Research Associate (673450)

Faculty of Engineering

AI-PASSPORT is an innovative UK-South Korea project to enhance maritime logistics by reducing costs and emissions through an AI-integrated digital platform.

FTE: 1

Term: Fixed (until 30/10/2026)

The Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering is a world-leader in research, whose main interests lie in: Ship Design, Stability and Safety, Marine Hydrodynamics, Marine Structures, Ocean Engineering, Marine Engineering, Emerging Technologies, Offshore Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuels. The Department makes a significant contribution to National, European and International policy-making in Marine Technology research and its application. As a Research Associate, you will contribute to the delivery of the research activities as part of a team, working under the general supervision of senior colleagues. You will manage and prioritise your own workload and ensure that all activities are completed before deadlines and you will write up the results of your research and contribute to the production of research reports and publications. You will input as a team member to administrative activities and assist, where required, with relevant teaching and knowledge exchange activities.

AI-PASSPORT is an innovative UK-South Korea project to enhance maritime logistics by reducing costs and emissions through an AI-integrated digital platform. It features two main modules: the Efficient Operation package (led by Korea), which optimises port calls, ship scheduling, and environmental assessments, and the Safe Autonomous package (led by the UK), which uses AI for image sensing and autonomous ship navigation. The platform supports real-time data integration, security, and predictive analytics, aiming to set new global standards in maritime efficiency, safety, and sustainability, with a clear path for commercialisation.

As a Research Associate, under the general guidance of a research leader, you will develop research objectives and proposals, play a lead role in relation to a specific project/s or part of a broader project, conduct individual and/or collaborative research, contribute to the development of new research methods, identify sources of funding, and contribute to the securing of funds for research, including drafting grant proposals and planning for future proposals. You will write up research work for publication, individually or in collaboration with colleagues, and disseminate the results via peer reviewed journal publications and presentation at conferences. You will join external networks to share information and ideas, inform the development of research objectives and to identify potential sources of funding. You will collaborate with colleagues to ensure that research advances inform departmental teaching effort and you will collaborate with colleagues on the development of knowledge exchange activities by, for example, participating in initiatives which establish research links with industry and influence public policy and the professions.

You will be educated to a minimum of PhD level in an appropriate discipline, or have significant relevant experience in addition to a relevant degree. You will have sufficient breadth or depth of knowledge in system safety and reliability as well as Autonomous technologies and a developing ability to conduct individual research work, to disseminate results and to prepare research proposals. You will have an ability to plan and organise your own workload effectively and an ability to work within a team environment.  

For informal enquiries, please contact Byongug Jeong, Senior Lecturer, byongug.jeong@strath.ac.uk

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