Machine Learning Engineer (Fixed term 33 months)

We encourage applications from a graduate with a good first degree in computing or relevant, professional experience and certification in software development and machine learning.

Excellent project management skills, proactive problem-solving abilities, strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence multiple stakeholders are all qualities which the successful candidate should bring.

Have you heard of KTP ? It is probably one of the best kept secrets. The KTP scheme offers you an invaluable way to fast-track your career development and it includes a substantial budget of £5,500 ringfenced for YOU to spend on YOUR professional development. Around 70% of our KTP project leaders end up being offered permanent roles within the business at the end of the project, allowing you to continue climbing the career ladder and becoming an industry leader of tomorrow.

Leeds Beckett University also offer all of our KTP project leaders the opportunity to study for a FULLY FUNDED higher degree, so if you want to add to your educational profile, this would be the perfect opportunity.

You will work alongside an engaged and forward-thinking leadership team, and a team of highly regarded academics from Leeds Beckett University, gaining wide-ranging and senior level experience.

We need an enthusiastic, self-motivated person bringing not only a Bachelor’s degree (2.1 or higher) in Marketing, Business Management, Leadership or Human Resource Management (or similar). Preference will be given to an associate who also has a higher level professional or academic qualification in a related area e.g. Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma, Strategic Marketing, Human Resource Management.

To arrange an informal discussion about this post, please contact Rosi Newman at r.j.newman@leedsbeckett.ac.uk .

The project provides dedicated budgets to support training and development (£2k pa) alongside opportunities to access the university’s pension scheme, staff benefits and discounts, staff training and development programmes as well as high level support from expert Leeds Beckett academics. The university also offers candidates the opportunity to study for a higher degree (MRes, MPhil or PhD) with a fee waiver in place.

There is a travel and subsistence budget included in the project.

Closing date: Monday 3rd March 2025 (23:59)

To apply for this role, please select ‘Apply online’ below and complete the short application form. Please also attach an update to CV and a covering letter of no more than two sides of A4 paper outlining how your education, skills and experience make you suitable for this role – where possible please address the specific requirements of the role as per the Employee Specification and outline your own suitability with relevant examples.

We ask you not to use an AI assistant model such as Chat GPT to generate your CV or cover letter.

Working here means you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and global majority candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.