THE DEPARTMENT

The School of Computing and Digital Technologies sits within the College of Business, Technology and Engineering (BTE). It consists of five subject groups covering Software Engineering & Computer Science, Networking, Cyber Security & Digital Forensics, Games and Artificial Intelligence, Business and IT, as well as Smart Computing. The School has strong links with industry, commerce, and the public sector; our courses have been developed alongside professional organisations and in consultation with practicing computing and IT professionals. Most of our undergraduate courses are accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS) and several courses have additional, specialist professional accreditations.
The School prides itself on its strength in employability and professional practice and takes a great deal of care in preparing students for a year of industrial placement, typically at the end of their second year.
We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.
You will be contractually enrolled into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.
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If you’re a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly before joining us, you can choose to remain in USS instead. Please contact the Pensions team to discuss options available.

We are seeking an outstanding individual to make a strong academic contribution within the area of natural language processing and large language models.
We will especially consider applicants with teaching in an HEI, research or recent industrial experience in the area of artificial intelligence and neuromorphic computing.
You will join a large and vibrant School of Computing and Digital Technologies that is engaged in both teaching and research. The teaching and research activities in Computing are consistent with the University aims of being the leading applied university in the UK and to deliver practical knowledge, skills and solutions that meet the needs of employers and society.

A full job description can be found below, but your main duties and responsibilities will be drawn from:

• Developing engaging teaching and assessment material in the area, and delivering to undergraduate and postgraduate classes, face to face, and possibly through distance learning.
• Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate projects.
• Contributing to enhancing and improving the course management, student wellbeing and satisfaction, the teaching syllabus and related research activities.
• Setting assessments, marking student work, and reporting on students’ progress, as well as providing timely feedback.
• Contributing to one of the departmental research groups by publishing high-quality outputs in an appropriate specialist area, applying for funding, and undertaking knowledge transfer projects.