Research Assistant GUARD Project (Redeployee Applicants Only)

Please note: This role is only open to redeployee applicants at City St George's in the first instance. Applications from individuals who are not redeployee applicants will not be considered at this time. If you are a redeployee, please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected] with the job title and reference number, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. 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. 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/ . You will conduct research in knowledge representation, knowledge graphs, ontologies and neurosymbolic AI within the GUARD project, with a focus on interoperability, ontology alignment, validation and benchmarking. You will develop reproducible open-source validation methods using OWL integrity constraints and Datalog reasoning, create evaluation datasets, disseminate findings through publications and conferences, collaborate with partners including The Alan Turing Institute and Dstl, and support the project's long-term sustainability and impact. You will hold an MSc (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline, with research experience in Knowledge Graphs, Ontologies, Semantic Web technologies, or related AI fields. You will have a track record of research publications, strong software development skills in a mainstream programming language, and the ability to conduct independent research. You will communicate complex technical concepts effectively, collaborate within multidisciplinary teams, produce high-quality publications and reports, and build positive relationships with stakeholders, collaborators, and project partners. Closing date for applications: 9 August 2026 at 11:59pm Interviews are scheduled to take place online or at College Building, City St George's. University of London. For more information about the role, please refer to the job description . The selection process will involve an interview with an optional short presentation by the candidate. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage. City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development. 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. The University of business, practice and the professions.