Research Scientist £70,000 GBP Onsite WORKING Location: Chelmsford, Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Research Scientist - Knowledge & Semantics

Location: Chelmsford (Hybrid: 2 days onsite/week)

Grade & Salary : circa £70,000 + 10% bonus

Hours: 37 per week

Role Overview

We are seeking a Research Scientist to lead applied R&D in semantics, natural language processing, and knowledge graph technologies. This role sits within a cutting-edge AI team supporting national security, defence, and commercial clients. You will design and prototype advanced machine learning systems, contribute to proposal development, and lead small technical teams in delivering impactful innovation.

Key Requirements PhD with a minimum of 4 years' postdoctoral or commercial experience Expertise in NLP, LLMs, graph machine learning, or semantic reasoning Proficient in Python and familiar with frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch Experience leading technical teams and securing external R&D funding Benefits 10% annual bonus Hybrid working model with flexibility (minimum 2 days onsite) Access to high-impact national programmes and cutting-edge AI projects Opportunities for academic coll...