Location: | London, Hybrid |
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Salary: | £65,698 to £71,357 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 5th August 2024 |
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Closes: | 30th September 2024 |
Job Ref: | B04-05230 |
About us
UCL’s Department of Computer Science (CS) is a top-ranked Computer Science Department in the UK. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluation, UCL Computer Science was ranked second in the UK for research power and first in England. London is a global hub for AI, where UCL plays a central role through close collaborations and joint PhD programmes with for example Meta and Google DeepMind.
About the role
University College London, Department of Computer Science is seeking a Lecturer/Associate Professor to join the Natural Language Processing Group. Successful candidates are expected to contribute to the teaching and research activities at the department. Expected duties and responsibilities include conducting research in the broader field of natural language processing, securing funding and engagement in the management of research projects, and dissemination of research through publications at top conferences/journals, talks and external engagements.
About you
Candidates should have a PhD (or equivalent qualification) or have held a previous postdoctoral position in natural language processing, information retrieval, machine learning, or a strongly related field. Candidates are expected to have strong publication record in top conferences such as ACL, ICLR, NeurIPS, EMNLP, SIGIR. Experience in applying for research funding is not necessary, but highly desired. We also welcome applications from candidates with research experience from industry.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
Lecturer - Grade 8 - £51,474 - £60,521 (inclusive of London Allowance)
Associate Professor Grade 9 - £65,698 - £71,357 (inclusive of London Allowance)
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
To apply for the vacancy please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Professor Emine Yilmaz (emine.yilmaz@ucl.ac.uk)”
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Support Staff.”
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