Senior Lecturer​/Reader​/Professor in AI & Quantum; Teaching & Research

Salary:

Senior Lecturer Grade H: £58,225 to £67,468

Reader Grade IA: £69,488 to £73,090

Professor Grade IB:

• Band 1: £74,921 to £82,282
• Band 2: £84,174 to £111,879
• Band 3: £114,268 +

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 27 September 2026

Applications are invited at Senior Lecturer, Reader, or Professor level in AI & Quantum. The role will be based in the appropriate school within SAgE faculty, depending on the background and alignment of the candidate: either the School of Computing, or the School of Mathematics, Statistics & Physics (MSP), with a flexible start date to be agreed.

You will be expected to carry out excellent research and teaching in an area of AI & Quantum which complements and strengthens existing activities within the Faculty. Your research will address the interface between AI (including research into and/or the application of artificial intelligence, machine learning or data science) and Quantum (including theoretical or experimental research into quantum technologies or underpinning experimental techniques or theoretical foundations).

You will contribute to the research profile of the assigned school by publishing in internationally recognised journals and conferences, demonstrating research impact, and securing external research funding. Additionally, you will be a key contributor to the AI2030 faculty project to broaden our institutional offering in Artificial Intelligence, alongside the related Data Science 2030 project. This will comprise a joined up educational offering at UG and PGT level and will be sector-leading in providing forward-facing AI skills embedded in academic units across all parts of the university.

AI2030 will act as a solid platform to build tangible cross-institutional research and business engagement opportunities. The role holder will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities which includes significant investment in the Great Northeast Cleanroom and the recently commissioned supercomputer Comet. AI2030 will be supported by further strategic investment, and the role holder will be a critical contributor to the success of the project.

Our aim is to employ a rich mix of Colleagues with different backgrounds that will help us to:

• contribute new ideas and different perspectives to both teaching and research.
• provide diverse role models and attract a wide range of bright, active, and engaged students.

The University has developed an Academic Job Summary Guidance document which summarises the range of activities that academic staff may be expected to perform.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Provide academic leadership in AI & Quantum, shaping research direction and contributing to the strategic development of the appropriate school (either MSP or Computing)
• Lead and contribute to interdisciplinary research initiatives across AI & Quantum and related fields. Publish refereed articles in venues of international standing appropriate to AI & Quantum
• Collaborate with colleagues in the home section, and beyond into other disciplines within the university, on AI & Quantum
• Seek out external funding opportunities and develop grant-funded research projects
• Attract, supervise, and mentor doctoral researchers and postdoctoral associates across a broad range of AI disciplines
• Build and maintain strategic links with industry, government and external stakeholders in applied, methodological, or theoretical aspects of AI & Quantum technologies
• Lead the design and delivery of research-inspired teaching
• Deliver high-quality…