Teaching Assistant in Speech Processing

Overview

The Speech and Hearing (Spand

H) group was established in the Department (now School) of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield in 1986, and enjoys an international reputation for research in computational hearing, speech perception and speech technology. It includes five professors, three lecturers and many research associates and PhD students. Spand

H group members play key roles in the international speech and hearing community by serving on the boards of the International Speech Communication Association and IEEE Speech and Language Committee, organising major international SLT conferences, and participating in US IARPA evaluations that have driven progress in the SLT area since the 1990s. Among other responsibilities, the Spand

H group is in charge of teaching future generations of computer scientists how to process speech with computers and how to build speech-based technologies.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Collect, analyse, summarise and present information in a verbal and written form.
• Propose and implement teaching ideas in practice, for example, by formulating a teaching activity, creating the corresponding taught material, delivering teaching and assessing the outcome of teaching activities.
• Create new teaching material and/or analyse and propose modifications to existing teaching materials.
• Organise and actively participate in meetings related to teaching speech processing and speech technology modules.
• Engage in teaching, learning and assessment activities related to speech processing and speech technology modules
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.

Person Specification

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn t match perfectly with this role s criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

Criteria

Essential Or Desirable

Stage(s) assessed at

Hold an undergraduate degree in computer science or a related subject, or equivalent experience.

Application

Prior exposure to speech processing and speech technology modules, or their formal equivalents in other schools/universities, or their other equivalents.

Application/interview

Knowledge and experience of speech processing and at least one speech technology.

Application/interview

Knowledge and experience of the vast majority of speech technologies.

Application/interview

Experience with creating high-quality teaching content.

Application/interview

Experience with delivering teaching.

Application/interview

Ability to use relevant Microsoft and Latex document processing systems.

Application/interview

Ability to create graphics, illustrations and animations.

Application/interview

Good communication skills and proven team working experience.

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Proven track record of meeting deadlines.

Application/interview

Further Information

Grade

Grade 6

£32,080 pro rata (equivalent to a full-time salary), with an actual salary of £4,583 per annum based on five hours a week.

Work arrangement

Part-time

Duration

Line manager

Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Technologies (project lead)

Direct reports

None

Our website

For informal enquiries about this job contact Dr Anton Ragni, project lead, at  or on

Next steps in the recruitment process

It is anticipated that the selection process will take place about three weeks after the closing date. This will consist of a presentation and an interview. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage on the week commencing 16th February 2026. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact the Computer Science Recruitment Team at COM

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What We Offer

• A minimum of 38 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase…