Research Engineer - Model Ablation
Quick answer
Ellison Institute of Technology is hiring a senior Research Engineer - Model Ablation (remote friendly, Oxford, England, United Kingdom) to improve foundation model performance for autonomous scientific experimentation, offering competitive benefits.
- Role
- Research Engineer - Model Ablation
- Organization
- Ellison Institute of Technology
- Location
- Remote friendly (Oxford, England, United Kingdom)
- Work setup
- Remote
- Level
- Senior
- Category
- Engineering & Technology
- Apply by
- 2026-12-31
The role
Ellison Institute of Technology is seeking a Research Engineer to improve the performance of foundation models for autonomous scientific experimentation. The role involves research, data curation, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
What you'll do
- Drive technical work on improving the performance of frontier foundation models
- Conduct research into the interactions between training data and foundation models
- Define and source the data needed to move model performance
- Design and maintain scalable experimentation pipelines
- Analyse experimental results and translate insights into actionable improvements
- Collaborate with AI researchers, software engineers, robotics engineers, and scientific domain experts
What it takes
- MSc, PhD, or equivalent industry experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics
- Hands-on experience with autoregressive foundation models, world models, and embodied AI models
- Experience with continuous pre-training, post-training, supervised fine-tuning, reinforcement learning
- Experience building end-to-end machine learning pipelines
- Experience working within interdisciplinary teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
What you'll bring
How we treat you
Enhanced holiday pay, Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance, Hospital Cash Plan, Therapy Services, Perk Box, Electric Car Scheme
Frequently asked questions
Where is the job located?
The job is remote friendly, with a primary location in Oxford, England, United Kingdom.
What is the compensation?
The compensation is not specified in the job posting.
What are the key qualifications required?
Key qualifications include MSc, PhD, or equivalent industry experience, hands-on experience with foundation models, and experience building end-to-end machine learning pipelines.
How do I apply?
You can apply now on the PCDN.Global website.
How to apply
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