The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE) The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE) is a large and dynamic department in the Faculty of Science and Health. The School is internationally known for its research in a range of areas and offers an excellent education to its students. We are rapidly growing due to increasing student numbers and now wish to appoint an exceptional individual at Professorial level in the area of Natural Language and Information Processing to further develop our research and education expertise. We are particularly interested in candidates with research expertise in one of more of the following areas, if possible, with experience of deep learning methods: * Natural Language Processing / Text Analytics / Computational Linguistics* Information Retrieval / Enterprise Search* Knowledge Graphs / Knowledge CapturingNatural language processing has been a key area of research for more than 40 years at Essex University and much of this work is being conducted as part of CSEE's Natural Language and Information Processing group as well as the interdisciplinary Language and Computation group. Our work is based on three main pillars: natural language processing, information and image retrieval and formal semantics as well as their intersections. We organise regular events including the annual Language and Computation Day and the weekly Language and Computation Reading Seminar, and we are also co-organisers of the London Text Analytics Meetup. Further information on our Natural Language and Information Processing research group can be found at: https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/computer-science-and-electronic-engineering/research/natural-language-and-information-processing
Duties of the RoleYou will contribute actively to education provision made by the department/faculty at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and you will be expected to provide strategic leadership in education which will make a significant contribution to the development of student learning at the University, and build a sustained and effective record of impact at strategic level in regards to learning and teaching.You will pursue research that is world leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour, in keeping with the REF criteria and provide research leadership enriching the research profile of the School and wider University, and enhance the scholarly reputation of the School by contact with the wider community and the dissemination of knowledge via public communication and other activities. It is expected that you will generate substantial research income commensurate with subject area norms and undertake senior research leadership responsibilities as agreed by the Head of School.Skills and Qualifications requiredYou will be expected to hold a relevant doctoral level research degree or have equivalent professional experience or practice, and hold a distinguished academic record including internationally excellent research, demonstrating appropriate markers of academic esteem and credibility and/or professional recognition.You will also hold Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or demonstrate the ability to gain professional recognition at this or a higher level if appropriate.Evidence of teaching excellence at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, a sustained record of strategic leadership in academic practise and development, and a strong, sustained record of academic publication at international or world-leading levels of recognition, with evidence of a clear publication plan for submission to future REF programmes are essential for this post.This is a permanent, full-time post on an ASER (teaching and research) contract. We particularly welcome applications from those who identify as female or non-binary as they are under-represented in the School.At the University of Essex internationalism is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally-oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries and a university where you can find the world in one place.Please see the further detail link below for a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please telephone the Resourcing Team (01206 876559).*Further detail: Professor in Natural Language and Information Processing jobpack*More information: Working at the University