UE08: £49,250 - £76,398 Per Annum.
College of Science & Engineering / School of Informatics.
Open Ended Contract - Permanent.
Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.
The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh has a faculty position for Databases in AI and Data Science. The database group within the School is world-class and one of the strongest in Europe with interests in all nearly all aspects of databases. It has strong links with other groups in the School including artificial Intelligence, machine learning, systems and theory. As is common in database research, most of the work of the group combines principles with practice. Interests of the database group currently include: the many connections between databases and machine learning; graph databases and query languages; compilation; incomplete information; data provenance.
The extraordinary recent successes that have resulted from combining AI with data are the reason for this position. Fortunately, most aspects of databases are relevant to this area, so anyone with a strong research background relevant to the principles and practice of database systems should consider applying.
Currently the group has interests in the following topics, all of which are relevant to the new position:
-- All connections between databases and machine learning
-- Graph databases and query languages
-- Compilation
-- Data management including integration, cleaning and provenance
-- All aspects of systems and theory relevant to these topics
The School and University are committed to the advancement of women in computer science and to the support of diversity. We are open to considering requests for flexible working and you can find a comprehensive list of the University’s staff benefits linked below.
The salary for this post is:
Your skills and attributes for success:
For readership, as above and including:
.*PhD must be completed for a Reader appointment
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All applications must contain the following supporting documents:
In the case of exceptional applicants, appointments may be available as a Reader (Grade UE09). Job descriptions for each level are outlined below. The level of appointment would be influenced by the selection panel following interview in Edinburgh.
Please note that two references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates. Please indicate on your application form if you are happy for your referees to be contacted prior to interview.
Feedback will only be provided to interviewed candidates.
General enquiries to be directed to Peter Buneman and other members of the Database group via InfHR: [email protected].
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 27 January 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
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