Research Associate/ Fellow

5 months ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom University of Glasgow Full time

**Job Purpose**

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
1. Take a leading role in the planning and conduct of assigned research individually or jointly in accordance with the project deliverables and project/group/School/College research strategy.
2. Document research output including analysis and interpretation of all data, maintaining records and datasets, drafting technical/progress reports and papers as appropriate.
3. Establish and maintain your research profile and reputation and that of The University of Glasgow School of Mathematics and Statistics, including establishing and sustaining a track record of publications of international quality in high quality refereed journals, enhancing the research impact in terms of economic and societal benefit, and gathering indicators of esteem.
5. Presentation of work at international and national conferences, at internal and external seminars, colloquia and workshops to develop and enhance our research profile.
6. Take a leading role in the identification of potential funding sources and to assist in the development of proposals to secure funding from internal and external bodies to support future research.
7. Take a leading role in developing and maintaining collaborations with colleagues across the School/College/University and wider community (e.g. Academic and Industrial Partners).
8. Take a leading role in team/group meetings/seminars/workshops and School activities to enhance the wider knowledge, outputs and culture of the School/College.
9. Take the lead in the organisation, supervision, mentoring and training of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students and less experienced members of the project team to ensure their effective development.
10. Perform administrative tasks related to the activities of the research group and School, including Budgets/Expenditure.
11. Contribute to Teaching activities (e.g. demonstrating etc) and associated admin as assigned by the Head of School and in consultation with Principal Investigator.
12. Keep up to date with current knowledge and recent advances in the field/discipline.
13. Engage in personal, professional and career development, to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with desired career trajectory.
14. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School.
15. Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing the World.

**For appointment at Grade 8**:

16. Take the lead in identifying and attracting new sources of independent and external research funding and researchers into this research area as opportunities permit to support future research.
17. Present research findings at high profile national and international conferences, seminars and meetings to raise the profile of the research group in order to enhance the research strength of the School.
18. Make a leading contribution to the management of the team/project and sustain an enhanced level of academic outputs and profile.
These key tasks are not intended to be exhaustive but simply highlight a number of major tasks which the staff member may be reasonably expected to perform.

**Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

**Knowledge/Qualifications**

**Essential**:

A1 Normally Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or alternatively possess the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience, with experience of personal development in a similar or related role(s)
A2 Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of current issues in statistics, machine learning, or related discipline
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**For appointment at grade 8**:

A4 Some reputation in, and insight into, a relevant internationally competitive research area.
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**Skills**

**Essential**:

C1 Knowledge of a variety of modelling techniques from statistics, machine learning, or related disciplines, including regression/supervised learning
C2 Strong coding ability with experience in any scripting language, e.g., R or Python
C3 Excellent communication skills (oral and written), including public presentations and ability to communicate complex data/concepts clearly and concisely
C4 Excellent interpersonal skills including team working and a collegiate approach
C5 Appropriate workload/time/project/people management skills

**For appointment at Grade 8**:

C6 Able to work both individually as well as part of a team and manage staff members as appropriate to disseminate findings to colleagues
C7 Strong cross-discipline collaborative ability, including evidence of working across industry and academia
C8 Able to work in both industrial and academic environments with a good understanding of key legislative and policy frameworks

**Desirable**:

D1 Extensive experience programming in R, including package development
D2 Knowledge and/or experience of extreme value theory
D3 Ability to effectively develop code in a version-controlled e


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