Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in AI and One Health Biomedical Data Sciences

Overview

In this role you will lead an independent, externally funded research program at the interface of AI, data science, and One Health, with a focus on human, animal, and environmental health. You will collaborate across disciplines and with external partners to translate methodological advances into real-world health impact. You will contribute to teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and mentor students, shaping a distinctive, internationally recognized research agenda. This position offers an opportunity to advance cross‑disciplinary AI-driven health research within Surrey’s veterinary and One Health ecosystem.

Pay / Benefits

• generous pension
• relocation assistance where appropriate
• flexible working options including job share
• blended home/campus working locations
• access to leisure facilities on campus
• travel schemes and family-friendly benefits including on-site nursery

Responsibilities

• Develop an independent, externally funded PI-led research program across UK and international funding landscapes
• Secure competitive research income and align with funders such as NIHR, UKRI, Wellcome Trust and industry
• Collaborate with School researchers to apply AI to biomedical and health research
• Forge collaborations with NHS, clinical researchers, industry and external partners to translate methods into health impact
• Publish high-quality research outputs and demonstrate measurable impact
• Contribute to teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including AI/data science curricula and research training
• Inspire students on how data and AI transform healthcare

Key requirements

• Ambitious or established research leader with a track record of collaboration and potential for sustained research income
• Experience aligning research with national priorities and external funding landscapes
• Ability to work across disciplines and build external partnerships
• Evidence of leadership and collaboration in research commensurate with career stage for Senior Lecturer level
• Expertise in AI/ML for biomedical and health applications (as listed in job ad)

• cross-disciplinary collaboration
• communication and networking
• mentoring and teaching
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for biomedical/health applications
• Large-scale and multimodal biomedical data
• Generative AI and foundation models

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