Requisition ID: 25859
Location:
Newcastle, GB
Contract Type: Open Ended
Working Pattern: Full Time
Posted Date: 7 Aug 2023
Salary:
Lecturer Grade F: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum
Lecturer Grade G: £45,585 to £54,395 per annum
Senior Lecturer: £56,021 to £64,914 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 10 September 2023
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity to join one of the leading Engineering Schools in the UK where you will support and inspire the next generation of Newcastle University engineering graduates.
The Intelligent Sensing and Communications (ISC), previously known as Communications and Signal Processing (CSP), Group was first established in 1989. Our research explores the whole spectrum of communications and digital signal processing, from underpinning theories to applications with industry leading partners. We also deliver high quality teaching in communication and signal processing for our undergraduate and MSc degree programmes.
We develop pioneering signal processing and machine learning techniques to extract and interpret information contained in multimodal (multi-sensor) complex and noisy data. We provide cutting edge, explainable, interpretable and verifiable signal processing led AI for the next generation of autonomous systems. Our unique research and expertise of signal processing are proving invaluable. It has had a huge impact in supporting MoD and Healthcare e.g., our ongoing research collaborations in healthcare are with Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, and the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, within the North East of England.
We are looking for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Signal Processing/ML/AI, ideally with the ability to align with Newcastle University Research Themes on Data, Healthier Lives, Ageing and Inequalities as well as the UKRI strategic priority areas such as AI and Data Science for Science, Engineering and Government. You will also help to strengthen the already successful research activity in signal processing and AI within the ISC Group. Depending on the level of appointment, you will lead and/or contribute towards the development and delivery of taught programmes, modules and a range of high-quality teaching and learning resources within the ISC Group.
We promote excellence by creating an inclusive culture and environment where shared practice is the norm. We pool our resources and our networks, within the university, the UK and across the world, to drive innovation and creativity for a healthy planet and society. To complement this team, we seek an excellent researcher and educator. Our primary criteria are excellence in research and teaching and commitment to our ethos of creativity and collegiality. You will benefit from access to excellent research groups and facilities.
As a School of Engineering that strives to provide an outstanding educational experience, rooted in strong engineering disciplines, this position provides a significant opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration, within a successful and supportive environment.
We have invested £110m in a state-of-the-art hub for engineering research and education. The new Stephenson Building complex, that will open its doors in September 2023, will co-locate industry partners and provide business and community engagement facilities.
The School of Engineering is home to 15 outstanding research groups. The quality of our research is evidenced by the latest REF results. We were ranked 10th for the quality of our research outputs with 46% of outputs assessed as world-leading.
You will benefit from a thriving environment in machine learning/AI.
Newcastle University is home to the £30 million National Innovation Centre for Data and partners with the Alan Turing Institute. We host one of the Academic Centre’s in Cyber Security Research and are a founding member of the PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems. The Urban Observatory has the largest set of publicly available real-time urban data in the UK.
Our world class medical school has excellent links with the School of Engineering, facilitating the long-term research and exploitation of signal processing/machine learning research in a range of domains aligned with Newcastle University’s research strategy.
The University has developed an Academic Job Summary Guidance document which summarises the range of activities that academic colleagues may be expected to perform.
To apply, please upload the following supporting documents in the format of one PDF document:
- Full CV
- Teaching statement (1-2 pages)
- Research statement (2-3 pages)
- publication list, which should identify your 3 most relevant/representative publications
To view the full job description, please click here
Please reach out to Jeff.Neasham@newcastle.ac.uk to discuss this role should you have any questions.
We will be holding Teaching and Research presentations as our initial assessment followed by interviews for shortlisted applicants.
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We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.
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Requisition ID: 25859