Associate Professor (Teaching) in Robotics And AI

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.

The Intelligent Robotics Research Group at UCL East Campus and HereEast is a world-leading centre of excellence in research and teaching, dedicated to advancing robotics and artificial intelligence for real-world applications.

About the role

The post-holder would be expected to teach up to three modules per year on several MEng/MSc programmes in the context of Robotics & AI and to contribute to the development, planning and implementation of a high-quality curriculum and associated administrative tasks. Areas that we aim at covering include but are not limited to:

• Sensor fusion and scene understanding;
• Networking, real-time operating systems and security;
• SLAM;
• Multi-agent systems;
• Sampling and data analysis.

Applicants should explicitly state the areas to which they can contribute to MEng/MSc Robotics and AI, supported by evidence of a strong publication track record.

Candidates are required to submit two files:

• CV (no longer than 6 pages) which includes a list of your teaching experience and your roles and responsibilities in the modules/courses you have taught.
• A single file, of no more than 10 pages, which combines your personal, teaching, research and diversity statements.

About you

You should have a PhD in Robotics, AI, or a closely related field and be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding across a range of core topics including robotics, control, machine learning, sensor fusion, and other topics related to real-world deployment of robotic systems. You also must have a proven record of teaching leadership, experience in developing new courses and teaching technologies, experience supervising doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers and contributing to graduate-level education.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

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; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and 'beacon' status in advancing gender equality.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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