Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence Education (Programme & Software Development)(Academic Education Pathway)

Kings College London
London
5 days ago
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To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: The successful candidate will demonstrate: - Ability to teach across AI foundations, programming, and machine learning to learners from varied academic and professional backgrounds.

  • Experience of online teaching, digital learning design, or innovative pedagogical approaches (highly desirable).
  • Commitment to high quality, learner centred education and to shaping a leading online programme in applied artificial intelligence.
  • Willingness to collaborate across disciplines and contribute to a dynamic, outward facing programme team. Essential criteria 1. PhD in computer science, artificial intelligence or related field
  1. Ability to teach at FHEQ level 7 (Master’s level) across AI foundations, programming, and machine learning to learners from varied academic and professional backgrounds.
  2. Ability to develop and deliver high quality and innovative teaching, including teaching delivered by distance learning or online methods
  3. Commitment to high quality, learner centered education and to shaping a leading online programme in applied artificial intelligence.
  4. Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines and contribute to a dynamic, outward facing programme team.
  5. Strong organisational skills, enabling management of curriculum development and delivery alongside any scholarship activity. Desirable criteria 1. Experience of online teaching, digital learning design, or innovative pedagogical approaches (highly desirable).
  6. Evidence of pedagogical or education-focused scholarship outputs (e.g. publications in education journals). **Further information ** The selection process will include a video presentation, online Q&A session and an online panel interview. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit a video presentation on a topic (date and topic will be provided after shortlisting). This will be reviewed by department members and will be followed by an online Q&A Sessions in the week beginning 4th May . Online panel interviews are scheduled to be held in the week beginning 11th May . Timings and information for all sessions will be confirmed to the shortlisted candidates after shortlisting. Note: While every effort will be made to adhere to the above timetable, last minute changes may be possible due to factors outside our control. Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. # Further Information At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ [How we Recruit]( pages.

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