Teaching Associate (Fixed Term)

Department/Location: Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity, Central Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK

The Institute for Technology and Humanity seeks to appoint a Teaching Associate to assist with teaching our MPhil course in Human-Inspired AI.

Educated to a PhD level, the role holder will have core technical expertise in human-inspired AI - ideally in the areas of speech or natural language processing or responsible AI, with expertise also in the ethics of AI. Successful candidates will have prior experience of teaching delivery and ideally also of the design of teaching materials. They will have excellent presentation and communication skills.

The role holder will contribute to course development, teaching and examining for the MPhil in collaboration with the Assistant Professors and existing Teaching Associate. They will work with the Postgraduate Administrator to monitor student attainment, wellbeing and feedback, and undertake other administrative duties commensurate with the grade of the role. They will also act as Programme Manager for the Early Career Community at CHIA.

The successful candidate will be based at the Centre for Human Inspired Artificial Intelligence. CHIA brings together an interdisciplinary community of researchers to investigate the innovative ways in which human and machine intelligence can be combined to yield AI which is capable of contributing to social and global progress.

More information about CHIA and our research can be found at https://www.chia.cam.ac.uk/

In order for your application to be considered, please upload the following documents:

• covering letter
• curriculum vitae, including publications
• ONE article- or chapter-length writing sample (max 10,000 words)

Applicants must provide the names and contact details of two referees who are familiar with their work in the relevant field. Please ensure that your two referees submit their references directly to references@csah.cam.ac.uk before the closing date.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

If you have any questions about this vacancy, you can contact the CHIA Director Anna Korhonen alk23@cam.ac.uk. If you have questions about the application process, please contact the School HR Team on SAHHR@admin.cam.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is Monday 13 July 2026. Interviews will be held on Monday 20 July, subject to change.

Please quote reference GO50092 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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