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Research Fellow (Data Science and AI)

University of Birmingham - The Institute for Data and AI (IDAI)

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £36,130 to £45,413 Grade 7
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 8th August 2025
Closes: 31st August 2025
Job Ref: 105527

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to July 2028

Background

The Institute for Data and AI (IDAI) promotes excellence in Data Engineering, Data Science and AI theory and practice, ensuring their co-evolution and competent adoption across disciplines to enable transformative, interdisciplinary, impactful data-intensive research. The Institute brings together researchers and educators from across the University around a shared ambition to address grand societal challenges through open collaboration across disciplinary boundaries.

IDAI is looking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow who, as one of two Postdoctoral Research Fellows in the Institute, will play a critical role in expanding and multiplying research efforts directly emerging from the Institute's research themes and work done by Institute Affiliates.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will actively participate in the Institute's mission to drive impactful data-intensive research, by:

  • Conducting high-quality research
  • Supporting research groups across the University develop new project proposals centred on data-intensive research
  • Engaging with stakeholders across academia and industry
  • Developing recommendations to help the shaping of research priorities, both internally and to funders, through co-authoring and co-editing research vision and policy documents

The post holder will engage in developing and leading research projects contributing to IDAI's interlocking thematic networks, supporting a collaborative research environment that exemplifies IDAI's distinct approach to interdisciplinary data science and AI research.

Person Specification

  • PhD (or near completion) in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, or a related field with substantial expertise in data science/AI methods
  • Strong publication record in relevant areas
  • Demonstrated ability to work across disciplinary boundaries
  • Strong analytical skills and experience in developing and implementing machine learning/AI solutions using relevant languages and frameworks

Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Hazel Wilkinson, Deputy Director IDAI, email: h.j.wilkinson@bham.ac.uk or, Prof Slava Jankin, Deputy Director IDAI, email: v.jankin@bham.ac.uk

To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the 'Apply' button above.

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