Location: | Canterbury |
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Salary: | £38,205 to £42,978 per annum (Grade 7) |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 18th July 2024 |
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Closes: | 9th September 2024 |
Job Ref: | CEMS-264-24 |
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 33 Months
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Monday 09 September 2024 (unless otherwise stated)
We seek a talented and motivated Research Associate to join the School of Computing at the University of Kent. If you are committed to excellence in research, this exciting opportunity may be ideal.
Embedded in the Programming Language and Systems group at Kent, you will undertake novel research on programming languages, tools, and systems to support climate modelling and climate scientists. This work could be from a number of perspectives, for example, but not limited to, static analysis tooling for numerical models, verification of critical libraries used by climate scientists, developing novel language ideas for future computational science efforts, extending existing languages with novel features to support science, or developing new tools to support climate science research.
The work will be in collaboration with researchers as the Institute of Computing for Climate Science at the University of Cambridge and under the supervision of Dr Dominic Orchard. There is opportunity to work directly with leading climate scientists, to discover problems that need tackling and to test out novel ideas.
As Research Associate you can expect to be involved in:
Developing new research ideas around programming language tools for climate science
Executing research projects, involving implementation work to enable the idea to be tested in the real world for its potential for impact
Writing up results for publication and giving talks to disseminate results and ideas and giving research talks
Working across disciplines to test out the outcomes of this research in the wild.
What will you bring to the role?
PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar (or nearing completion of)
Experience in developing and executing research projects and writing papers
Deep knowledge and experience in at least one of programming languages design, semantics, static analysis, or verification
Ability to critically assess research ideas
Good programming skills.
What we can offer in return:
As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:
Please see the links below to view the full job description and click the 'Apply' button above to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number CEMS-264-24.
Please note that we prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.
Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.
The University of Kent values diversity and promotes equality at all levels.
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