Research Associate in Neuromorphic Computing

Contract Type: Fixed-term 6 months, but with an end date no later than 01 January 2025.Working Pattern: Part time, working 17.5 hours per week (50% FTE)Faculty: Faculty of EngineeringAre you interested in working within an internationally connected, world-leading multidisciplinary research team on a computational journalism project?We are welcoming...

About the ProjectThe optimisation algorithm of neural networks, backpropagation, is considered impractical for biological systems and neuromorphic computing.The recent success of deep learning has raised concerns about its energy consumption. To address this issue, researchers have started exploring physical neural networks (PNNs), which leverage the...

Applications are invited for a Research Associate in Statistics in the School of Mathematics andStatistics. You will be working with Dr Jill Johnson and Professor Jeremy Oakley on researchfunded by the NERC project "Towards Maximum Feasible Reduction in Aerosol ForcingUncertainty" (Aerosol-MFR).Aerosol-MFR is at the frontier of addressing a long-standing...

This role is ideal for someone with a passion for research software engineering, data science, or machine learning looking to utilize and develop their skills to make a significant impact on research.This role is jointly funded by the Alan Turing Institute and Centre for Machine Intelligence and will initially spend up to 50% of time on virtual secondment...

Contract type: Fixed term 18-months 1st September 2024 to 28th February 2026Working pattern: FTE 100%Location: Sheffield OR Sheffield (Hybrid)Are you interested working in a nationally leading research group delivering high impact health services research?We have an exciting opportunity to join the School of Medicine and Population Health at the University...

A Research Associate funded by a Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award in Science is available in the research group of Professor Dylan Childs. The grant is led by Professor Michael Brockhurst at the University of Manchester, together with lead investigators Professor Dylan Childs at the University of Sheffield, Professors Steve Paterson and Joanne Fothergill...

Contract type: Fixed term to start as soon as possible until 31st August 2026We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Department of Mechanical Engineering and lead the development of accurate and reliable computational models for the prediction of boiling heat transfer and the critical heat flux (CHF) in water-cooled nuclear...

Contract type: Fixed-term for three years from October 2024The Dynamics Research Group at the University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a highly-motivated Research Associate in Dynamics to carry out a research project on "new machine learning methods for populations of cardiac digital twins".This post offers an exciting opportunity to work within a...

Would you like to work with Voluntary, Community, Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to improve the Professional Support e.g. mentoring they provide to their employees? We are looking for a Research Associate with skills in action/participatory methods including qualitative interviews, questionnaires and running stakeholder groups.We are looking for...

Contract type: Fixed-term for 5 months full time; part time working is possibleLocation: Sir. Frederick Mappin BuildingWe are recruiting a dedicated Research Associate on a UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) funded project "Understanding water infrastructure risks - major bursts, traffic volumes and the condition of road infrastructure" which aims to examine...

We have an exciting opportunity in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering for a dedicated Research Associate to join our Royal Society-funded project "Interlocking prefabricated 3D-printed low-carbon concrete wall panels for low-income housing construction in South Africa". This project, in collaboration with Stellenbosch University in...

Contract type: Fixed-term with a start date of 1st October 2024 until 30th June 2026 due to study funding.Working pattern: 70%, working days to be agreed with the successful candidateLocation: Sheffield (hybrid)Are you interested in working for a top University in a team delivering high impact health services research?We are looking for a Research Associate...

Contract type: Fixed term (1st March 2026)Applications are invited for a Research Associate in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. You will be working with Professor David Lidzey, on a 'Nonplanar spray-coated solar cells' project.You should have (or be about to obtain) a PhD in physics, or in an appropriate area of materials science, physical...

Contract type: Fixed-term for 12 months, starting 01/10/2024We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to join the Functional Materials research group in the Schools of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, in partnership with our industrial sponsor KAVX Ltd.You will work closely with KAVX to understand the factors that are limiting...

Contract type: Fixed term for 2 yearsLocation: Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN)An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Better Outcomes in Motor Neuron Disease (MND) research team, supporting the team to ensure the delivery of high-class clinical research. The key responsibilities of this role are to work on clinical research...

We have an exciting full-time opportunity in the School of Education for someone with a strong background in the history of education and oral history methods to join a 2-year ESRC-funded project examining the history, lived experience and possible futures of the School Meals Service in the UK.You should have (or be very close to having) a PhD in History or...

Position Overview: We are looking for a medically trained clinical research associate with a strong background in pediatrics, endocrinology, or genetics. This role will contribute to a collaborative research initiative focused on investigating hypogonadism in rare neurological disorders. Project Collaboration: This research is conducted in partnership with a...

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months, with an immediate start dateWe have an exciting opportunity in the Materials Science and Engineering department for someone to conduct work on steels used in transport applications.As the Research Associate, you will be responsible for delivering an in-depth analysis of various grades of steel produced via different...

Contract type: Fixed-term until 30th June 2027Location: Firth Court, Main CampusWe have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual interested in macroevolution to join the lab of Dr. Gavin Thomas to work on a UKRI funded project 'Evolutionary routes to phenotypic convergence in vertebrates'. This role provides an opportunity to work...

This post provides an excellent opportunity for those interested in an academic career to develop their profile within a six-year development pathway. You will join one of our world-class research groups and be provided with a generous time allocation to undertake a part-time PhD as a staff candidate. At the same time, you will develop your teaching...