At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and maintain AI tech for artists and researchers, ensuring smooth local deployments.
- Company: Birkbeck Centre for Creative AI, a hub for innovation and creativity.
- Benefits: 31 days paid leave, competitive salary, flexible working, and pension scheme.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for growth in a dynamic research setting.
- Why this job: Join a cutting-edge team at the intersection of tech, teaching, and creativity.
- Qualifications: Strong Python skills, understanding of GPU constraints, and ability to communicate complex ideas.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Overview
As Senior Technologist you will build and sustain the Centre for Creative AI's technical foundations, enabling open-source AI models to run locally on high-performance GPU workstations for artists, media practitioners, students and researchers.
You will install, configure and maintain local deployments, manage dependencies and inference serving, and support data preparation, fine-tuning and Lo RA training.
You will also oversee access to commercial AI platforms with a focus on licensing, cost control and responsible use.
This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge tech, teaching and creative practice.
- Pay / Benefits
- pension scheme
- 31 days paid leave
- competitive salary
- flexible working policy
- London weighting allowance
- on-campus work during term time
Responsibilities
- Install, configure and maintain local model deployments and GPU environments
- Manage dependencies and inference serving
- Support node-based workflows, dataset preparation, fine-tuning and Lo RA training
- Evaluate new models and tools as the field evolves
- Manage access to commercial AI platforms and APIs, including licensing and cost control
- Promote responsible use, licensing, privacy, bias, accessibility and sustainability
- Support teaching and creative work across the Centre's spaces
- Collaborate with Audio-Visual and Digital Technologist and the Immersive Learning Centre
- Key requirements
- Strong technical depth with Python environments, command-line tools and model repositories
- Working understanding of GPU/VRAM constraints
- Ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences
- Awareness of licensing, copyright, data provenance, privacy, bias, accessibility and sustainability
- Background in research computing, creative technology, studio or industry, or as an artist/media practitioner with technical depth
- clear communication across diverse technical levels
- cross-functional collaboration
- problem solving in a dynamic, research-driven environment
- Python environments
- command-line tooling
- model repositories
Senior Technologist - Birkbeck Centre for Creative AI in London employer: Birkbeck University
Birkbeck, University of London is an exceptional employer for those passionate about teaching and research in Computer Science. Located in the vibrant Bloomsbury area, we offer a supportive work culture with opportunities for professional growth, competitive salaries, and generous benefits including 31 days of paid leave and flexible working arrangements. Join us to inspire a diverse student body while contributing to cutting-edge research and academic excellence.
