Teaching Fellow (Ethics and Data)

The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI), University of Cambridge is seeking a Teaching Fellow with a background in philosophical ethics, broadly construed, with a specialisation in ethics of technology, ethics of artificial intelligence, and data ethics. Familiarity with statistical methods and data science and some technical knowledge of AI would also be beneficial.

The role holder will primarily support the MSt in AI Ethics and Society as well as contributing to the MPhil in AI, Data, and Algorithms, while maintaining the University's national and international reputation for excellence. The postholder will work closely with CFI's education team to deliver teaching of the Centre's postgraduate programmes. This will involve, for example, contributing to dissertation supervision, leading online discussion, delivering teaching at in-person residential weeks, producing materials, taking part in open days, marking, and contributing to the overall student experience.

Interested applicants should have some experience of successfully developing and delivering teaching at university level, including both lectures and seminars or smaller group work. Candidates should be educated to Degree level and previous experience of working in Higher Education.

CFI is a highly interdisciplinary research centre addressing the challenges and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence (AI), in both the short and long term. CFI is based at the University of Cambridge, with partners in Imperial College London, and UC Berkeley, and close links with industry and policymakers. More information is available at: Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence

This appointment is part time (50% FTE) from 1 February 2025 to 13 September 2026, in the first instance.

In order for your application to be considered, please ensure that you upload the following:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A cover letter outlining your suitability for the role and how you meet the essential criteria set out in the Person Specification within the Further Particulars.
• Names and contract details of two referees who are familiar with your work

If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. 

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Dr Henry Shevlin, Director of Education on hfs35@cam.ac.uk. If you have questions about the application process, please contact The School's HR Team on sahhr@admin.cam.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is midnight (GMT) on Sunday 5 January 2025. Interviews are planned for the week commencing 20 January 2025, subject to change.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click on the apply button above.

Please quote reference GO44265 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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