Research Associate in AI for Remote Virtual Production

Job Title: Research Associate in AI for Remote Virtual Production
School: School of Engineering
Campus: Belfast or Derry~Londonderry
Salary: £31,414 - £39,369 per annum
Duration: Fixed-term until 31st March 2025
Closing Date: 24th September 2024
Reference Number: 030744

- ABOUT US -

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

- THE ROLE -

We are seeking to appoint a Research Associate to work on a “5G Film Anywhere” project, funded by DSIT as part of the Belfast 5G Innovation Region (5GIR) programme. Ulster University has one of the UK’s leading Film and Virtual Production facilities and the successful candidate will have opportunity to work within high-tech environments in Studio Ulster and Ulster University to unlock potential of 5G technology for remote Virtual Production.

The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team, in partnership with two other research associates, to help design, build, and deploy state-of-the-art solutions within the “5G Film Anywhere” context. In this project, we aim to build an end-to-end solution for remote Digital Virtual Production by combining 5G technology and a new innovative codec solution to achieve real-time and high-capacity radio links between on-location filming and production studios. This research post will focus on building the practical use case for the project, which may involve the use of Unreal Engine for 3D world-building and animation of characters and processing of point cloud data (gathered by photogrammetry cameras) from real world locations into textured mesh landscapes for near real time digital production.

- ABOUT YOU -

The post holder must have:

• Undergraduate degree in a technical discipline such as Computing, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Game Development or Creative Technologies.
• Experience working with a game engine, preferably Unreal Engine and the Unreal Blueprint system.
• Experience in C++ programming and/or Python or similar.

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The School of Engineering holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality. You can read more about what this means on our University website. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities. Appointment will be made on merit.

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