong research background and the ability to contribute novel methods in LLMs. Responsibilities include leading research initiatives, publishing findings, and collaborating with top academics in the field.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• Strong technical skills with LLMs.
• Research track record with publications in top-tier conferences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in cutting-edge research projects.
• Build benchmarks using public datasets.
• Publish research papers at top-tier conferences.

Skills

Natural Language Processing

Machine Learning

PyTorch

HuggingFace

DeepSpeed

Research Communication

Education

MSc in Natural Language Processing or Machine Learning

PhD in Natural Language Processing or Machine Learning

Job description

Overview

We are looking for Research Engineers with experience in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Large Language Models (LLMs) in general. In this role, candidates will conduct both academic and applied research in the field of NLP and Machine Learning. In particular, successful candidates are expected to develop novel contributions in the fields of supervised fine-tuning, LLM self-learning, LLM efficiency, LLMs for Reasoning, Programming Languages and Math, as well as related tasks. The candidates will work on individual and team projects, while opportunities for collaborations with world-class academic organizations are provided.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in cutting-edge research projects.
• Build benchmarks/baselines using public datasets.
• Train LLMs on novel, applicable and practical tasks.
• Publish research papers at top-tier NLP/ML/AI conferences and journals.
• External engagement: give talks and collaborate with academic leaders.

Required

• Obtained the right to work in the UK.
• Have a MSc degree in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, or related areas.
• Strong technical skills and familiarity with PyTorch, HuggingFace, DeepSpeed.
• Have a strong research track record with multiple publications in top-tier NLP/ML conferences including ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, EACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, and top-tier journals.
• Be result-driven with good communication skills; be able to work efficiently in a multi-cultural, multi-site, multi-language and changing environment.
• Be able to work autonomously and as part of a team of research and technical experts.

Desired

• Have a PhD degree in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, or related areas.
• Have very good knowledge of existing LLMs and evaluation frameworks, including experience with the most recent foundational language models.