Project Manager in Computer Vision and Deep Learning

The Centre for Vision, Speech, and Signal Processing is seeking to recruit several posts to support a new project in generative AI, computer vision and LLM development. These posts include research fellowships, Research Software Engineers and Project Management. You will join an established research group within a highly rated research department, with an excellent computing and software infrastructure for first class research, modern facilities and close links with industry. Surreys Institute for People Centred AI builds on 38 years of work into foundational AI at the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) which is ranked 1st in the UK for Computer Vision and in the top-5 for both Audio-Visual AI and Robotics (CS Rankings, Sept 2024).

This post is part of a new five-year project “SignGPT” which will build tools to allow spoken language to be automatically translated into photo-realistic sign language and video of sign language to be translated into spoken language. The project is a collaboration between the University of Surrey (Prof Bowden), the University of Oxford (Prof Zisserman) and UCL (Prof Cormier and Woll). 

We are seeking an experienced project manager to act as a single point of contact for all project managed issues. The applicant should have project management experience, and ideally have a Professional project management qualification. The post will be for upto 5 years at 0.5FTE. However, other similar part time roles are foreseen in the department and there will likely be the option to make this a full time post if the candidate wishes to, but this is not essential. 

The project will involve deaf people and users of British Sign Language (BSL) but through wider collaborative links there will be users of other international Sign languages. Knowledge of Sign language and awareness of Deaf culture would be advantageous as would a working knowledge of BSL. Deaf candidates with suitable project management experience would be welcome to apply.

The University of Surrey is a global university with a world-class research profile and an enterprising spirit, located in one of the safest counties in England, within 35 minutes of London by train and minutes away from the Surrey Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Recent investments have seen the opening of a world-class Sports Park and important updates to central facilities.

Please upload your CV and a covering letter on the University website.

Informal enquiries related to the project to Professor Richard Bowden by e-mail: r.bowden@surrey.ac.uk.

The University of Surrey reserves the right to close this vacancy early based on Volume and Calibre of applications.

Further details

We can offer a generous remuneration package, which includes relocation assistance where appropriate, an attractive research environment, the latest teaching facilities, and access to a variety of staff development opportunities.

The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all.  We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community.  Therefore we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

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