Lecturer in AI, Language, and Human Communication Full-time NEW

Lecturer in AI, Language, and Human Communication

We are seeking an exceptional candidate for the post of Lecturer in AI, Language, and Human Communication. You will contribute to teaching and teaching-related activities on courses offered by the IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society and to offer specialist supervision to research students (MPhil, EdD and PhD). In addition, you will be expected to contribute to the teaching and teaching-related activities of the BA Communications as well as the Applied Linguistics, TESOL and Intercultural Communication (ALTIC) group in CCM, including supervising MA dissertations and doctoral students. In particular, you will develop an undergraduate module on Artificial Intelligence and Human Communication and a postgraduate module on Artificial Intelligence in Applied Linguistics and may be asked to contribute to teaching in one or more of postgraduate modules offered in the MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL programmes.

With a doctorate in Computational Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence and Linguistics, Cognitive Science with applied computational linguistics, or in a related combination of fields, you will also have a proven record of relevant and high-quality publications suitable for inclusion in future Research Excellence Framework assessments.

Your application form should address all Person Specification points and clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

This post is offered from 1st August 2026.

For further information please contact Miguel Pérez-Milans: m.milans@ucl.ac.uk

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 (pro rata for part time staff)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• 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.

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; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.