Queen Mary is establishing a new Centre for Excellence in Artificial Intelligence in Education. The Centre will build on Queen Mary’s existing leadership in the development of AI skills in our graduates, its use to improve students’ educational experience, the ethics that surround its use and its potential to improve our pedagogy and our educators’ experience. Our aims are:
We are now inviting expressions of interest for the role of founding Academic Head of the new Centre, which will be hosted by the Queen Mary Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for a Queen Mary educator to take on the role, which is offered as a part-time (0.2fte) fixed term secondment.
The Head will work closely and collaboratively with the Centre’s Steering Group and with Queen Mary’s educational leadership team to shape and deliver an ambitious agenda for the Centre. Using their expertise in the innovative use of Artificial Intelligence in education, they will play a pivotal role in raising the profile of Queen Mary as a leader in the innovative use of AI in education. They will be expected to drive a culture of innovation and inspire a community of experts.
Download the job profile for details of the role and person specification.Head of Centre job profile [PDF 624KB]
Please send your Expression of Interest to Professor Janet De Wilde, Director of the Queen Mary Academy at qmacademy@qmul.ac.uk by 5pm on Wednesday 18 September 2024.
In your EoI please include a brief statement (500 words maximum) explaining how you meet the person specification.
Please ensure you discuss your interest with your Head of School/Institute Director and Director of Education before submission.