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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Edinburgh, Hybrid🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $41,064–$41,064🗓 2026-06-12 → 2026-07-30

Core

Developing mathematical, statistical, and computational foundations to evaluate, price, monitor, and mitigate risks arising from AI systems, including generative and agentic AI.

Role type

Postdoctoral Research Associate (AI Risk & Insurance)

Builds

Tools and theory for AI-related risk measurement, uncertainty quantification, and insurance frameworks

Domain

Financial mathematics, stochastic analysis, machine learning, AI safety, quantitative risk

Deliverable

production ML models | research

Required skills

risk measures, systemic risk, conformal prediction, uncertainty quantification, stochastic and Bayesian optimisation, reinforcement learning, AI security, red-teaming, jailbreak evaluation

Preferred skills

expertise in at least one relevant research area, interest in AI assurance and risk management

Technologies

simulations, benchmarks, evaluation tools

Responsibilities

Conduct high-quality research on AI risk and algorithmic assurance; Develop methods for evaluating and pricing AI-related risks; Build reproducible research code and evaluation tools; Publish research in leading peer-reviewed journals and conferences; Collaborate with academic and industry partners; Support project activities including workshops and grant development

Seniority

Postdoctoral, hands-on IC

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