Lecturer (Teaching) in Software Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering

About us

UCL’s Department of Computer Science (CS) is a top-ranked Computer Science Department in the UK. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluation, UCL Computer Science was ranked second in the UK for research power and first in England.

Context

The Department of Computer Science is looking to appoint a Lecturer (teaching) in Software Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering, to enable the growth of our software systems engineering and artificial intelligence and data engineering curricula. This is a full-time permanent post at Grade 8. The appointees will be based in the Software Systems Engineering (SSE) group within the Department of Computer Science at UCL.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Main purpose of the job

The recruited faculty member will be mainly responsible to act as module lead for modules offered by the MSc in Software Systems Engineering and the MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering, which are specialised MSc programmes run by the SSE group at UCL Computer Science. The recruited faculty member will be asked to design new modules as well as contribute to existing ones towards the growth of our curricula on the adoption of Software Engineering principles for realising effective and responsible Artificial Intelligence Systems, as well as on the adoption of Artificial Intelligence for agentic-based software and data engineering. There will be significant opportunities for the recruited faculty member to show thought leadership in these areas, to supervise excellent BSc, MSc and PhD students and work with several industrial parters thought the UCL IXN programme. Additionally, they may be asked to teach lectures and tutorials across other related modules in collaboration with other tutors as well as contribute to administration activities within the Department of Computer Science, as agreed with their line manager.

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Professor Federica Sarro at

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and 'beacon' status in advancing gender equality.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/