Research Assistant / Associate

Salary:

Grade 6, £32,332 - £36,024;

Grade 7, £39,347 - £44,263 per annum.  

This post is full time, and has funding for up to three years.

Relocation assistance will be provided where appropriate.

The School of Computing Science are looking to recruit a Research Assistant/Associate to the project “Women, Ageing and Machine Learning on Screen” (funded by the Leverhulme Trust) working with Dr Tanaya Guha at University of Glasgow, and closely collaborating with teams in University of Leeds and University of Warwick. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of a novel human-centred AI framework that can analyse large volumes of complex, audio-visual screen data automatically to extract meaningful analytics at the intersection of age-gender-ethnicity.

The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as help manage and direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

To be considered for an appointment at Grade 7, you must be able to perform the duties as listed for a Research Assistant position with a higher degree of independence, leadership and responsibility, particularly in relation to planning, funding, collaborating and publishing research, and mentoring colleagues.  You must also have, or be about to obtain, a Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or alternatively possess the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience, with experience of personal development in a similar or related role(s)

Informal enquiries about the role are welcomed, and should be addressed to Dr  Tanaya Guha (Tanaya.Guha@glasgow.ac.uk)

For more information on the University of Glasgow’s, School of Computing Science, please visit https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/computing/

For more information and to apply please click the 'Apply' button, above.

Closing date: 3 November 2023

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