King's AI+ Academic Fellowships

5 years of Fellowship funding (including 3 years of protected research time), followed by transition to an open-ended academic position.

King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. We are dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. We are delighted to announce exciting new opportunities to join our academic community.

King’s is delighted to announce a prestigious new Academic Fellowship scheme for 20 outstanding researchers focused on AI development and application across all disciplines, including health & biosciences, humanities, social & behavioural sciences, physical & mathematical sciences, security, arts, business and law.

This distinctive Academic Fellowship scheme is part of a major strategic investment by King’s in “AI+”, which aims to accelerate innovation in responsible AI for the benefit of society, and also includes a significant investment in computing infrastructure along with 6 senior professorial posts.

The AI+ Academic Fellowships aim to attract the brightest minds worldwide who can use AI to deliver breakthroughs in any area of research and/or innovation.  King’s College London is committed to recruitment processes which engage all dimensions of society.

Each Fellowship will offer you:

• 5 years of Fellowship funding (inc. 3 years of protected research time), followed by transition to an open-ended academic position.
• £100k startup funding, and access to leading high-performance computing facilities.
• The valuable opportunity to join a cohort of innovative scholars collectively shaping the future of AI, through the cross-university King's AI Institute, offering a vibrant interdisciplinary environment, mentoring, industry contacts and more – alongside other networks including King’s Digital Futures Institute and King’s Digital Health Hub.

There are 20 positions available. Positions will lead to open-ended academic positions, subject to third year review. Appointments will typically be made at Level 7 (Fellow) or Level 8 (Senior Fellow) in our Research job family.

This initiative is led by our Vice President Professor Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi FRS and aims to create our AI leaders of the future. We invite applications from post-doctoral researchers, fellowship holders, and academic staff – and are open to AI experts from other sectors, including industry and government.

Positions are available across all nine of our Academic Faculties.

For further information about AI+ and the fellowships, please visit our website.

Informal enquiries may be made to the King’s Search Team; please contact: kings-search@kcl.ac.uk.

The deadline for applications is 23.59 hours on Monday 19 May 2025.

The selection process will include a two-stage interview process and a research seminar.

Final interviews are planned for July 2025.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they can belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. King’s welcomes applications from all.

Further Information

Applications should include:

• Cover letter / application statement (500 words) highlighting your research interest, future plans and fit with King’s. Please also indicate which departments/faculties you feel that you best align with.
• Outline of proposed research programme (2000 words)
• CV with a publication list
• 2 referees, including one from your current or most recent employer