Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence

Salary

Grade J: £42,632 - £47,874;

Grade K: £49,250 - £55,295;

Grade L: £58,596 - £65,814 per annum

The role

The School of Computer Science at the University of Bristol is seeking to grow our thriving & talented AI community. We have a long-standing track record for world-leading AI, Machine Learning and Computer Vision, and recent successes place us at the forefront of UK AI research & teaching, as recognised by being awarded AI University of the Year 2024. We host Isambard AI, the UK’s first national AI supercomputing facility, lead two of the UK’s nine National AI Research Hubs (in Collective Intelligence and Information Theory), run a Centre for Doctoral Training in Practice Oriented AI, and have launched an innovative undergraduate degree in Computer Science with AI. In addition to this post, we are making further hires to strengthen our talented AI research teams at both established and early career levels.

Bristol’s world-class AI research spans applied and theoretical work in intelligent agents, machine learning, machine vision, reasoning, & problems in multimodal and interactive AI. We solve interdisciplinary challenges in collaboration with researchers in environmental and life sciences, creative technologies, and robotics, and hold joint appointments with industry including Google Deep Mind & Amazon. We encourage applicants from any area of AI and are specifically interested in candidates that reinforce our existing strengths and those that bring new kinds of AI expertise.

What will you be doing?

The postholder will contribute to the University’s impressive record of world-leading research (as demonstrated in REF 2021 which ranked the School 7th in the UK for CS research) and to developing and delivering the School’s education programmes (including our new undergraduate degree in Computer Science with AI). The School prides itself on its academic quality & its collegiality. We are incredibly proud of our outstanding working environment with a dedicated professional services team, a very high standard of achievement in research and education, and a culture of inclusivity & kindness.

You should apply if

Candidates will have a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related discipline (or equivalent industrial experience) and a track record of publishing in top academic venues and applying for external funding appropriate to their career stage. The potential for leadership, undertaking research collaborations with colleagues from top international labs, and collaborating on impactful translation of ideas with relevant industrial partners is desirable. The successful candidate will be able to design and deliver excellent teaching at both undergraduate & postgraduate level and will be committed to making the most of growing opportunities in this area.

Additional information

For informal queries please contact: Seth Bullock: seth.bullock@bristol.ac.uk

To find out more about what it's like to work in the Faculty of Engineering, and how the Faculty supports people to achieve their potential, please see our staff blog:

https://engineeringincludesme.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/

Interviews are expected to take place on 8th and 9th of April 2025.

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