AI & Data Science Specialist Technician

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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.

We would particularly like to encourage applications from women and B.A.M.E. people.

To find out more, we are offering a pre-application consultation which can be booked by contacting cci.staffingadmin@arts.ac.uk

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 home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries.

The University is made up of 6 renowned Colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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