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Lecturer in Inclusive Design

Royal Holloway, University of London - StoryFutures

Location: Egham
Salary: £47,719 to £56,529 per annum pro rata - including London Allowance
Hours: Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 12th July 2024
Closes: 4th August 2024
Job Ref: 0724-218

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Part time (17.5 hours), Fixed Term (Until 2032)

The role: This academic role sits within the StoryFutures strategic business unit delivering the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in AI for Digital Media Inclusion. You will be part of a creative, inclusive and dynamic environment, leading the CDT’s training and research activities in inclusive design.

About the UKRI AI CDT: The UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for Digital Media Inclusion is led by the University of Surrey in partnership with StoryFutures. The CDT combines Royal Holloway’s track record of innovation in next-generation digital media with Surrey University’s world-leading expertise in people-centred AI. It will establish a unique creative industry hub for high-quality training in responsible AI, inclusive design and creative skills, training a new generation of more than 80 industry-ready PhDs to lead the transformation to responsible AI-enabled inclusive media.

Equality, Diversity and Sustainability is central to the work of the CDT and StoryFutures; from our team culture to the research programmes we run, to how we collaborate with partners.

What you will be doing (see job description for full details): 

  • Providing the CDT with expertise and leadership in inclusive design
  • Leading, developing and delivering inclusive design training and practice throughout the CDT activities
  • Supervising PhD students in the area of inclusive design
  • Providing inclusive design input to industry challenge projects
  • Supporting PhD researchers and research challenges in evaluation of AI-enabled inclusive media with user-groups
  • Maintaining and developing your own academic profile through talks and published articles

You should apply if you:

  • Have significant experience of inclusive design research and practice
  • Are passionate about applying AI to improve digital media inclusion
  • Hold a PhD in a relevant discipline
  • Enjoy working in a fast-moving, agile environment, both independently and in teams

This is a 50%, fixed term role for 8 years and available from September 2024. This post is based in Egham, Surrey, but with the expectation of significant working time at the University of Surrey and potentially other StoryFutures locations. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact polly.dalton@rhul.ac.uk 

The RHUL Recruitment Team can be contacted with queries by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk 

Please quote the reference: 0724-218

Closing Date: 23:59, 4 August 2024

Interviews: Week Commencing 12th August 2024

Further details:   Job Description & Person Specification

The university has adopted hybrid working for some roles therefore some remote working may be possible for this role.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.

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