Senior Research Officer

1 month ago

Colchester, United Kingdom University of Essex Full time

Department

The School of Computer Science and Electronics Engineering (CSEE) has a long-standing tradition on artificial intelligence. In the recent Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF’2021), CSEE ranks 6th in the UK for research power and 9th for research impact (Grade Point Average). The Institute for Analytics and Data Science (IADS) was created in July 2014 to bring together all the University’s expertise and work in analytics and data science. IADS research utilises new forms of data and advanced analytic techniques to tackle social challenges, engage with business and the wider non-academic community, is international in outlook and scope, and multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary by nature.

Duties of the Role

The University of Essex offers an exciting opportunity for a Senior Research Officer in Artificial Intelligence to work on the EU/UKRI funded project ELOQUENCE (Multilingual and Cross-cultural interactions for context-aware, and bias-controlled dialogue systems for safety-critical applications).

For this post, we are interested in attracting a researcher working on Natural Language Processing, Speech Processing and Machine Learning/AI. Some areas of interest include (but not limited to)

  • Multi-model foundation model to combine text, speech and vision.
  • Multi-lingual text and speech processing
  • Factual retrieval-augmented generation
  • Human feedback incorporation using HCI techniques.
  • Ethics dimension of AI in real world use cases 

Skills and qualifications required

  • A relevant doctoral level degree in NLP, machine learning or a related area.
  • Excellent demonstrable communication and presentation skills.
  • Excellent time management, organisational and project management skills.
  • Ability to work effectively and positively, both independently and as part of a team.

A full list of duties can be found within the job pack.

As part of the process and to be successful you will be required to demonstrate how you your research has been impactful within and beyond the academic sphere, recognising the importance of this and the effect it will have on the University.

The University of Essex is a campus based University and all academic appointments are made with the expectation that you will be present on campus to fulfil the requirements of your position. At the time of a job offer, the possibility of hybrid working, will be discussed and considered on an individual basis, but you will be required to be based within the UK.

Please see the job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application.  Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please contact resourcing@essex.ac.uk

£37,099 per annum

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