Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Overview
The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, part of the Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity at the University of Cambridge, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate on a trustworthy AI project led by Professor Adrian Weller. The post is full time and fixed term, with funding available for two years, based on site. The centre is a highly interdisciplinary body addressing the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence, with close links to industry, policymakers and many academic disciplines. The role holder can also have a desk in the Machine Learning Group in Engineering.
What you will do
The project develops fundamental theory and methods that let machine learning systems be deployed in a trustworthy way. It spans human-AI interaction, fairness, transparency, privacy and other approaches to improving deployed AI as human-machine teams. The postdoc will develop and evaluate methods at the frontier of trustworthy AI, validate them on real-world problems with domain experts and stakeholders, and publish and present at leading machine learning venues such as NeurIPS, ICML and ICLR, at AI ethics and society venues such as FAccT and AIES, and at policy forums.
Requirements
Applicants should have completed, or be near completing, a PhD in computer science, information engineering, statistics, machine learning or a closely related field, with expertise in one or more areas of trustworthy AI such as human-AI interaction, fairness, transparency and interpretability, privacy or robustness. A strong understanding of machine learning methods and excellent mathematical and programming skills are required.
What you get
The salary is 37,694 to 46,049 GBP per year.
How to apply
Applicants upload a CV, a covering letter explaining their interest and aptitude, a sample of professional writing and the names and contact details of two referees. Additional documents will not be considered. Reference GO51218 should be quoted. The university must ensure all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Key dates
The closing date is midnight GMT on Sunday 8 November 2026. Interviews are planned for the second half of November.