City St George's, University of London
Postdoctoral Research Associate, GUARD project
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City St George’s, University of London
City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice, and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science, and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.
Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice, and has a positive impact on the world around us.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
This role will be associated with the GUARD project (Ensuring Interoperable and Trustworthy Knowledge Graphs for Defence and National Security AI) funded by The Turing Grand Challenge on Defence and National Security: [https://ernestojimenezruiz.github.io/projects/guard/]
The postdoctoral research associate will conduct research in knowledge representation, knowledge graphs, ontologies, and neurosymbolic AI within the GUARD project, developing open-source methods for knowledge graph validation using OWL integrity constraints and Datalog reasoning. The role includes creating evaluation datasets, publishing and presenting research, collaborating with partners including The Alan Turing Institute and Dstl, and supporting knowledge graph interoperability, ontology alignment, benchmarking, and the project's long-term sustainability.
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Requirements:
- Hold a PhD (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline, with a strong publication record in Knowledge Graphs and AI.
- Bring experience in Knowledge Graphs, Ontologies, Semantic Web, or related technologies, alongside software development skills in a mainstream programming language.
- Ability to conduct independent research.
- Communicate complex technical concepts.
- Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
- Produce high-quality publications, reports, and stakeholder engagement outcomes.
Terms:
- The post is permanent subject to fixed-term funding for 12 months, reflecting the University’s commitment to providing greater stability for research staff.
- The role is funded through external research funding. Continued employment in this role will therefore be subject to the continuation or replacement of funding.
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Application Process:
- Closing date for applications: 6th September 2026 at 11:59pm.
- The selection process will involve an interview with an optional short presentation by the candidate. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.
For more information about the role, refer to the job description: [https://cityuni.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/cs_recruitdirectory/IQAAeWxx0iVBSKT_NgXFNX4YAa11PvwZG2vgslctGwv3_3I?e=3ZGqbR]
Benefits:
City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme, and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students, and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
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