Department of Psychiatry
We wish to appoint a new Course Director for the MPhil in NeuroAI and Intelligent Systems based in the within the Department of Psychiatry, but working closely with the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit to develop and direct a new Master's level course in NeuroAI and Intelligent Systems.
We are seeking a skilled scientist who themselves has strong links with the emerging AI industry here in the UK. In particular, we are seeking someone who has worked or is working within a private sector organisation with expertise in artificial intelligence and novel computing systems. Our goal with this new appointment is to build strong bi-directional links between academia and industry, and to enrich both research and teaching here at the University of Cambridge, through internships and stronger collaborations with the technology sector. There is the option for this post to be held part-time alongside an ongoing industry role. Formal job sharing is possible to facilitate this essential requirement.
The post-holder will build, develop and run a new postgraduate course at the University in a new MPhil in NeuroAI and Intelligent Systems that is to be delivered by the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, and we are particularly looking for a candidate who can integrate this new course with relevant industry partners. This is the primary focus for this post. In doing so, this member of staff will help build research capacity across both the Department and Unit. In particular we want to strengthen our expertise in brain-inspired artificial systems, with direct applications to new computing systems. The appointee will demonstrate a high level of competence and an independent standing in research, including success in securing external research funding (including from technology based funders, e.g. ARIA