Research Fellow in Machine Learning
4 days ago
Applications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr. Cornelia Oedekoven and Dr. Juan Ye conducting research for a Arcus Foundation funded project entitled Gibbon acoustic monitoring Lao PDR. The primary duties will be to develop a deep learning-based call detector for gibbons from acoustic recordings
The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD in Computer Science with expertise in deep neural networks, preferably with expertise in any of the following subfields: signal processing and transformers.
The post is available for five months at 100% FTE (or 12 months at 40% FTE) starting 10 September or as soon as possible thereafter.
**Employees of the University have access to a wide range of**staff benefits** including**:
- Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
- Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
- Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
- Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
- Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
Applications are particularly welcome from women, people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in research posts at the University.
**Closing Date: 31 August 2025**
**Interview Date: 5 September 2025**
**Please quote ref: AR3183SB**
School of Computer Science
**Salary**: £38,784 - £42,254 per annum
Start: As soon as possible
Fixed term for 5 months
**School/Unit**:School of Computer Science
**Posted**:20/08/2025
**Closing date**:31/08/2025
**Closing time**:23:59
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