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Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Data Science

University of Southampton
Delhi - India, All Locations, United Kingdom
Yesterday
Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Phd
Posted
2 Jun 2026 (Yesterday)
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Overview

The University of Southampton, in partnership with Oxford International Education Group (OIEG), has successfully launched its first international campus in India, located in Gurgaon, Delhi. This initiative, developed in response to India's New Education Policy, represents a significant investment in transnational education. The campus provides Indian students with the opportunity to earn a globally recognised degree without leaving the country.

Job Purpose

Imagine working in an environment where you are at the forefront of Computer Science, pursuing your research interests and inspiring the next generation with a boundary-pushing University.

You will be working in an environment where you have the freedom to pursue your research interests at the same time as inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists. The School of Computer Science seeks to appoint an Assistant/Associate Professor to contribute to teaching and research in Computer Science and its applications. The postholder will deliver modules spanning machine learning, data mining, and deep neural networks with practical experience solving real-world AI problems. The post holder will contribute to curriculum delivery and assessment, participate in the school’s administration, and undertake leadership, management, and engagement activities. The post holder will also contribute to teaching on other programmes should this be required, including other undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD supervision.

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