Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Quantitative Finance

Overview

The Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance (OMI) at the University of Oxford is recruiting two Postdoctoral Research Assistants in Quantitative Finance, with a research topic of large language models, artificial intelligence and financial economics. The posts are fixed term for up to three years and are based at Eagle House on Walton Well Road in Oxford.

The postholders will carry out advanced academic research on large language models and AI and their application to economic and financial problems, and will contribute to the full range of research and academic life at the institute. Reporting to the Director of the OMI, they will help sustain a healthy and vibrant research environment. This involves leading, devising, coordinating and contributing to research projects involving language models and related AI systems, including collaboration with project partners, guidance to students, taking part in and organising seminars and conferences, and developing further research funding. Where appropriate, the role may include acting as a formal co-supervisor for research students.

Requirements

Candidates should hold a relevant PhD or DPhil, or be near completion, in statistics, computer science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, engineering, mathematics, operations research, economics, finance or a closely related subject. Preference goes to those with strong expertise in large language models, foundation models or modern AI systems, with enough specialist knowledge of areas such as deep learning, natural language processing, mechanistic interpretability and model evaluation to work within established and emerging research programmes. Expertise in the mechanistic interpretability of language models is desirable.

What you get

The full-time posts pay £41,636 to £47,779 per annum, with a discretionary range up to £53,483, including the Oxford University Weighting and the possibility of a market pay supplement.

How to apply

Applicants upload a statement showing how they meet the selection criteria, a CV, other documents such as a publications list and contact details for two referees. Applicants must make sure their referees send letters by the closing date, quoting vacancy reference 188853. The university proudly holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award and an Athena SWAN Silver Award.

Key dates

Only applications received before 12.00 noon UK time on 19 November 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected in the first or second week of December 2026.