UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON

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Vacancy ID

10444

College/Service
1

Research Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise

Department/Team
1

Creative Computing Institute

Location
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UAL – High Holborn, London UK

Grade
1

Grade 4

Salary
1

£38,359 – £47,109 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time – 35 hours per week

Apply by

8 January 2024 11:00

Job description
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10444 – AI & Data Science Specialist Technician – JDPS.docx – 59KB

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Additional document/s
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Generic Candidate Information Pack Feb 2023.pdf – 1419KB

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing technical team of technicians supporting students at the UAL Creative Computing Institute.

You will provide professional technical expertise, guidance, and advice in the use of programming for creative applications of Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing and Data Science concepts. You will be providing support that is tailored for people of all ability levels from beginners to professors working on cutting edge research.

Drawing upon your knowledge and experience, you will support students and staff with general programming support in the form of one-to-one tutorial, in person and online, also help plan and deliver student learning experiences in you specialised area, such as workshops or other relevant extracurricular learning activities.

You will be responsible, as part of the whole team, for maintaining a safe workspace and providing inductions, while using systems to loan equipment and other bookable resources.

About you

You will have relevant technical experience supporting people in the creative computational, data science, AI and coding field as well as other related areas including programming, software development, relevant networks and server usage.

Your understanding of tools, workflows, and practices in programming shall be useful to inform your practice in this role as will your fluency in the Python, C and C++ programming languages alongside your ability to support students and staff across platforms including Windows, macOS, Linux (esp. Ubuntu and Raspbian) GUI and CLI interacts.

You should hold experience of working with some of the following:

TensorFlow or PyTorch
Scikit
Anaconda / Miniconda
Git version management

You will work alongside other technicians and academics within the institute to ensure students are trained in the safe, innovative, and professional use of relevant technical resources.

You will be a be a creative and motivated individual who is able to work effectively as part of a team and contribute towards developing an inclusive technical environment in-line with CCI’s Social Mission.

To find out more, we are offering a pre-application consultation which can be booked by contacting [email protected]

Should sufficient applications be received this vacancy may close sooner than the currently advertised application closing date hence applicants are advised to apply early.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Twinkle Brahmbhatt, Senior Resourcing Adviser on 020 7514 2965.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is made up of 6 renowned colleges and is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries. We are proud of our international student and staff community and are committed to ensuring that the University offers an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone; a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential.

Our culture

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We are a member of the Race Equality Charter (REC), to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff. We are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and a member of the Business Disability Forum, which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace. In addition, we are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and in 2022 achieved a Gold Award in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, helping us to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work.