Machine Learning Researcher
Eedi is seeking a Machine Learning Researcher to join their Data Science team. The role involves conducting cutting-edge machine learning research to develop algorithms that improve mathematics progress for low-income students, collaborating with domain experts and academic partners. This is a founding role in a new research team focused on improving existing models and inventing new ones within an agile environment.
Eedi was founded in 2015 with a mission to improve student learning by combining proven pedagogy and cutting-edge machine learning research. We now have the largest repository of diagnostic questions in the world, and we have impacted the learning of more than one million students.
We have recently won a five year grant, worth over $11M, creating a unique opportunity to apply machine learning research in education.
Our data science team has collaborated with Microsoft Research to develop machine learning models which power personalised learning and learning analytics within Eedi. We have hosted two NeurIPS competitions and won the best education dataset award in 2021. Our team has published papers and authored books on our research to benefit the wider learning engineering community.
We are looking for a Machine Learning Researcher to join our data science team. In this role, you will be developing machine learning algorithms to double the rate of mathematics progress for low-income students. You will be a founding member of our new machine learning research team alongside a new Machine Learning Engineer looking to improve existing models and invent new ones.
You will be joining a small team solving big real-world problems, working in an agile environment and deploying new features every week. We are all self-motivated and ready to support one another to get the job done. If you want to make a difference to the lives of teachers, students and parents, then you are in the right place!
Posted June 11, 2026