Research Assistant/Associate

This post is full time, and has funding available until 31^st August 2027.

The James Watt School of Engineering is looking for a Research Assistant / Associate to make a contribution / leading contribution to a project HEALTHCARE QUEST working with Prof Jonathan Cooper, Prof Aleksandra Vuckovic, and Dr Julien Le Kernec.

The postdoctoral researcher will work within a wider project on the use of sensing technologies for in-home health monitoring. This will include data collection from volunteers and/or patients. The project will explore data capture with the different sensors including motion capture, radar, and others as specified at the Golden Jubilee and the University of Glasgow. The research will also work on the analysis of the data for interpretation linked with other survey/questionnaires linked to but not limited to pain within the scope of the project. The successful candidate will write other grant applications to extend on this work capitalising on the outcomes.

The post for which you are applying is considered to be a regulated role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act, individuals working in a regulated role must be a PVG Scheme member before employment. If you are successful in your application, the offer of employment will be conditional subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme record check. We will be in touch regarding requirements related to this.

Further information is available at: www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

A Research Passport will also need to be obtained for this post and will require pre-employment checks such as PVG and Occupational Health.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.  If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit:�www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

For informal enquiries or further information about the project, please contact Prof Jonathan Cooper (Jon.Cooper@glasgow.ac.uk)

For more information on the University of Glasgow�s James Watt School of Engineering, please visit www.gla.ac.uk/schools/engineering

For more information and to apply online:�www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-assistant-slash-associate-41

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