Closing date 22/08/21 at 23:30

We are seeking an outstanding individual who can make a strong academic contribution in Cognitive Computing and Intelligent Systems.

You will join a large and vibrant Computing Department that is engaged in both teaching and research. The teaching and research activities in Computing are consistent with the University aims of being the leading applied university in the UK and deliver practical knowledge, skills and solutions that meet the needs of employers and society. Your main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Design, develop and deliver teaching across a wide range of modules and within artificial intelligence.
• Contribute to the research and innovation in artificial intelligence by publishing high-quality outputs, applying for funding, and undertaking knowledge transfer projects. We would be particularly interested in any candidate with experience of artificial intelligence and robotics.

You must hold a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and possess excellent communication skills. Teaching experience at undergraduate level, is essential, including developing excellent teaching materials and assessments, delivering lectures and tutorials, supervising dissertations as well as assessing and marking student work. It is expected that the successful candidate will contribute to module and course developments, and therefore having knowledge and experience of course development would be beneficial.

An excellent research record and reputation, including publications of the highest quality suitable for submission to the REF (UK Research Excellence Framework), would be advantageous. Applications from people with strong backgrounds in cognitive computing and experience of programming in Python, C++, ROS and Tensorflow (or similar) would also be desirable.

More information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CIE152/lecturer-senior-lecturer-in-artificial-intelligence

Alessandro Di Nuovo, PhD

Professor of Machine Intelligence

Leader of Technological and Digital Innovations, Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre

College of Business, Technology and Engineering

Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom

Email: a.dinuovo@shu.ac.uk