We are seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Torr Vision Group at the Department of Engineering Science, central Oxford. The post is funded by Toyota Motor Europe and is fixed-term to the 28th Feb 2027.
There has been massive recent interest and efforts into systematic evaluation of the safety of LLM & VLM agents, but these works have focused exclusively on single-agent settings. We are seeking a highly motivated postdoc to conduct research into this fast-moving area. Directions may include investigating quality evaluation methods for multi-agent systems, attack surfaces, defensive mechanisms and related topics to the safe deployment of systems contain multiple LLM and VLM powered models.
You will be responsible for Developing and implementing; capability evaluations, attacks on and defensive mechanisms for safe multi-agent systems, powered by LLM and VLM models.
Candidates should possess a PhD (or be near completion) in Machine Learning or a highly related discispline. You will have Knowledge of approaches for areas related to agentic systems powered by LLMs or VLMs and an ability to manage own academic research and associated activities.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to adel.bibi@eng.ox.ac.uk
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Only online applications received before midday on the 5th September 2025 can be considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, including a brief statement of research interests (describing how past experience and future plans fit with the advertised position), CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.
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