Research Associate, Automated Analysis of Strategic Interactions

HOURS: 36

CLOSES : 7 April 2024 at 23:59

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BACKGROUND

We are looking for a Research Associate to join the “Automated Analysis of Strategic Interactions” theme, which began in September 2023 within the Game Theory and Collective Decision Making Pillar.

The postholder will work together with the current research associate to support the PIs, Rahul Savani (University of Liverpool) and Ted Turocy (University of East Anglia), with the delivery of the project and will be based either at Liverpool or Norwich. The whole team meets frequently online, and the project includes support for reciprocal travel between the Liverpool and University of East Anglia. As an employee of the Alan Turing Institute, the postholder will have access to the Turing I offices in London, where we will hold periodic project and pillar meetings, and where they can interact with the wider Turing community.

DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Undertake research with other members of the team.
• Keep on top of relevant literatures, in particular at the intersection of Game Theory and AI
• Develop and implement new methods for representing, transforming, and analysing games
• Run computational experiments to analyse games and understand the efficacy of new and existing analysis methods
• Develop the infrastructure to maintain and disseminate the Gambit package and documentation as part of the broader open-source scientific computing ecosystem.
• Contribute to writing academic research papers

Person Specification

• PhD (or near completion) in Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a closely related discipline.
• A solid background in one or more of the following: game theory, equilibrium computation, (multi-agent) reinforcement learning.
• Experience in design, development and implementation of research software tools and libraries, especially within the Python scientific computing ecosystem.
• Experience using git and github for distributed version control, static code checkers, and similar
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative approach to interdisciplinary research activities.

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Terms and Conditions

This post is offered on a fixed term basis for 2 years, at an annual salary of £42,893-£48,510 plus excellent benefits, including flexible working and family friendly policies, https://www.turing.ac.uk/work-turing/why-work-turing/employee-benefits

Application procedure

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Equality Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to making sure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive.

This includes making reasonable adjustments for candidates who have a disability or long-term condition. Please contact us at adjustments@turing.ac.uk to find out how we can assist you.

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