The successful candidate will be required to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level and will contribute to the School's administration/outreach activity. They will be required to deliver high-quality teaching in Commercial or Corporate Law; Law and Technology or Intellectual Property Law and elsewhere as need arises. The School of Law is committed to mentoring and development and holds a Silver Athena SWAN award. The successful candidate will be given time to develop their scholarship within the post and will have the opportunity to contribute to School administration as appropriate to the stage of career, and with a view to supporting career development. About the person: Essential Criteria:A degree in Law (UG or Masters) at 2.1 or above or a UG degree in a related subject with a Masters Degree(or equivalent) in Law.Have or be about to obtain a PhD or equivalent in a relevant subjectScholarly interests that are sustainable and which complement the strategy of the School of Law.Demonstrable ability to contribute to the teaching of law subjects at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, in particular related to Commercial or Corporate law; Law and Technology or IP LawWillingness to contribute to teaching across core undergraduate modules, for example in company law; tort law; or the law of contractDemonstrable ability to contribute to broader management and administrative processes. To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information document on our website.
Nov 17, 2025
Full time
The successful candidate will be required to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level and will contribute to the School's administration/outreach activity. They will be required to deliver high-quality teaching in Commercial or Corporate Law; Law and Technology or Intellectual Property Law and elsewhere as need arises. The School of Law is committed to mentoring and development and holds a Silver Athena SWAN award. The successful candidate will be given time to develop their scholarship within the post and will have the opportunity to contribute to School administration as appropriate to the stage of career, and with a view to supporting career development. About the person: Essential Criteria:A degree in Law (UG or Masters) at 2.1 or above or a UG degree in a related subject with a Masters Degree(or equivalent) in Law.Have or be about to obtain a PhD or equivalent in a relevant subjectScholarly interests that are sustainable and which complement the strategy of the School of Law.Demonstrable ability to contribute to the teaching of law subjects at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, in particular related to Commercial or Corporate law; Law and Technology or IP LawWillingness to contribute to teaching across core undergraduate modules, for example in company law; tort law; or the law of contractDemonstrable ability to contribute to broader management and administrative processes. To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information document on our website.
The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering is seeking to recruit a Professor in Machine Learning and AI with a focus on Large Machine Learning Models to expand our dynamic team of internationally recognised AI researchers. This is part of a strategic investment of 6 posts across the School in AI, Cyber Security and Satellite Communications, which also incorporates a Lectureship to support this position. The School is home to two established research centres with expertise in AI and Machine Learning: the Computer Science Research Centre (CSRC) and the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP). This post is aligned to the Nature Inspired Computer and Engineering group within Computer Science. Surrey has an established international reputation in AI research, 1st in the UK for computer vision and top 5 for AI, computer vision, machine learning, robotics and natural language processing (CSRankings.org) and were 7th in the UK for REF2021 outputs in Computer Science research. Computer Science and CVSSP are at the core of the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI (PAI), established in 2021 as a pan-University initiative which brings together leading AI research with discipline expertise across health, social, behavioural and engineering sciences, business, law and the creative arts to shape future AI for the benefit of people and society. PAI leads a portfolio of over £100m in grant awards including major research activities in creative industries and healthcare, and two doctoral training programmes with funding for over 100 PhD researchers: the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for Digital Media Inclusion and the Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Training Network in AI-Enabled Digital Accessibility. The candidate should have wide knowledge of the AI field and ideally experience of working with industry. They must have a proven record of internationally recognised research contributions and leading significant research programmes in AI and Machine Learning. Current research in AI within the School focuses on solving foundational and real-world problems in areas such as Natural Language Processing, Optimisation, Audio and Vision, AI for Health and Medical Applications, Robotics, and Security. AI features in both our UG and MSc curricula as well as training within the CDTs. The candidate would be expected to contribute to these as well as undertake other teaching duties in programmes across the School. As a senior leader, the postholder is expected to have experience of inclusive leadership and to be able to demonstrate an ability to grow and support research teams. They will be expected to champion the development of strategic partnerships and contribute at a senior level to service within the University. The position provides an opportunity to drive a strategic research direction within PAI and to align colleagues within CSRC. In conjunction with the postholder, the School will also appoint a Lecturer to support their research direction and strategy. The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. Additional Information For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Steve Schneider, Our strategy and mission Surrey has launched its Vision 2041 strategy that produces graduates and research outcomes that enrich lives, transform society and create change for a better world. Company: University of Surrey Qualifications: Language requirements: Specific requirements: Educational level: Level of experience (years): Senior (5+ years of experience) Tagged as: Academia , Machine Learning , Natural Language Processing , NLP , United Kingdom
Nov 09, 2025
Full time
The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering is seeking to recruit a Professor in Machine Learning and AI with a focus on Large Machine Learning Models to expand our dynamic team of internationally recognised AI researchers. This is part of a strategic investment of 6 posts across the School in AI, Cyber Security and Satellite Communications, which also incorporates a Lectureship to support this position. The School is home to two established research centres with expertise in AI and Machine Learning: the Computer Science Research Centre (CSRC) and the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP). This post is aligned to the Nature Inspired Computer and Engineering group within Computer Science. Surrey has an established international reputation in AI research, 1st in the UK for computer vision and top 5 for AI, computer vision, machine learning, robotics and natural language processing (CSRankings.org) and were 7th in the UK for REF2021 outputs in Computer Science research. Computer Science and CVSSP are at the core of the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI (PAI), established in 2021 as a pan-University initiative which brings together leading AI research with discipline expertise across health, social, behavioural and engineering sciences, business, law and the creative arts to shape future AI for the benefit of people and society. PAI leads a portfolio of over £100m in grant awards including major research activities in creative industries and healthcare, and two doctoral training programmes with funding for over 100 PhD researchers: the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for Digital Media Inclusion and the Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Training Network in AI-Enabled Digital Accessibility. The candidate should have wide knowledge of the AI field and ideally experience of working with industry. They must have a proven record of internationally recognised research contributions and leading significant research programmes in AI and Machine Learning. Current research in AI within the School focuses on solving foundational and real-world problems in areas such as Natural Language Processing, Optimisation, Audio and Vision, AI for Health and Medical Applications, Robotics, and Security. AI features in both our UG and MSc curricula as well as training within the CDTs. The candidate would be expected to contribute to these as well as undertake other teaching duties in programmes across the School. As a senior leader, the postholder is expected to have experience of inclusive leadership and to be able to demonstrate an ability to grow and support research teams. They will be expected to champion the development of strategic partnerships and contribute at a senior level to service within the University. The position provides an opportunity to drive a strategic research direction within PAI and to align colleagues within CSRC. In conjunction with the postholder, the School will also appoint a Lecturer to support their research direction and strategy. The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. Additional Information For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Steve Schneider, Our strategy and mission Surrey has launched its Vision 2041 strategy that produces graduates and research outcomes that enrich lives, transform society and create change for a better world. Company: University of Surrey Qualifications: Language requirements: Specific requirements: Educational level: Level of experience (years): Senior (5+ years of experience) Tagged as: Academia , Machine Learning , Natural Language Processing , NLP , United Kingdom
Back to Law Ambassador: Michal Freeman-Shor 28 Jan 2025 2 minutes read Growing up in Israel as a descendent of WW2 survivors, there was really no question of whether I should go to university. I chose to study law at Nottingham Law School because the laws in England and Israel are very similar and it allowed me to travel and refine my English. My many critics told me that I was unrealistic, overambitious, and arrogant for thinking I could study law in a language that I had not mastered. Fortunately, my mother taught me to always follow my dreams and treat such negativity as white noise. I met my husband during my third year in law school and we have a teenage son. After graduation, I went back to Israel to qualify as an advocate. However, post qualification, and to the dismay of many, I chose to return to England. This was when I met with the realities of trying to find a job as an alien in England. I submitted over one hundred applications and filled two lever arch files with rejection letters. After months of applying for jobs and depleting all of my life's savings, I finally managed to get an interview at the London office of a large Israeli firm who gave me my break. Later I joined Stringer Saul LLP (now Fasken Martineau) and I practiced corporate law. I returned to work after my maternity leave but found it challenging to juggle a successful legal career with motherhood. Therefore, I decided to take a career break and raise my son. During my years out of private practice I was lucky to be a successful property investor, charity volunteer, fundraiser, board director, and law lecturer. After 11 and a half years, I realised that my son was independent enough and decided to go back into the legal profession. My first port of call was the Law Society's website. I found out that there was a returner programme and I enrolled straight away. I also signed up to various legal training courses. I remember vividly hesitating to sign up to these courses because they were expensive; but my husband was supportive and told me the time had come to invest in myself. As I did these courses I also spoke to many headhunters. Their feedback was bleak. They simply were not interested in someone who was not currently employed. They placed no value on the vast amount of additional experience and transferrable skills I had gained. Nevertheless, I applied for, and received, my practicing certificate and chose to keep trying. I contacted old colleagues and some of my old clients, and while they were enthusiastic, no doors opened. The Law Society returner weekend was a fantastic confidence boost for me at a time when I needed it most. The speakers were very informative and supportive, and I left the venue energised and full of motivation to continue to try to find a job as a solicitor. I will confess that it has been an extremely difficult journey. I used half of my days learning and getting up to date with the law, and half of my days applying for roles and speaking to recruitment consultants. To bring this to life: I applied for over 70 roles, rewrote my CV several times, and received some rejection letters within seconds of applying (computer says no). On several occasions when applying online I was unable to submit my CV because I could not complete all the boxes: unable to provide a current salary, for example. I finally met two very proactive recruitment consultants who managed to generate some interest and I continued to network as much as I could. I applied for and got accepted onto the Addleshaw Goddard's Return to Law programme. It was whilst undertaking that programme, that I accepted a role as a senior corporate solicitor at another fantastic, forward-looking law firm, Gardner Leader. I joined the fantastic major national law firm, Shoosmiths, in June 2019 and I am a Principal Associate at the corporate finance department advising on a wide range of corporate transactions, I co-head the firm's Israel desk which means that most recently I have represented Shoosmiths at the London Stock Exchange Annual Conference in Israel appearing as one of the guest speaker panel members. I have also recently been featured as a Finalist in the Women in Business Awards 2019, in the Board Level & Senior Executive of the Year category and I am currently nominated in three award categories in the Woman in Law Awards 2020.
Oct 30, 2025
Full time
Back to Law Ambassador: Michal Freeman-Shor 28 Jan 2025 2 minutes read Growing up in Israel as a descendent of WW2 survivors, there was really no question of whether I should go to university. I chose to study law at Nottingham Law School because the laws in England and Israel are very similar and it allowed me to travel and refine my English. My many critics told me that I was unrealistic, overambitious, and arrogant for thinking I could study law in a language that I had not mastered. Fortunately, my mother taught me to always follow my dreams and treat such negativity as white noise. I met my husband during my third year in law school and we have a teenage son. After graduation, I went back to Israel to qualify as an advocate. However, post qualification, and to the dismay of many, I chose to return to England. This was when I met with the realities of trying to find a job as an alien in England. I submitted over one hundred applications and filled two lever arch files with rejection letters. After months of applying for jobs and depleting all of my life's savings, I finally managed to get an interview at the London office of a large Israeli firm who gave me my break. Later I joined Stringer Saul LLP (now Fasken Martineau) and I practiced corporate law. I returned to work after my maternity leave but found it challenging to juggle a successful legal career with motherhood. Therefore, I decided to take a career break and raise my son. During my years out of private practice I was lucky to be a successful property investor, charity volunteer, fundraiser, board director, and law lecturer. After 11 and a half years, I realised that my son was independent enough and decided to go back into the legal profession. My first port of call was the Law Society's website. I found out that there was a returner programme and I enrolled straight away. I also signed up to various legal training courses. I remember vividly hesitating to sign up to these courses because they were expensive; but my husband was supportive and told me the time had come to invest in myself. As I did these courses I also spoke to many headhunters. Their feedback was bleak. They simply were not interested in someone who was not currently employed. They placed no value on the vast amount of additional experience and transferrable skills I had gained. Nevertheless, I applied for, and received, my practicing certificate and chose to keep trying. I contacted old colleagues and some of my old clients, and while they were enthusiastic, no doors opened. The Law Society returner weekend was a fantastic confidence boost for me at a time when I needed it most. The speakers were very informative and supportive, and I left the venue energised and full of motivation to continue to try to find a job as a solicitor. I will confess that it has been an extremely difficult journey. I used half of my days learning and getting up to date with the law, and half of my days applying for roles and speaking to recruitment consultants. To bring this to life: I applied for over 70 roles, rewrote my CV several times, and received some rejection letters within seconds of applying (computer says no). On several occasions when applying online I was unable to submit my CV because I could not complete all the boxes: unable to provide a current salary, for example. I finally met two very proactive recruitment consultants who managed to generate some interest and I continued to network as much as I could. I applied for and got accepted onto the Addleshaw Goddard's Return to Law programme. It was whilst undertaking that programme, that I accepted a role as a senior corporate solicitor at another fantastic, forward-looking law firm, Gardner Leader. I joined the fantastic major national law firm, Shoosmiths, in June 2019 and I am a Principal Associate at the corporate finance department advising on a wide range of corporate transactions, I co-head the firm's Israel desk which means that most recently I have represented Shoosmiths at the London Stock Exchange Annual Conference in Israel appearing as one of the guest speaker panel members. I have also recently been featured as a Finalist in the Women in Business Awards 2019, in the Board Level & Senior Executive of the Year category and I am currently nominated in three award categories in the Woman in Law Awards 2020.
