"Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction and AI"

Job Number

SU00475

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Salary

£38,205 to £44,263 per annum

Faculty/Directorate

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Location

Bay Campus, Swansea

Closing Date

12 Sept 2024

Interview Date

14 Oct 2024

Informal Enquiries

 Professor Xianghua Xie

 x.xie@swansea.ac.uk

 Professor Matt Jones

 matt.jones@swansea.ac.uk

About The University

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.

About The Role

The Department of Computer Science in the Faculty of Science and Engineering is seeking applications from ambitious and talented individuals to join our academic team as a Lecturer. The successful candidate will have an excellent track record and potential in Human-Computer Interaction with a specific focus on Artificial Intelligence.

This is a 4.5-year Fixed Term post aligned to Professor Matt Jones’ EPSRC Fellowship on interactive AI [1]. The successful applicant will be able to benefit from, and contribute to, this adventurous programme to create a novel interactive AI paradigm. Applicants will also be expected to be committed to innovative teaching, to care about the student experience, and to be able to contribute to the development of a modern curriculum supported by laboratory based practical and project-based learning.

The Computer Science Department at Swansea University is ranked highly for both teaching and research: The Guardian University Guide 2023 placed it 25th in the UK and 1st in Wales. In REF 2021 we are delighted that 90% of our research is world-leading and internationally excellent, and that we achieved 100% world-leading and internationally excellent ratings in impact, showing that as a department we are dedicated to embedding real-world impact in everything we do. The department is home to eight research groups: Artificial Intelligence; Cyber Security; Education, History and Philosophy; Human Computer Interaction; Intelligent Robotics; Railway Verification; Theoretical Computer Science; and Visual Computing. The Computer Science Department is ranked 126-150 among the world's top institutions in the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject. The department is based in the Computational Foundry, a world-class research facility that includes dedicated labs for robotics, AI, fabrication and usability studies.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.