Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 02 June 2024
Interview Date: See advert
JCR Group Limited T/A Bodyswaps and The College of Computing at Birmingham City University (BCU) are seeking to appoint an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate in the broad area of Generative AI and Large Language Models (KTP Associate).
The successful candidate will be employed by Birmingham City University and situated on-site at Bodyswaps (London). Bodyswaps is an award-winning VR platform that brings realistic simulations and AI-enabled feedback to soft skills training. Here, learners can practise and fail safely without repercussions, while building the communication, teamwork and leadership skills needed for successful careers. Since 2019, London-based Bodyswaps has helped a wide range of educational institutions and corporate clients to unlock human potential in the workplace. For more information, please go to: https://bodyswaps.co/
This KTP will be to help develop new cutting-edge communication skills training simulations - driven by AI and language models. This project will investigate Bodyswaps’ pedagogy and leverage advances in Generative AI and Large Language Models to enable trainees to practise conversations with lifelike AI avatars inside highly customisable scenarios. During training, the learner will receive highly personalised feedback in order to boost their performance.
This position forms part of the Knowledge Transfer programme (KTP), co-funded by grant from Innovate UK and Bodyswaps. It is essential you understand the fundamentals of how a KTP works between a business and the University and the vital role you will play if you successfully secure this position. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer KTP Associate will have access to a wider range of benefits including a personal development budget of £4,000 to upskill during the project. For more information, please go to: http://bcuadvantage.co.uk/funding/knowledge-transfer-partnerships.
The successful candidate recruited for this position will be employed as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer (KTP Associate) and will work in collaboration with leading academics at Birmingham City University (BCU) to apply knowledge and technical innovation, delivered on site at the company. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer (KTP Associate) should have a minimum 2.1 University qualification and graduated within the last five years and hold at least an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area.
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You should have a good first degree and postgraduate degree in Computer Science or Data Science, or a related discipline, excellent programming skills, and great communication skills and experience of successfully working as part of a team. Relevant work experience in industry would be an advantage.
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Interviews to take place week commencing 17th June 2024
For more information please contact Iain Rice, iain.rice@bcu.ac.uk or Nouh Elmitwally, nouh.elmitwally@bcu.ac.uk
Further details:
The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so, and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly.
Location: | London |
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Salary: | £50,000 to £65,000 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 2nd May 2024 |
Closes: | 2nd June 2024 |
Job Ref: | 032024-154-R |
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