Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate in Artificial Intelligence

The UCL School of Management is home to UCL's business and management research and education programmes. The School has forged a reputation for world-leading research and teaching in the areas of innovation management, the creation and growth of technology-intensive organisations, business analytics, and entrepreneurship.

This role, funded through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), offers a springboard to a career in both industry and academia to candidates interested in LLM, data analytics, and programming. The successful candidate will get to apply their experience with LLM projects and ML tools daily to a cutting-edge AI initiative in the reinsurance industry.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a postgraduate/doctoral degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, NLP, Computer Linguistics, or a closely related field. The post holder will lead a cutting-edge innovation project that aims to revolutionise the non-catastrophe insurance market by leveraging LLMs to streamline and enhance the efficiency of data management and analysis. Based at Howden Re, the fastest growing reinsurance broker, the KTP Associate will develop and deliver a state-of-the-art LLM-driven automated workflow for data profiling in the reinsurance industry.

The objectives of the project include:

• Developing and fine-tuning an automated pipeline for extracting semi-structured and unstructured data using LLM-based methods.
• Extending the pipeline to support multilingual and regional applications.
• Creating a user-friendly interface that makes advanced tools accessible to non-expert users.

Plus, the successful candidate will be part of the prestigious 50-year-old national Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme offering a dedicated professional development budget, a network of fellow Associates from many disciplines, and training and mentoring opportunities. The Associate will also have the opportunity to write publications about their work alongside the academic and company teams.

Salary details: The post is offered with a salary on UCL Grade 6B with a salary starting at £38,607 pa (including London Allowance). Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD and will be offered with a starting salary of £44,840 pa (including London Allowance). We expect the appointed candidate to start in July 2025.

Please include a supporting statement outlining your qualifications and experience, and explaining how they make you a suitable candidate for the position. Also, a curriculum vitae, including a list of publications (if available) and links to GitHub, GitLab, or other repositories showcasing relevant work (if applicable).

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible online format to apply for this job, please contact mgmt.-hrsom@ucl.ac.uk.

For informal enquiries about the role, please contact Dr Deyu Ming (deyu.ming.16@ucl.ac.uk).

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong communication and programming skills, a collaborative and self-motivated attitude, and good project management skills will ensure the KTP Associate fully enjoys the benefits of their unique position at the interface between industry and academia, including their close access to marketing and data analytics experts.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, and 6 closure days)
• An additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

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