Senior AI Researcher
18 hours ago
Slough
Senior AI Researcher - Fujitsu Research Slough/Hybrid Position 1 year Fixed Term Maternity Cover Are you someone who enjoys using your research mindset to explore and innovate? Do you want to collaborate with committed people and achieve results together to develop truly human centric innovation? Well, here at Fujitsu Research of Europe (FRE), we are combining research and industrial innovation to transform businesses and society. FRE is a multidisciplinary center which, as part of Fujitsu’s global R&D activity, conducts research and innovation – achieving together whilst supporting our employees. We are looking for an AI Researcher who will join an applied research team focused on using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence methodologies to address real‑world challenges. Your role will involve: • Identifying, adapting, and extending cutting‑edge research to meet internal project needs, while designing and validating novel agentic AI methodologies. You will lead and contribute to high‑impact research activities, including scientific publications, patent applications, and technological demonstrations, with a clear to applied outcomes. Responsibilities • Identify, review, and critically assess state‑of‑the‑art (SOTA) research relevant to internal research and innovation objectives, • Design, develop, and evaluate novel AI methodologies, models, and algorithms beyond existing approaches, • Adapt academic research into practical solutions for applied research projects and technological demonstrations, • Conduct rigorous experimental research, including benchmark design, ablation studies, and method comparison, • Author and co‑author research papers, technical reports, and patent applications, • Collaborate closely with the research team to translate research results into proof‑of‑concepts and demonstrators, • Ensure high research quality through reproducibility and documentation Required Skills • PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a closely related field, • Demonstrated research background in AI/ML, particularly in LLM or agentic AI, with either publications, preprints, or patents, • Excellent programming skills in Python, with experience in research‑oriented code development and version control (git), • Experience with machine learning and deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow), • Strong foundation in experimental design, statistical analysis, and model evaluation, • Ability to effectively communicate complex research ideas to both technical and non‑technical audiences Nice to Have • Research experience in areas such as large language models (e.g., training, fine‑tuning, RAG, evaluation, synthetic data generation), agentic AI, big data technologies, or digital twins, • Familiarity with emerging research and tooling ecosystems such as LangChain, LangGraph, SmolAgents, or similar frameworks, • Experience with large‑scale or distributed training frameworks and ecosystems (e.g., HuggingFace, Megatron‑LM, OpenCode) Your role will be based in Slough, UK. This role will be for a fixed term of 1 year to cover maternity. You will report into both the local Group Manager in FRE and the Project Director in our Laboratories in Japan. Achieve together We want the best people on our team, so we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. The role may demand some flexibility to meet business needs, within a culture of respect for professional and private commitments. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. To learn more about this opportunity, please contact: Kleida.Macmillan@fujitsu.com. #AchieveTogether