Top Research Jobs in Bristol

The Frontend Engineer will implement UI features, automate UI testing, and oversee production releases while focusing on user experience in the blockchain space.

The Backend Engineer will implement new SDK and Indexer features, automate testing, support integration, and oversee production releases.

Lead and build Maze’s new AI-native Market Research service: define research vision and methodologies, recruit and manage a research team, own delivery quality, partner with Product/Engineering and GTM, and serve as executive research lead on strategic customer engagements.

The Research Intern will conduct machine learning research, focusing on large language models, and disseminate results through publications and code while collaborating with Cohere researchers.

Lead research on model architectures to improve attention, memory, and efficiency. Design and run experiments at scale, develop methods to reduce training/inference cost, collaborate with engineering for implementation, publish and open-source work, and mentor other researchers to shape the research direction.

Work on electromagnetic and/or motor control design for high-performance brushless permanent-magnet motors. Use 2D/3D FEA and MATLAB/Simulink to model, simulate and test motor-drive systems, collaborate across disciplines, and document results while contributing innovative, IP-rich solutions.

Manage the lifecycle of clinical trial change order budgets: coordinate stakeholders, develop and analyze budgets using spreadsheets, present budgets to customers, resolve issues, and ensure accurate final change order budgets aligned with CRO processes.

Manage the budget development lifecycle for clinical study change orders, collaborating with BD, Finance, Contracts, and Project Managers to prepare, analyze, and present accurate change order budgets and resolve issues to meet timelines.

Develop and deliver business engagement strategy, build and manage external partnerships and funding opportunities, support internal stakeholders to operationalise collaborations, maintain CRM records, and drive income and impact through strategic planning and stakeholder engagement across the University.

The Research Manager will lead AI-powered insight projects, manage client relationships, oversee team execution, and innovate using AI tools to improve insights delivery.

Lead and scale Prevail's Research function: set vision and strategy, manage and hire researchers, run complex quantitative and qualitative analyses, build cost-effectiveness and fund-sizing models, evaluate interventions, synthesize evidence into clear decision-ready outputs, and advise senior leaders to inform philanthropic investments.

Translate historical Persian, Braj, and related primary sources into clear, accessible English for the Sikh History Project. Collaborate with researchers and advisors to select texts, estimate timelines, incorporate feedback, flag ambiguous passages, and maintain consistent terminology and Gurmat-informed contextual accuracy across translations and supporting factsheets and analytical materials.

Contract content editor to copyedit and proofread longform reports, articles, and factsheets for clarity, grammar, consistency, and flow. Provide structural and readability feedback while preserving author voice and aligning content with SikhRI standards and voice. Work is project-based with per-deliverable payments from July–Dec 2026.

Produce high-quality English translations of Braj (and occasionally Persian) historical and theological texts, collaborating with researchers and advisors. Preserve linguistic nuance, cultural context, and Gurmat perspective; flag ambiguous passages; support factsheets, analytical papers, and adhere to translation standards.

As a Research Consultant, you'll advise clients on market research methodologies, design studies, create questionnaires, interpret results, and collaborate on project strategies with the sales team.

Research and engineer large multimodal and reinforcement-learning models for robotic agents: design, train, evaluate models; prototype in simulation and on hardware; build data pipelines, simulation environments, and distributed training infrastructure; collaborate to scale promising approaches into production and publish results.

Design and build research prototypes and production-capable systems to enable portable, interoperable agent and model workflows. Develop model routing, provider abstractions, memory and context representations, benchmarking suites, and evaluation protocols. Run ML experiments, implement robust APIs and integration layers, collaborate across research and engineering, and communicate results via reports, demos, publications, and open-source releases.

Conduct careful information retrieval and research to develop tasks for training and benchmarking frontier AI models. Leverage web-enabled LLM research tooling, validate sources, cross-reference claims, and communicate findings and uncertainties clearly in synchronous and asynchronous settings. Contract role, ~20 hours/week for one month with possible extension.

Conduct research to evaluate and improve forecasting and agentic LLM web research. Formulate open problems, devise innovative solutions, build evaluations, benchmarks, and datasets, publish findings, and collaborate with frontier labs to improve AI epistemics and decision-making.

The Research Scientist/Engineer will innovate algorithms for real-time adaptation, optimize ML systems, and ensure impactful product interactions.

Design and own frontier evaluation methodology and benchmarks for LLMs across reasoning, coding, agents, tool use, and multi-modal tasks. Build expert-verified benchmark packages, recruit and calibrate subject-matter experts, act as technical liaison to labs, and deliver lab-ready pilot evaluation packages with rigorous QC and validation.

Lead 6G radio protocol research and standardization, drive innovation in mobile communications, and develop pioneering intellectual property. Collaborate on system-level expertise and advocate for Nokia's technical leadership in international standards.

The Research Advisor will provide high-level consultancy on AI model governance, engage with clients, and contribute to impactful research and publications within the Human Frontier Collective.

The Senior Research Consultant will advise clients on market research, design studies, interpret results, and integrate AI into research processes.