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Professor of Computer Science

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin - School of Computer Science and Statistics

Location: Dublin - Ireland
Salary: €132,301 to €167,243 or £116,213.20 to £146,906.25 (converted salary*) - please see advert
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 28th March 2023
Closes: 8th May 2023
Job Ref: 036539
 

Post Summary

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, invites applications for the post of Professor of Computer Science (2016)/Director of ADAPT SFI Research Centre (adaptcentre.ie). It is seeking individuals with a proven international track record of research, of distinguished and effective academic leadership and a commitment to innovative teaching.

The Professor of Computer Science (2016) is a permanent and full professorial Chair position in the School of Computer Science and Statistics within the discipline of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The duration of the role of Directorship of ADAPT, a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology, is dependent on continued funding (currently secured until Dec 2026).

This combined post of Professorial Chair of Computer Science (2016) and Director of SFI ADAPT Centre,  presents an exciting opportunity for an academic to lead research at scale and play a strategic role in shaping research internationally. The post will enable the candidate to build upon already very strong international academic and industry collaborations as well as  initiate new ones.

The successful candidate for this post will have an exceptional research profile with a demonstrable and sustained ability to: engage in research and publish in the highest impact journals & conferences; raise significant research funding aligned with the national priority research areas of the School, the Centre and wider interdisciplinary research initiatives; lead successful and impactful collaboration with industry; undertake applied research & innovation and an ability to drive international initiatives and provide strategic and forwarding-thinking leadership within their research field.

Candidates for the position should be internationally recognised scholars in some of the following research areas: artificial intelligence, semantic knowledge modelling, and/or data driven analytics. Relevant specialisations within these areas would include: machine learning, natural language processing, knowledge graphs, personalisation, information retrieval and recommendation and other emerging areas of Human Centric AI.

Post status: Permanent contract

Hours of work: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please following link: www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Professorial salary scale at a point in line with Government Pay Policy €132,301 to €167,243 ( www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf)

How to apply:

Applicants must provide the following information in applying for this position:

  1. Cover Letter
  2. Comprehensive curriculum vitae including full data on publications
  3. Name and contact details (i.e. email address) of three referees
  4. Statement on their vision for the future development of AI Discipline in Trinity - maximum 2 pages
  5. Research plan (summarising research accomplishments to date, and a research vision they are planning to conduct in the next five years in relation to the ADAPT Centre, together with plans for securing competitive research funding) - maximum 2 pages

Closing Date: 12 Noon (IST), Monday 8th May 2023.

Applicants who do not address the application requirements above will not be considered at the short list stage. Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through jobs.tcd.ie  

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to:

  • Professor Gregory O’Hare, Head of School of Computer Science and Statistics & Professor of Artificial Intelligence: gregory.ohare@tcd.ie
  • Professor Vincent Wade, Professor of Computer Science (Est 1990): vincent.wade@tcd.ie

Application queries about this post, please email Senior.Appointments@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

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