Lecturer/ Associate Professor in Robotics & AI

About the role

Our vision for Robotics at UCL East Campus is to set up a new robotics powerhouse at UCL. To support our vision, over the next few years, we will be hiring more than 20 research and teaching staff in robotics. The positions advertised here is part of this strategy. To provide world-class facilities at UCL East Campus for research and teaching in Robotics & AI, we are seeking to fill a Lecturer/Associate Professor post in Robotics and AI. Areas that we aim at covering: Machine Learning in Robotics.

Appointment at Lecturer (Grade 8) or Associate Professor (Grade 9) level will be determined by depth of experience and track record. For Grade 9, you will show sustained and repeated contributions to the subject area or body of knowledge, and a sustained publication record, which demonstrates the potential to produce significant contributions to the discipline. All research outputs are available through Open Access wherever possible. You will demonstrate widespread connections across national and/or international subject community, including active collaborations/contact with leading figures in subject area; regular collegiate engagement with colleagues from distinct disciplines on cross-disciplinary issues; network of collaborators or advice-seekers in industry, healthcare, or policy organisations (or similar, depending on discipline context); contacts and networks both domestic and international. You would be expected to demonstrate sustained excellence in all aspects of academic life.

The main purpose of this new role is to support the growth of the Computer Science Department and the Robotics & AI area through conducting research, teaching, outreach, and entrepreneurial activities in areas related to robotics and AI. The role also encompasses being a mentor and a point of contact for emerging talent and support the EDI activities in the department.

About you

For this role, you will need to:
1. To carry out research and produce publications, or other research outputs, in line with personal objectives agreed in the Staff review process.
2. To obtain research funding support.
3. To engage with the broader scholarly and professional communities.
4. To teach modules in support of our new master's programmes (MEng/MSc in Robotics and AI), and to support other undergraduate and graduate level teaching programmes at UCL Computer Science and the Faculty of Engineering, as allocated by the Dean of Engineering and relevant Heads of Department.
5. To supervise or assist with supervision of undergraduate, taught graduate (Masters) or research graduate (MPhil/MRes/PhD/EngD) students.
6. To contribute to the development, planning and implementation of a high-quality curriculum.
7. To participate in the development, administration and marking of exams and other assessments.
8. To provide pastoral care and support to students.
9. To participate in the administration of the Computer Science Department and department’s programmes of study and other activities as requested.
10. Actively promote UCL East’s academic values of interdisciplinarity, collaboration, and public engagement.
11. To support and advance UCL’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion ambitions.

What we offer

Salary range:
Lecturer - £52, to £61, including London Allowance
Associate Professor - £66, to £72, including London Allowance

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits such as: 41 days holiday including bank holidays, hybrid working, pension scheme, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan. On-Site nursery, On-site gym. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay. Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service, Discounted medical insurance.