Research Scientist (Visual Generative AI & World Models)
As a Research Scientist at Graphcore, you will advance AI research at the intersection of visual generative modeling, multimodal learning, world models, and hardware-aware machine learning. You will explore new model architectures, training methods, and deployment strategies with applications in embodied AI, robotics, and autonomous systems. This role sits at the interface between frontier model research and AI hardware, aiming to influence the future of AI compute.
Key responsibilities include developing and evaluating new ideas in visual generative AI, multimodal modeling, and world models, from initial hypothesis through experiment design, implementation, analysis, and publication. You will prepare, submit, and present your work to AI conferences and workshops. Additionally, you will collaborate with researchers, software engineers, and silicon teams to understand how emerging AI workloads can shape, and be shaped by, future Graphcore hardware and software systems.
The ideal candidate will have a Master's, PhD, or equivalent experience in a technical discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, or Biomedical Engineering. Experience in visual generative AI, visual understanding, or world models is essential. Strong Python programming skills using a modern deep learning framework, such as PyTorch or JAX, are required. Familiarity with deep learning fundamentals, including model architectures, optimization, evaluation, and scaling, is necessary. The ability to design, execute, analyze, and clearly communicate machine learning experiments is crucial. Mathematical foundations to support the above, including calculus, probability theory, and linear algebra, are expected. Evidence of research ability, such as conference or workshop submissions, publications, technical reports, open-source projects, or impactful industrial research, is also required.
In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance, a health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance, and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance program, which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support. We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar.
Graphcore is committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes it a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interviews and encourage you to chat with us if you require any reasonable adjustments.