Machine Learning Jobs in Sheffield

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £39,560 – £41,885 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops explainable machine learning models, including symbolic regression, Bayesian optimisation and genetic algorithms, to decode polymer-solvent thermodynamics and soft-matter physics. Involves featurizing complex polymer architectures, analysing multi-modal experimental datasets, and building open-source cheminformatics tools in Python/Julia for sustainable inverse formulation design.

Python · Julia · C++ +1

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £39,560 – £43,099 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Postdoctoral role applying explainable NLP and machine learning to analyse online disinformation narratives, integrate findings into a user-facing verification toolkit, and evaluate commercial chatbots and AI-generated search overviews. Works within the EU-funded ANTIGONE project alongside European partners, with responsibility for leading publications, white papers and stakeholder engagement.

Chatbots

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £32,080 pa
• Entry level
• Contract · Part time

Build and evaluate machine learning models that predict Strep A outbreaks from multiple real-world datasets, turning them into early-warning signals. Work closely with clinicians and an engineering team so analyses feed into a practical public health tool, with emphasis on reproducible Python or R analysis.