Research Associate/Fellow in Positioning and Navigation

This post is full time and has funding for up to 2 years in the first instance, with the possibility of extension.

The School of Geographical & Earth Sciences is looking to recruit a Research Associate/Fellow to make a leading contribution to the growing research in Geospatial Data Science within the College of Science and Engineering, this research associate/fellow will work with Professor Ana Basiri and the growing team to investigate (indoor and outdoor) mapping, occupancy monitoring by studying the interaction between the environment and the signals of opportunity (SoO) - such as Wi-Fi, Ultra WideBand (UWB), 5G, and 6G.  You will be working with our growing team, who work on flexible time and location basis, and attending our regular in-person meetings in London or Glasgow (whichever is more appropriate for you) to make the team collaboration better.

The successful candidate will be required to make (a leading) contribution to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals, supervision of PhD and MSc students, projects and presenting and organising conferences, seminars and workshops in the relevant areas as opportunities allow.

For appointment at Grade 8, the candidate is expected to perform the above duties with a higher degree of independence, leadership and responsibility, particularly in relation to planning, funding, collaborating and publishing research, and mentoring colleagues, establish and sustain a track record of independent and joint published research to establish and maintain your expert reputation in the subject area and develop/implement a suitable research strategy.

These key tasks are not intended to be exhaustive but simply highlight a number of major tasks which the staff member may be reasonably expected to perform.

Informal enquiries about the role are welcomed, and should be addressed to Professor Ana Basiri (Ana.Basiri@glasgow.ac.uk) in the first instance.

For more information on the University of Glasgow’s, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, please visit www.gla.ac.uk/schools/ges

For more information and to apply online: my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=113068

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