Applications are invited for an academic position in machine learning in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, as part of a continuing expansion in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. The appointment will be full-time and open-ended.
The successful candidate will have (or be near to completing) a PhD, an established research agenda and the enthusiasm and ability to undertake original research, and to lead a research group. They will show excellent teaching capability and engagement with academic supervision. We are seeking current and future leaders in the field.
We seek candidates with research interests in the development of cutting-edge machine learning methods. Candidates will have a research interests in principled approaches to machine learning, machine learning for novel or critical applications, and/or the development of novel methods of wide applicability and with state-of-the-art capability.
The Machine Learning group carries out research on principled models, algorithms and applications of machine learning. The University of Edinburgh is one of the five founding partners of the UK's Alan Turing Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence; this gives rise to opportunities to interact with PhD students, research fellows and senior researchers within the Alan Turing Institute. In addition, the University is an active Unit in the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS); these units are recognized centres of excellence in AI research across Europe. There are also ample opportunities within the University to enact collaborative activities with researchers in other areas of computer science, mathematics and statistics, and across the physical, social and biomedical sciences. Diversity and ethical issues in the machine learning domain are also of particular interest.
The candidate's research focus might involve, for example (in no particular order and not exclusively):
Candidates should have a strong technical track record and be interested and able to teach undergraduate and master's level courses in areas such as AI, machine learning, deep learning and neural networks.
Applicants must provide a recent CV, a research statement, and a teaching statement, which should specify the candidate's experience and approach to teaching, and what specialty and introductory (particularly undergraduate Informatics) courses they would be qualified to teach. We recognise that the pandemic may have affected some applicants disproportionately, and aim to take this into account in the selection process. Applicants can optionally include a short statement regarding how their work has been disrupted by Covid, and how this affects their recent track record. This statement should be part of the cover letter and shouldn't be more than a paragraph in length. Full details about the application procedure will be available soon. You must apply through the University of Edinburgh jobs website, vacancy reference 5911.
The School of Informatics was ranked #1 in the UK for research power in the Computer Science and Informatics Times Higher Education ranking, based on the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). We are one of the top ten institutions in Europe for AI according to the CSRankings website csrankings.org, and the highest-ranked UK institution.
Lecturer: UE08 - £43,414- £51,805
Reader: UE09 - £54,949 - £61,823
Deadline: 10 January 2023, 5pm UTC
Applications will open shortly. This page will redirect or link to the application form then.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof Chris Williams (ckiw@inf.ed.ac.uk) or Prof Amos Storkey (a.storkey@ed.ac.uk).