Postdoctoral Research Associate

The University of Edinburgh
📍 United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 💼 Full time 🕒 Posted July 04, 2026

Job Description

Grade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum pro-rata if part-time

CSE / School of Mathematics

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 2 years

Vacancies: 2


The role is part of AI²: Assurance and Insurance for Artificial Intelligence, a major research programme on insuring AI systems. The project is a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh, the University of Oxford, the University of Warwick and AXA. It aims to develop the mathematical, statistical and computational foundations needed to evaluate, price, monitor and mitigate risks arising from AI systems, including generative and agentic AI.


The successful candidates will work on rigorous methods for AI risk assessment and insurance. Relevant research areas include risk measures, systemic risk, conformal prediction, uncertainty quantification, stochastic and Bayesian optimisation, reinforcement learning, AI security, red-teaming and jailbreak eval...

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Job Details

  • Location United Kingdom, United Kingdom
  • Job Type Full time
  • Category Life Scientists
  • Posted Date July 04, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 13, 2026