Lecturer/Associate Professor in Computational Linguistics University College London Application link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?nPostingId=11512&a...

The Department of Linguistics at University College London is looking for a Lecturer (~Assistant Professor)/Associate Professor in Computational Linguistics, beginning in September 2025.

About us

The UCL Linguistics department has a track record of innovative and excellent research in formal theoretical linguistics and the cognitive science of language. It is part of the UCL Division of Psychology and Language Sciences (PaLS), which is ranked second in the world for psychology (Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022) and UCL is the top-ranked university in the UK for research power in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience according to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework 2021. Part of the Faculty of Brain Sciences, we lead the way in the fields of mind, behaviour and language.

About the role

The Department of Linguistics seeks to train the next generation of linguists who are comfortable integrating computational approaches into their research; and to offer our undergraduate students development in skills that are applicable in the information/data industries. Thus the expectations for the role will include carrying out computational research that makes substantive contact with language theory or research on cognitive science of language; advising masters and doctoral students; and contributing to the departmental teaching in natural language processing, computational linguistics, and linguistics, more generally.

About you

The successful candidate will have a clear program of research within computational linguistics which makes contact with language theory or cognitive science of language. The successful candidate will have an outstanding record of high-quality publications and research-related activity commensurate with the stage of their academic career. They should hold a PhD in computational linguistics or a closely related area. The successful applicant will be expected to commence their appointment at UCL on 1st September 2025.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

For informal queries about the role and the application process please contact PaLS HR (pals.hr@ucl.ac.uk mailto:pals.hr@ucl.ac.uk).