Professor of Artificial Intelligence De Montfort University School of Computer Science

Location: Leicester Salary: Not Specified Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Placed On: 19th July 2019 Closes: 18th August 2019 Job Ref: T-60475955-12 De Montfort University (DMU) is a vibrant, ambitious institution. Characterised by strong leadership and an international outlook, DMU achieved a TEF Gold ranking for its teaching quality and prestigious awards for its #DMUGlobal initiative. This is testament to an ongoing focus on teaching and learning, a research portfolio that is worth millions of pounds and enviable links with industry. Located within Leicester's cosmopolitan city centre, DMU's £136 million campus transformation is creating the modern, inspiring environments our students and staff deserve. Faculty / Directorate The School of Computer Science and Informatics is based within the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media. It offers a wide range of courses to other undergraduates and postgraduates in line with emergent demand and the nature of these fast-moving, competitive disciplines. We have a solid track record of ground-breaking research and in REF2014, nearly 60% of the School's research was considered to be world leading or internationally excellent. As a subject, Computer Science is ranked 309/500 in the Shanghai Ranking of Universities. Alongside the university as a whole, we have huge ambitions for the future in terms of our offering to students and the quality and scale of our research. Role £65,450 - £110,843. Starting salary dependent on individual experience and expertise matched against the university's professorial criteria. Excellent teaching is at the heart of our commitment to professional, creative and vocational education. Our passionate and enthusiastic lecturers have earned 18 National Teaching Fellowships, making DMU one of the top universities in the UK on this measure of teaching excellence evidenced by its TEF Gold ranking. It is our goal to become the leading provider of professional and creative education with research that pushes boundaries and improves lives. We wish to attract more talented, professional and creative academics to our campus. Ideal Candidate The successful applicant is expected to provide leadership to the research, external income generation and teaching of DMU's newly created Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI). The IAI comprises the established Centre for Computational Intelligence (CCI) and the De Montfort University Interdisciplinary Group in Intelligent Transport Systems (DIGITS). The research interests in the IAI comprises Computational Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Grey Systems, Optimisation, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Neural Networks with applications to Crowd Modelling, Supply Chain modelling, Intelligent Transport Systems, Gaze tracking and Data Analytics for user behaviours. The successful candidate will be expected to lead the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and work with School of Computer Science, the Directors of the Cyber Technology Institute, the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, to develop an outstanding external profile for research in artificial intelligence with strong impact on local businesses and established industry partners. To discuss the post further, please contact Prof. Helge Janike, Head of School of Computer Science & Informatics (heljanic@dmu.ac.uk). If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Computeroxy Apply

Location: Leicester
Salary: Not Specified
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 19th July 2019
Closes: 18th August 2019
Job Ref: T-60475955-12

De Montfort University (DMU) is a vibrant, ambitious institution. Characterised by strong leadership and an international outlook, DMU achieved a TEF Gold ranking for its teaching quality and prestigious awards for its #DMUGlobal initiative. This is testament to an ongoing focus on teaching and learning, a research portfolio that is worth millions of pounds and enviable links with industry. Located within Leicester's cosmopolitan city centre, DMU's £136 million campus transformation is creating the modern, inspiring environments our students and staff deserve.

Faculty / Directorate

The School of Computer Science and Informatics is based within the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media. It offers a wide range of courses to other undergraduates and postgraduates in line with emergent demand and the nature of these fast-moving, competitive disciplines. We have a solid track record of ground-breaking research and in REF2014, nearly 60% of the School's research was considered to be world leading or internationally excellent. As a subject, Computer Science is ranked 309/500 in the Shanghai Ranking of Universities. Alongside the university as a whole, we have huge ambitions for the future in terms of our offering to students and the quality and scale of our research.

Role

£65,450 - £110,843. Starting salary dependent on individual experience and expertise matched against the university's professorial criteria. Excellent teaching is at the heart of our commitment to professional, creative and vocational education. Our passionate and enthusiastic lecturers have earned 18 National Teaching Fellowships, making DMU one of the top universities in the UK on this measure of teaching excellence evidenced by its TEF Gold ranking. It is our goal to become the leading provider of professional and creative education with research that pushes boundaries and improves lives. We wish to attract more talented, professional and creative academics to our campus.

Ideal Candidate

The successful applicant is expected to provide leadership to the research, external income generation and teaching of DMU's newly created Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI). The IAI comprises the established Centre for Computational Intelligence (CCI) and the De Montfort University Interdisciplinary Group in Intelligent Transport Systems (DIGITS). The research interests in the IAI comprises Computational Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Grey Systems, Optimisation, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Neural Networks with applications to Crowd Modelling, Supply Chain modelling, Intelligent Transport Systems, Gaze tracking and Data Analytics for user behaviours.

The successful candidate will be expected to lead the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and work with School of Computer Science, the Directors of the Cyber Technology Institute, the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, to develop an outstanding external profile for research in artificial intelligence with strong impact on local businesses and established industry partners.

To discuss the post further, please contact Prof. Helge Janike, Head of School of Computer Science & Informatics (heljanic@dmu.ac.uk).

If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Computeroxy

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