Fixed term appointment for 30 months, 37 hours per week
Ref: R3952
The School of Computing and Engineering is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified Research Fellow in computer science. This is a research post funded by the EPSRC UKRI Innovation Fellowship: A semantic infrastructure for advanced manufacturing (EP/S001328/1). The research theme is to build a novel semantic infrastructure for advanced manufacturing, by supporting knowledge representation, interrogation, reasoning and exchange for smart design, manufacturing and measurement of advanced products. The focus will be on the development of a toolbox to formalise knowledge in/between design, manufacturing and measurement, especially for additive manufacturing (AM).
The person appointed will have a PhD in computer science-related subjects. The appointee will have a comprehensive background in the research field of knowledge management, and demonstrate an awareness of the current state of knowledge representation languages. Strong knowledge in informatics and practical experience in the development of software systems are key requirements. The appointee must also have advanced level of programming skills, including at least one or more of the following programming languages: Java, C++, C#, Scala, Haskell and Python.
Candidates should have a good recent record of publication in high quality journals and be capable of developing research objectives, projects and proposals, undertaking research and evaluating outcomes independently. Candidates must also show a good experience on team work and communications for the sponsored post. The role will be required to undertake supervision of post-graduate research students, organisation of technical, progress and planning meetings. Candidates will be expected to generate high quality publications.
For further details about this post and to make an application please visit
http://hud.ac/er4 Closing Date: 5 November 2018
Interview Date: 3 December 2018
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