Data and Generative AI Scientist - KTP Associate

Data and Generative AI Scientist - KTP Associate

Aston University

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Candidate Profile:

• Minimum Masters’ level degree in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Data Analytics with relevant practical / work experience in the field. A PhD would be desirable.

Skills/Experience required include:

Essential

• Robust knowledge and demonstrable project experience in data science, predictive analytics, and Generative AI (GenAI)
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Strong database skills - able to understand existing databases and data structures which will form the basis of the ISP, and be able to structure the new database, likely to be a vector database
• Excellent communication skills at all levels including the ability to train staff and work with diverse user groups across academia and industry
• Strong time management skills
• Proven ability to solve large complex problems
• Basic understanding of GDPR requirements and constraints
• Basic understanding of the commercial and technical constraints which come with working in a heavily regulated industry

Experience in the following would be desirable

• Experience in a research or commercial environment in a similar sector or application domain;
• Delivery of user-centric GUIs and excellent User Experience;
• Automatic annotation of data assets;
• Data classification and clustering;
• Prompt engineering for Generative AI;
• Training Large Language Models (LLMs), such as GPT-4 and Llama 2;
• Strong SQL query skills;
• Project management;
• Producing academic publications of the highest standards;
• Technical writing and reporting;
• Professional experience in financial services;
• Experience of commercial software development and deployment, including QA processes, deployment pipelines and automation.

Main responsibilities:

• Elicit, capture and document user, technical and business requirements;
• Ensure required data is in appropriate structure;
• Manage commercial sensitivity and technical security so that only the permitted data/information is provided to a specific conversation;
• Identify, manage and eliminate LLM ‘hallucination’ to reach zero error rate from the LLM;
• Development of a great user experience;
• Implement effective Cyber Security and data protection controls;
• Recommend and manage access to appropriate computational power/data storage;
• Take account of Phoebus Software user requirements in terms of service quality, and the need to ensure accuracy and consistency in the delivery of the ISP.

Personal attributes:

• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Strong communication and presentation skills. The ability to work within a cross-disciplinary project team;
• Leadership and maturity of communication and organisation skills to deliver the KTP project and ensure it achieves agreed milestones and objectives;
• Ability to work independently and use initiative;
• Strong desire to pursue innovative approaches and strategies;
• Ability to work closely with all stakeholders and establish an effective knowledge transfer process in the company.

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