AI Research Scientist Lisboa

AI Research Scientist
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Opportunity: AI Research Scientist

Our client is an
- stage AI startup developing
- edge technology to bring responsible AI into the legal sector. With a strong focus on safety, transparency, and verifiability, they're building
- generation retrieval systems to support legal professionals in their daily workflows. They're now looking for a researcher to help advance trustworthy AI in a
- impact,
- stakes domain.

Responsibilities:

• Develop novel retrieval techniques to provide users with
  - quality, explainable, and verifiable information from large knowledge bases.
• Explore advanced embedding and attention mechanisms to improve interpretability and alignment with user intent.
• Investigate reinforcement learning and other approaches to train retrieval systems with a focus on safety, transparency, and reliability.
• Collaborate with our internal research team and research partners on multiple ongoing projects.
• Produce
  - quality scientific papers for
  - tier NLP and AI conferences and journals.

Profile sought:

You're a highly motivated and curious researcher with a strong NLP, Deep Learning, and Information Retrieval background. You’re driven by impact, love complex challenges, and care about building technology responsibly - especially in
- stakes domains like law.

Education:

A Master’s degree in Ms
C in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field.

Experience:

• Hands-on experience developing and training NLP and Deep Learning models.
• Familiarity with LLMs and retrieval systems.
• Research experience with publications in
  - tier conferences/journals is a plus.

Nice to have:

• Proficient in deep learning frameworks such as Py
  Torch, Jax, or Tensor
  Flow.
• Strong knowledge of NLP techniques and recent advances in LLMs.
• Bonus: experience with reinforcement learning and attention mechanisms.

Benefits & Culture:

• A commitment to diversity and equal opportunity.
• A vibrant, inclusive environment that fosters innovation and continuous learning.
• Opportunities for professional growth and skill development.

Department: Tech

Location: Lisbon, hybrid model

Starting date: ASAP