Research Fellow (599328)

To pursue and establish a high quality research programme including securing research contracts and funding; to disseminate research results via publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences; to manage a research team (staff and students); to engage as appropriate in relevant teaching, professional and knowledge exchange activities.

FTE: 1.0

Term: Fixed Term (until 30/04/2027)

Closing date: 31 March 2024

As a Research Fellow, you will engage as a researcher in individual and collaborative research on EPSRC grant EP/Y000455/1 A Correct-by-Construction Approach to Approximate Computation, establishing a distinctive programme of research and disseminating results through regular publications in high impact journals, books and conference proceedings. You will apply, as Principal Investigator and/or Co-Investigator, to appropriate external bodies for research funding and manage grants awarded. You will co-manage a research team (students and staff), providing direction, support and guidance and you will participate in and develop external networks to foster research collaborations, to inform the development of research objectives and to identify potential sources of funding. You will develop knowledge exchange activities by, for example, establishing research links with industry and influencing public policy and the professions and you will collaborate with colleagues to ensure that research advances inform departmental teaching effort, including contributing to relevant teaching programmes as appropriate. You will carry out Department, Faculty and/or University administrative and management functions, for example through membership of committees and engage in continuous professional development.

To be considered for the role, you will be educated to a minimum of PhD level in an appropriate discipline, or have significant relevant experience in addition to a relevant degree. You will have research interests consistent with the strategic direction of the Department as well as appropriate for the grant, a body of published research in high quality publications demonstrating standards of excellence, and an ability to develop research proposals and to attract funding and research students, as appropriate to the discipline. You will have an ability to plan and organise research programmes, to ensure successful completion and you will have experience of planning and organising workloads, including the ability to supervise and delegate work. You will have an ability to work within a team environment and to lead teams and excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to listen, engage and persuade, and to present complex information in an accessible way to a range of audiences.

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Professor Radu Mardare (r.mardare@strath.ac.uk), Professor Neil Ghani (neil.ghani@strath.ac.uk) and Dr Fredrik Nordvall Forsberg (fredrik.nordvall-forsberg@strath.ac.uk).

Formal interviews for this post will be held early May 2024.

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