Research Associate

Vacancy terms: Full time or job share considered, Fixed term for up to 18 months

Hours per week: 37.5

Advert closes midnight on: 07 May 2024

About the role

We're looking for an experienced and motivated individual to join our interdisciplinary research and development team. As part of a research grant funded by the UK Space Agency (UKSA), you'll be working on rapid information extraction for environmental remote sensing on board spacecraft.

Your work will involve applying lightweight Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models to multi-spectral satellite imagery to address two Earth observation applications - traffic monitoring and wildfire detection. You'll also be responsible for supporting all aspects of the CNN development, including testing with drone multi-spectral images and real-time deployment on a GPU-based embedded computing platform. Additionally, you'll research and develop appropriate datasets and analysis approaches.

About you

With a PhD or equivalent in an appropriate discipline, you should be able to demonstrate research potential and enthusiasm for the subject area, with a history of contributing to the delivery of high-quality research. Specifically, this should include competency in Convolutional Neural Network development, image processing, and programming in Python. These skills will be complemented by your demonstrated analytical problem-solving capability.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Prof. Tanya Vladimirova at tv29@leicester.ac.uk.

Applications for job share will be considered.

As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. 

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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