senior machine learning Research Scientist ic Phd's · Posted Sep 22, 2025

About this role

Cohere is hiring a senior-level Research Scientist in the machine learning function based in London, United Kingdom. The posting calls out experience with NLP, Machine Learning, AI Agents, RAG. Listed education preference: a Ph.D. or equivalent.

Role
Research Scientist
Function
machine learning
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
London, United Kingdom
Education
Ph.D. preferred
Department
Cohere Labs
Posted
Sep 22, 2025
AI Summary
Drive independent, high-impact research on frontier AI topics including efficiency, optimization, reasoning, and agentic systems. Publish findings openly, mentor researchers, and collaborate globally. Requires PhD with strong ML/AI publication track record and expertise in machine learning fundamentals.

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Job description

from Cohere careers

Who are we?

Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.

We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.

Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.

Join us on our mission and shape the future!

Why join Cohere Labs?

Cohere Labs is the dedicated research arm of Cohere. Our mission is to push the boundaries of machine learning by tackling frontier challenges and opening new pathways for discovery. We believe the future of AI will be shaped not only by technical breakthroughs, but also by creating spaces where diverse communities of researchers, engineers, and multidisciplinary experts can come together to explore bold ideas.

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