Location: | Swansea |
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Salary: | £32,982 to £37,099 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 18th March 2024 |
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Closes: | 2nd April 2024 |
Job Ref: | SU00223 |
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.
Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The purpose of the role is to support Swansea University’s role within the Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) collaboration, a £53 million pound public-private Medical Research Council funded endeavour to create a wide reaching and innovative dementias research facility, incorporating different research disciplines from stem-cell research to data analysis. DPUK is a world leading resource for person focussed dementias research designed to fast-track scientific knowledge, treatments and the prevention of the disease. Dementias Platform UK enables researchers to access data via a virtual desktop environment. The post offers a unique opportunity to work on a project utilising the latest AI techniques and large language models (LLMs) for developing data discovery and feasibility tools as well as personal identifiable information (PII) detection.
As a data scientist you will:
Support with the development of a user interface for users to query across DPUK data/metadata and work on PII detection projects.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.
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