Research Fellow (Software Engineering)

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until July 2027

Closes: 7^th April 2024

This 3-year role is funded through an EPSRC Established Career Fellowship to Professor John Terry, the Director of the Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine. The role purpose is to develop and apply mathematical models and computational algorithms to understand how perturbations to dynamic brain networks impact upon seizure likelihood. With an emphasis on the emerging field of digital twins for personalised health, the ultimate aim is to enable translation of this understanding into more accurate, diagnosis, prognosis and management of epilepsy. There is a particular interest in solutions that enable community-based care, in keeping with the priorities of the EPSRC/MRC-funded Network+ N-CODE.

Working collaboratively with Professor Terry, other researchers within the SMQB, clinicians and people will lived experience of epilepsy, projects will be shaped around the skills and experience of the successful candidate.  Examples of possible projects include:

• How does electrical stimulation reduce seizure frequency?
• Can we predict the likelihood of seizure recurrence post epilepsy surgery?
• Can data from wearable devices predict windows of increased seizure likelihood?
• Can we determine the response to anti-seizure medications from a baseline EEG?

The SMQB is a strategic research centre, that combines interdisciplinary expertise across mathematics, computer science and medicine, using techniques from machine learning, artificial intelligence and data science and statistical and mathematical modelling.  Currently comprising 4 Professors, 1 Associate Professor, 4 Assistant Professors, alongside several postdoctoral researchers and PhD students.

Main Duties

The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding
• Analyse and interpret data

Person Specification

• First degree in area of specialism and a higher degree relevant to research area (Mathematics, Computer Science or closely aligned area). 
• High level analytical capability
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly
• Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods (Matlab and Python) and ability to contribute to developing new ones

Informal enquires can be made to Professor John Terry j.r.terry@bham.ac.uk

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