Ai Researcher

AI Researcher
Salary: Band E (Stem 1)£53,818 - £59,199 per annum (dependent on skills and experience).
Hours: Full time (We understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss flexible working with applicants)
Contract Type: Fixed Term (3 Years).
Location: Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington

About us

The Hartree Centre is within the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), and part of UK Research and Innovation. We are funded by UK Government to support businesses and the public sector on their digital journey, so we can grow the economy, create skilled jobs and keep the UK at the forefront of digital innovation.

We help organisations with an appetite for change, who are ready to innovate and create useful solutions to explore and adopt advanced digital technologies, including high performance computing (HPC), data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). We are home to some of the most advanced computing, data and AI technologies in the UK and form an important part of the UK's research and innovation ecosystem alongside our global network of academic research communities and technology partners.

Benefits:

UKRI recognises and values employees as individuals and aim to provide a pay and rewards package that motivates staff to perform to the best of their ability. The reward package includes a flexible working scheme, Defined benefit pension scheme and 30 days annual leave allowance plus 10.5 bank holiday/privilege days and several other benefits.

The Role

Come and do the kind of science that made you want to become a scientist. Explore the unknown and get to grips with the biggest challenges in Big Science. And, alongside world class engineers and technologists, use everything you've learnt to find real-answers that shape society and improve lives.

The Artificial Intelligence group at Hartree has a particular focus on deep learning, with projects including deep reinforcement learning, natural language processing and computer vision.

You’ll be taking part in cutting edge research across a wide range of application domains, using either deep learning or other AI disciplines where appropriate, and using some of the most powerful supercomputers in the UK. You don’t need deep knowledge of AI or programming, but you will be expected to learn on the job where you encounter new theory or practical methods.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Project planning: meet with clients and suggest AI solutions to their specific problems. Develop project plans to implement these solutions. Clients are typically academic research groups or commercial partners. The AI solutions are typically centred around deep neural networks, although other AI techniques are used on a case-by-case basis. Specific projects will sometimes be confidential in nature.
• Project implementation: implement the proposed AI solution. This often involves using our supercomputers to train deep neural networks.
• Continuing professional development: expand your knowledge of AI techniques, so that the team can collectively maintain its position on the cutting edge of theory and practice.
• Client visits: make site visits to commercial and academic partners.
• More experienced candidates: manage group members as needed; manage small-scale projects and help direct larger ones.

Person Specification

• Educated to PhD or Masters level or equivalent in a mathematical, physics or other scientific discipline.
• Solid background in applied mathematics, preferably in their applications and usage in AI and Machine Learning.
• Conveys enthusiasm for their chosen areas of specialization.
• Ability to demonstrate and clearly communicate expertise and insight in their areas of speciation.
• Self-starter. Good time management and ability to deliver against work plans.
• Strong leadership skills with previous experience and ability to lead, motivate and develop others.

Join us and discover what's possible!

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £53,818.00-£59,199.00 per year