postdoctoral researcher

Dr Neate currently leads a team of two researchers and six PhD students, with a strong record of success. The team has won 15 paper awards at major conferences, including CHI and ASSETS, and has secured around £3M in research funding from a range of sources., The Department of Informatics at King's College London is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher with experience in HCI/Accessibility and AI. This is a fixed-term position ending on 30th November 2029.
The successful candidate will work on the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Project -Total Communication Technologies to Support Accessible Communication (TACT), led by Dr Timothy Neate (see tactproject.uk).
About the Project
TACT is an interdisciplinary fellowship reimagining how technology can support communication for people with communication disabilities. Combining perspectives from HCI, human-AI interaction, accessibility, and language and communication sciences, the project aims to enhance both verbal and non-verbal communication through inclusive, human-centred design. It will explore how emerging technologies, such as generative AI, smart wearables, and augmented or mixed reality, can enable 'total communication', supporting people's ability to connect and express themselves in everyday and digital contexts.
Working closely with individuals with aphasia and developmental language disorders, the project will combine ethnographic research, co-design, prototyping, and evaluation to develop innovative communication technologies.
TACT brings together a wide network of academic, industry, and charity partners, including Microsoft Research, Tobii Dynavox, Transport for London, Hidden Disabilities, Aphasia Re-Connect, Dyscover, and Speech and Language UK, alongside academic collaborators at City, University of London, the University of Maryland, and McGill University.
The Role
The postdoctoral researcher will lead the core development aspects of the project, working closely with other HCI researchers and leading the development aspects of the work. The role includes working closely with end users, leading the development of novel assistive technologies and contributing to high-quality publications in leading HCI venues such as ACM CHI and ASSETS.
The researcher will have the opportunity to be involved in a large number of exciting research streams; leading technical development work and gaining leadership skills within the team of 1 PI (Dr Neate), another postdoc (started January 2026), three aligned PhD students, as well as research interns and masters students.
This post is a fill time (35 hours per week) post, offered on a fixed-term contract until 30th November 2029.
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To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience, 1. PhD (awarded or close to completion), or equivalent experience in human-computer interaction, AI or similar
2. Expertise in prototyping in a range of technologies
3. Expertise in human-computer interaction and/or accessibility
4. Key roles in leading publications in related HCI and/or AI venues (e.g., CHI, ASSETS, AAAI), ideally with paper awards or other recognition
5. Excellent communication - i.e. written and verbal skills
6. Excellent organizational and teamworking skills
Desirable criteria
1. Expertise in co-design with users with accessibility need
2. Experience with Human-AI interaction
3. Experience with physical prototyping - e.g. 3D printing, electronics.
4. Experience in working with HCI for videoconferencing
5. Experience working with emerging technologies like AR/VR or wearables

The researcher will join the Human-Centred Computing (HCC) group at King's at the Department of Informatics, which provides a supportive and collaborative environment and an exciting mix of disciplines. We are currently one of the top UK HCI groups; publishing a number of papers at top venues (e.g. ACM CHI)., At King's, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.