Reader in Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics and faculty position at University of Edinburgh
Apply by Tuesday, Oct 20 at 22:59 UTC
Closes in 2 days
About
Permanent, full-time reader appointment in the School of Informatics, with hybrid working. Research should advance AI methods at the intersection of perception and action. Relevant areas include continual learning, agentic and world models, embodied intelligence, reinforcement learning, decision-making under uncertainty and long-duration autonomy. Responsibilities include original research, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and student supervision. The advertised closing time is 23:59 UK time on 20 October 2026.
Topics
- perception and action
- continual learning
- world models
- embodied intelligence
- Reinforcement Learning
- decision-making under uncertainty
- long-duration autonomy
- student supervision
Requirements
PhD completed or close to completion, a strong research agenda and track record, and the ability to teach and supervise students. Submit a cover letter, CV, a two-to-three-page research statement and a one-to-two-page teaching statement. The university states that sponsorship is available for eligible international applicants, subject to the stated visa requirements.
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