Dear all, 

We are pleased to announce an open professor position at the University of Surrey:

https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=14997

Closing Date:   Tuesday 30 September 2025

The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at the University of Surrey is seeking to recruit a Professor in Machine Learning and AI with a focus on Large Machine Learning Models to expand our dynamic team of internationally recognised AI faculty and researchers. This is part of a strategic investment of 6 posts across the School in AI, Cyber Security and Satellite Communications. 

In conjunction with the postholder, the School will also appoint a Lecturer to support their research direction and strategy.

The School is home to two established research centres with expertise in AI and Machine Learning: the Computer Science Research Centre (CSRC) and the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP). This post is aligned to the Nature Inspired Computer and Engineering group within Computer Science.

Surrey has an established international reputation in AI research, 1st in the UK for computer vision and top 5 for AI, computer vision, machine learning, robotics and natural language processing (CSRankings.org) and were 7th in the UK for REF2021 outputs in Computer Science research. Computer Science and CVSSP are at the core of the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI (PAI), established in 2021 as a pan-University initiative which brings together leading AI research with discipline expertise across health, social, behavioural and engineering sciences, business, law and the creative arts to shape future AI for the benefit of people and society. PAI leads a portfolio of over £100m in grant awards including major research activities in creative industries and healthcare, and two doctoral training programmes with funding for over 100 PhD researchers: the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for Digital Media Inclusion and the Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Training Network in AI-Enabled Digital Accessibility. 

The candidate should have wide knowledge of the AI field and ideally experience of working with industry. The candidate must have a proven record of internationally recognised research contributions and leading significant research programmes in AI and Machine Learning. Current research in AI within the School focuses on solving foundational and real-world problems in areas such as Natural Language Processing, Optimisation, Audio and Vision, AI for Health and Medical Applications, Robotics, and Security.

Informal inquiries can be directed to the Director of the Computer Science Research Centre, Professor Steve Schneider at s.schneider@surrey.ac.uk.

The full advert, and application portal, is available at the link above. 

Our staff and students come from all over the world and we are proud of our friendly and inclusive culture. The University and the Department specifically are committed to building a culturally diverse organisation. Applications are strongly encouraged from female and minority candidates.

Best wishes,

Roman

Roman Bauer, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Head of the Nature Inspired Computing and Engineering (NICE) Research Group
BioDynaMo Spokesperson
Computer Science Research Centre
University of Surrey
Guildford, UK