Postdoctoral Research Associate or Research Assistant

About the Role

The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London is looking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to support the projects led by Dr. Ahmed Sayed. The main project (KUber) is, EPSRC-funded, aiming at building novel distributed architectures to facilitate the exchange and delivery of acquired knowledge among machine learning entities at scale.

About You

Applicants should preferably have an MSc/PhD in Computer Science/Engineering. They should have expertise in distributed systems and computer networks. Excellent knowledge and practical skills in distributed machine learning, networked systems, data management, and/or software engineering are recommended for this position. The post requires strong programming and system development abilities. Applicants should have publications in leading conferences and journals in the aforementioned fields. Prior involvement in notable open-source projects is a plus.

Candidates are kindly requested to upload documents totaling no more than 10 pages; certificates, references and research papers should not be provided at this stage.

About the School of EECS

As a multidisciplinary School, we are known for our pioneering research and pride ourselves on our international reputation. We are equal first in the UK for the impact of our Computer Science research, and second for our Electronic Engineering research output (REF 2021).

We offer high-quality education to students from diverse backgrounds that leads them to achieve great career outcomes. Our Computing courses were recognised by a recent report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies as top in the country for social mobility.

We welcome staff from diverse backgrounds and are keen to reduce the gender gap, whilst providing a positive and flexible working environment for everyone.

About Queen Mary

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence and we embrace diversity of thought in everything we do. We believe that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we have a range of work-life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, as well as flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointment processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We have policies to support our staff throughout their careers, including arrangements for those who wish to work flexibly or on a job share basis, and we provide support for those returning from long-term absence. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented (BAME) groups, and from women in all stages of life, including pregnancy and maternity leave.

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