Research Associate in Sensor Data

**UE07 £39,347.00 - £46,974.00**

**School of Engineering, College of Science & Engineering**

**Fixed Term up to 24 months**

**Full time 35 Hours per week
**The Opportunity**:
This is an exciting opportunity for the Research Associate to contribute to the EPSRC Smart Products Made Smarter prosperity partnership within the Institute of Imaging, Data, and Communications at the University of Edinburgh, which is funded by EPSRC and in collaboration with colleagues at Heriot-Watt University and Leonardo.

This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed term basis for up to 24 months.

A full list of main responsibilities and the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role can be found in the full job description below.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Experience of signal processing challenges in multi-target, multi-sensor, distributed sensing, and processing.
- Background in numerical Bayesian inference, with expertise in sequential Monte Carlo methods (such as particle filtering) or other sequential filtering techniques (such as Kalman filtering, UKF, EKF etc).
- Knowledge of software development in Python, MATLAB, C++, Java or equivalent. Experience in delivering research project results in a signal processing and communications, machine learning, or related context; i.e. a record of peer-reviewed journal and conference papers in a relevant area.

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**Research Associate (RA) Opportunities in Design and Manufacturing Processes for Advanced Sensing Systems for Security and Defence Applications.**

This grant, sponsored by the EPSRC, is a collaboration between academia and Leonardo. There are currently Research Associate opportunities available to work on diverse topics as part of this collaborative team. The work will involve strong links with industry.

The research addresses a broad range of challenges. These challenges exemplify future product lifecycle management from smart concept, design, development and manufacture to enhanced end-user capability, united by a common digital thread to enable **smarter products to be made smarter **. Each challenge area has clearly identified initial research themes and associated research challenges to be addressed and these are indicated below:
Challenge 1 (C1) the Making challenge: To create new hybrid manufacturing processes, that combine multiple Additive Manufacturing (AM) process with precision machining and coating processes to create components that disrupt the traditional functional trade-offs of Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) through techniques such as varying the material properties within a part and harnessing the digital production of optical components.

Challenge 2 (C2) the Manipulation challenge: To create new handling processes that fully exploit the digital data flows which define custom components whose shape and functionality is tailored to production by dexterous, highly adaptable robots that are programmed dynamically.

Challenge 3 (C3) the Computation challenge: To create new signal processing & machine learning methodologies that enable intelligent, digital & connected sensor products while mitigating the data deluge from the multiple sensors produced by Leonardo operating across the EM spectrum.

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- A competitive salary of **£39,347.00 - £46,974.00**
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab )

**Key dates to note**

Interview dates TBC.