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Research Software Engineering/Data Scientist

University of Glasgow - College of Science & Engineering - School of Geographical & Earth Sciences

Location: Glasgow
Salary: Grade 7/8, £38,474 - £43,155 /£47,047 - £54,421 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 28th March 2023
Closes: 25th April 2023
Job Ref: 113268

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 Software Engineering/Data Scientist to enhance the applicability of research and to provide applied data-driven solutions to the challenges and research questions, the Research Software Engineer: Data Scientist will work closely with the growing research team in Geospatial Data Science at the College of Science and Engineering, and the newly formed Centre for Data Science and AI, and the Alan Turing Institute to design and deliver tools and systems to harness the power of our diverse research.  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.

This post will have the opportunity to work on wide range of research projects, and grow their own team working on different projects. The newly formed Centre for Data Science and AI at the University of Glasgow is the unit that brings many researchers and innovators across the University together to collaborate on creative projects. The post holder works directly with Professor Ana Basiri and can collaborate and have secondment at the Alan Turing Institute (the UK National Institute for Data Science and AI) to develop their skills, work on wide range of projects and team.

The postholder collaborates with the project partners including Alan Turing Institute as well as industrial partners, e.g., Ordnance Survey GB, Google, Microsoft Research, Meta, Uber, BIM Academy, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional to deliver research and analysis, present the results to the research community and public through presentations, papers, blog posts, interactive data visualisations and open source software packages and reports.

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.

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=113268

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