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Research Associate in AI for Software Engineering

LondonFull-time£45k2026-06-10 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design and implement novel AI-driven automated software testing techniques, specifically focusing on generating test oracles using Large Language Models (LLMs) and search-based approaches.

Role type

Postdoctoral Research Associate (AI for Software Engineering)

Builds

Research prototypes, empirical evaluations, and open-source research artefacts for automated testing tools.

Domain

Software Engineering / Artificial Intelligence

Deliverable

production ML models | research

Required skills

LLM integration, search-based optimization, automated test oracle generation, empirical evaluation design, software testing methodologies

Preferred skills

Experience with industrial software migration, natural-language specification handling

Technologies

Large Language Models (LLMs), search-based software engineering frameworks

Responsibilities

Design and implement novel testing techniques, conduct large-scale experiments, analyze results, publish in leading venues, collaborate with industrial partners

Seniority

Postdoctoral, hands-on IC