PhD Internship – Generative AI (6-Month Paid Placement)

Are you a PhD student passionate about Generative AI and its real-world applications Join us at Legal & General for a six-month paid internship where youll work on impactful research projects that shape the future of financial services. Youll collaborate with a diverse team of scientists and engineers applying your academic expertise to solve large-scale real-world challenges.

This is a unique opportunity to explore your research interests while contributing to innovation in a supportive inclusive and forward-thinking environment.

What youll be doing:

• Conducting applied research aligned with your PhD and our innovation goals
• Collaborating with scientists and engineers to solve complex business problems
• Exploring real-world applications of generative AI and data science
• Developing AI solutions using diverse data sources
• Visualising and presenting findings to technical and non-technical audiences
• Adhering to data governance and documentation standards
• Engaging with projects in areas such as AI agents multimodal AI and LLMs
• Contributing to internal innovation and community impact initiatives

Qualifications :

Who were looking for:

• Current PhD student in Computer Science Engineering or a related field
• Strong background in machine learning and deep learning techniques
• Experience in NLP multimodal learning reinforcement learning or similar
• Proficiency in Python and frameworks like PyTorch TensorFlow or HuggingFace
• Passion for applying research to practical regulated environments
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently and in teams
• Interest in contributing to open-source or publishing in top-tier conferences

Whatever your role we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays 26 days after 2 years service. Theres also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023 some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information :

At L&G we believe its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us youll be part of a welcoming inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesnt matter if you dont meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths potential and connection to our purpose. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time