Reader in Artificial Intelligence

The University of Edinburgh

College of Science and Engineering - School of Informatics

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: 63,606 to 78,469 per annum (Grade 9)

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 22nd September 2026

Closes: 20th October 2026

Job Ref: 14760

Full-Time: 35 hours per week Open-Ended (permanent)

The opportunity:

We are seeking current and emerging leading researchers in the field. The successful candidate will have a PhD (or be close to completing one), a strong research agenda, and the enthusiasm and ability to undertake original research, teach courses, and supervise student projects.

We seek candidates with research interests in the development of cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence methods and models, particularly in the joint space of perception (e.g., computer vision) and action (e.g., interactive decision-making systems). We are interested in candidates motivated to establish and expand the principles underlying such methods and models in the context of high-impact application domains (e.g., robotics, health, environment, society, etc.).

The candidate's research focus may align with the following, non-exhaustive, list of topics (in no particular order):

Continual, open-ended, self-improving AI
Agentic AI, world models, and generative models
Embodied perception and action
Learning from interaction and reinforcement
Decision-making under uncertainty
Long-duration autonomy

Candidates should have a strong research track record. They should also demonstrate interest and ability to teach undergraduate (UG) and master's (MSc) level courses, and to supervise projects for UG, MSc, and PhD in areas related to their research.

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