Senior Staff Scientist

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced researcher to join the research group of Professor Gina Neff, Professor of Responsible AI at Queen Mary’s Digital Environment Research Institute (DERI). As the Senior Staff Scientist you will join Professor Neff’s newly established lab within DERI, contributing to the delivery of high-quality research, scholarship, and training.

You will be tasked will producing excellence science, taking the lead on undertaking high-level research, and overseeing the Neff Lab. You will also provide a range of support to the development, and submission of follow-on funding applications, including horizon scanning, bid writing, and development, and the coordination of bid teams.

The role will be funded for 12 months in the first instance, with possible extension.

About You

Successful candidates will hold a PhD, or have obtained equivalent experience, in social science research of technology, including schools, multidisciplinary studies in digital communication, sociology, psychology or other related fields. You will have extensive experience at postdoctoral level, and be able to make research initiatives and original contributions to the Neff Lab's research portfolio, including managing and submitting grant applications, and regularly preparing, writing, and presenting your own research work. 

How to Apply

Please apply via the Queen Mary Application portal, and attach a copy of your CV to your application.

About the Institute

The Digital Environment Research Institute is Queen Mary’s first University Research Institute, created as part of the university’s ambitious Strategy 2030. University Research Institutes represent a paradigm shift as they are outside the standard Queen Mary faculty structure and collaborate across the university to advance multi-disciplinary research and innovation.

DERI is dedicated to ground-breaking research in digital and data science, including artificial intelligence (AI), and offers an outstanding research environment including a dedicated physical space along with recently purchased high performance computing infrastructure to enable scientific breakthroughs.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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