Research Scientist - Knowledge and Semantics ££70,000 GBP 10% bonus Hybrid WORKING Location: United Kingdom (East of England - Chelmsford) Type: Permanent Role: Research Scientist - Knowledge & Semantics Location: Chelmsford (2 days a week onsite) Salary: Up to £70,000 10% bonus A leading defence and intelligence organisation is looking for a Research Scientist to lead cutting-edge work in Knowledge Graphs, NLP, LLM applications, and Graph Machine Learning. Key Responsibilities: Lead and deliver innovative R&D in AI, semantics, and decision support Guide a team of researchers (5 developers) and manage technical delivery Develop proof-of-concepts and secure research funding Collaborate with academic and industry partners Present findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders What You'll Need: PhD with 4 years post-PhD experience Strong Python programming skills Experience with ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow) Proven track record in team leadership and proposal writing Expertise in NLP, LLMs, knowledge graphs, or graph ML Desirable Skills: Tools: PyTorch-Geometric, PyKeen, Neo4j Languages: SQL, Cypher Familiarity with causal ML, neuro-symbolic AI, or semantic reasoning Join a team where your research powers real-world innovation across defence, security, and commercial domains. Reference: AMC/JMR/RKS jamc