Research Associate

Full Time – 35 hours per week – Open to part time consideration

Fixed term contract – 12 months

The opportunity:

Don’t just see the bigger picture, help create it.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We look for the best in the field across all disciplines and provide a working environment where academics can develop their careers and passion for their chosen subject area. We offer the full range of academic roles and have a genuine focus on our students performance and wellbeing.

The School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh invites applications for a Postgraduate research associate.

Candidates must have or be near completion of a PhD degree in Computer Science or related field and a strong research track record demonstrated through publications at top-tier venues. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with strong initiative and commitment to excellence, and an ability to conduct world-class research in a team setting.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Degree in appropriate field
• PhD (or near completion)

The following criteria are not yes/no factors, but questions of degree. Recruitment will aim at selecting those candidates with the best possible performance in all these criteria.

• Excellent research track record as demonstrated through publications at top-tier conferences or high-impact journals.
• Strong experience of research in one or more of the following areas: 
  • Wireless networking systems
  • 5G and beyond mobile networks, including Open RAN
  • Machine learning for networks and systems
  • Systems for machine learning
  • Edge computing and applications
  • Networked systems design and experimental evaluation
  • Network measurement
  • Network security
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing.
• Possess high level of initiative, be detail oriented and ability to effectively work in a team setting.
• Preferably, experience in research student supervision and grant writing.

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