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Research Assistant/Post Doctoral Researcher (Level 1) in Machine Learning
Salary €46,305 - €52,863 p.a. pro rata (Post Doc)/ €33,291 - €43,372 p.a. pro rata (Research Assistant)
Duration Eighteen Months
Closing Date Monday, 13th October 2025 (12 noon Irish Standard Time)
Join the AutoCircuit project to develop cutting-edge machine learning models that automatically generate digital circuits from high-level specifications. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of AI and hardware design, contributing to a novel toolchain that integrates with industry-standard EDA workflows. Based at UL, you'll collaborate with a dynamic, interdisciplinary team funded by an Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Award with the goal of forming a successful deep-tech company.
This industry and spinout focused project will position you as a core member of the founding team, giving you the opportunity to secure a founder’s equity position upon incorporation and significantly de-risking your entrepreneurial journey. The principal founders are all graduates of successful startups.
The successful candidate will lead the development of novel machine learning models for AutoCircuit — a next-generation system that automatically generates synthesisable Register Transfer Level (RTL) digital designs from high-level specifications. The work will involve a combination of generative and predictive modelling, including adapting techniques from program synthesis, code generation, and symbolic ML.
It is expected that this work will achieve the following:
Potential candidates are encouraged to contact Conor Ryan informally to discuss the positions. Please refer to [ML Researcher AutoCircuit] in the subject of your e-mail.
Essential Criteria:Candidates should be highly motivated, proficient in interaction with others (this is a senior position in a group of 20+ researchers), and have an interest in working with real world problems.
For further information, please feel free to contact Conor Ryan by putting [ML Postdoc AutoCircuit] in the subject line or visit the University's HR website and search for Recruitment Reference #079170. All applications are handled centrally by the University’s HR department.
Research Assistant/Post Doctoral Researcher (Level 1) in Cloud Infrastructure and UX for AI-Driven Electronic Design
Salary €46,305 - €52,863 p.a. pro rata (Post Doc)/ €33,291 - €43,372 p.a. pro rata (Research Assistant)
Duration Eighteen Months
Closing Date Thursday, 16th October 2025 (12 noon Irish Standard Time)
Join the AutoCircuit project to help develop a cutting-edge tool that automatically generate digital circuits from high-level specifications. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of human-guided AI and hardware design, contributing to a novel toolchain that integrates with industry-standard Electronic Design Automation workflows. Based at UL, you'll collaborate with a dynamic, interdisciplinary team funded by an Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Award with the goal of forming a successful deep-tech company.
This industry and spinout focused project will position you as a core member of the founding team, giving you the opportunity to secure a founder’s equity position upon incorporation and significantly de-risking your entrepreneurial journey. The principal founders are all graduates of successful startups.
The successful candidate will lead the development of a cloud-based platform for AutoCircuit — a next-generation system that automatically generates digital circuit designs from high-level specifications. The role involves creating scalable backend systems, APIs, container-based deployment workflows, and UX interfaces that allow interaction with our ML components.
It is expected that this work will achieve the following:
Potential candidates are encouraged to contact Conor Ryan informally to discuss the positions. Please refer to [UX/Cloudscale Postdoc AutoCircuit] in the subject of your e-mail.
Essential Criteria:Candidates should be highly motivated, proficient in interaction with others (this is a senior position in a group of 20+ researchers), and have an interest in working with real world problems.
For further information, please feel free to contact Conor Ryan by putting [UX/Cloudscale Postdoc AutoCircuit] in the subject line or visit the University's HR website and search for Recruitment Reference #079228. All applications are handled centrally by the University’s HR department.
Research Assistant/Post Doctoral Researcher (Level 1) in Electronic Design & Integration for AI-Driven Hardware Design (2 Positions)
Salary: €46,305 - €52,863 p.a. pro rata (Post Doc) / €33,291 - €43,372 p.a. pro rata (Research Assistant)
Duration: Eighteen Months
Closing Date: Tuesday, 28th October 2025 (12 noon Irish Standard Time)
Join the AutoCircuit project to help develop a cutting-edge tool that automatically generates digital circuits from high-level specifications. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of human-guided AI and hardware design, contributing to a novel toolchain that integrates with industry-standard Electronic Design Automation workflows.
Based at UL, you'll collaborate with a dynamic, interdisciplinary team funded by an Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Award with the goal of forming a successful deep-tech company. This industry and spinout focused project will position you as a core member of the founding team, giving you the opportunity to secure a founder’s equity position upon incorporation and significantly de-risking your entrepreneurial journey. The principal founders are all graduates of successful startups.
The successful candidates will contribute to the development of AutoCircuit — a next-generation system that automatically generates synthesizable Register Transfer Level (RTL) designs.
Both roles are key to validating AutoCircuit against real-world industrial design constraints and ensuring it delivers measurable impact for industry partners.