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Lecturer (Teaching) in Computational Linguistics

On-site in London·Added 5 days ago (last checked 7 Oct)

Overview

Benefits

  • 41 days holiday

    Per the ad, which doesn’t say whether bank holidays are on top.

  • Cycle to work and season ticket loan

    Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Requirements

  • Work on-site in London

    No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

  • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
  • Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
  • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
  • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
  • Immigration loan
  • Relocation scheme for certain posts
  • On-Site nursery
  • On-site gym
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
  • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
  • Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

The role

The successful candidate will hold a relevant PhD by the start date and can evidence independent research in computational linguistics, desirably with high-quality research outputs commensurate with career stage. They will have mathematical expertise and relevant university teaching experience, with the ability to develop accessible postgraduate teaching and assessment in mathematical and programming foundations. They will organise teaching and administrative work independently and contribute to an inclusive academic environment.

What you'll do

The postholder will deliver and develop teaching in computational linguistics, while also undertaking original research and publication, master's student supervision in areas related to their research expertise, contributions to doctoral supervision where appropriate, and academic service. They will teach the existing Introduction to Computational Linguistics and Advanced Computational Linguistics modules on the MA Linguistics with a Specialisation in Computational Linguistics. They will also design Foundations of Maths and Programming for Computational Linguistics for the same postgraduate programme and teach it from 2027-28.

About the role

  • This is a fixed-term role for two years from the start date.
  • The salary range is from Grade 8, SP 40 - 42 (£56,431 - £59,571 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance).
  • This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research, Teaching and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

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In their own words

About the company & team

Based within the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences in UCL's Faculty of Brain Sciences, the Department of Linguistics brings together theoretical, experimental and computational approaches to the study of language, and has a track record of innovative and excellent research in formal theoretical linguistics and the cognitive science of language. UCL is the top-ranked university in the UK for research power in psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience according to the UK's Research Excellence Framework 2021. The Division is ranked fifth in the world for psychology in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, and UCL is ranked joint eighth in the QS World University Rankings.

Additional information

The advert will close on 26 October 2026 at 23:59 GMT. A Job Description and Person Specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact Mario Giulianelli at m.giulianelli@ucl.ac.uk. If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact PALS HR at pals.hr@ucl.ac.uk.

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

  • Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

You canhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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