Research Associate

Applications are invited for a Research Associate post in the Cardiff University School of Computer Science & Informatics, to work on the InteGraL project (“Interpretable Graph-Based Machine Learning”). This Leverhulme Trust funded project is focused on developing alternatives to Graph Neural Networks (GNNs). Its central aim will be to introduce methods that are interpretable by design, while at the same time being more robust than GNNs and generalising better to problem instances that are out of the training set distribution. The models will be applied to problems in Natural Language Processing and Computational Chemistry, among others.

You will work closely with Steven Schockaert (Cardiff University School of Computer Science & Informatics), Stefano Leoni (Cardiff University School of Chemistry) and Ondrej Kuzelka (CTU Prague). You will possess or be near the completion of a PhD in Computer Science or a related area or have relevant industrial experience.

The position is full-time (35 hours per week), available from 1st September 2025 and is fixed term for 36 months.

The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications and experience, within the Grade 6 scale starting at, £40,497 per annum (Grade 6), with 4 annual increments to £45,413 per annum at the top of the grade.

For an informal discussion of the post please contact Steven Schockaert by email at schockaerts1@cardiff.ac.uk. For more information about the school of Computer Science please contact Yvonne Taylor (taylory@cardiff.ac.uk).

Closing date: Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Cardiff University is committed to supporting all its employees in achieving the necessary balance between their work and their personal lives. As part of this commitment, the University has developed a flexible and responsive framework of support for staff in managing their work and personal commitments wherever possible. [Applications for posts on a part-time or job-share arrangement would also be considered].

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity. Our inclusive environment welcomes applications from talented people from diverse backgrounds. Cardiff University positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

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