Research Associate

About us

The Centre for Intelligent Information Processing Systems (CIIPS) brings together interdisciplinary and diverse expertise synergistically to address future challenges in intelligent information systems, encompassing hardware-software co-design, nanoscale information systems, signal processing, information engineering, and quantum information processing.

About the role

We are advertising for a one-year Post-Doc positions at King’s College London to work with Prof. Osvaldo Simeone on reliable AI, with topics including distributed conformal prediction and Bayesian learning. The post will be based in the King’s Communications, Learning & Information Processing lab, at the Centre for Intelligent Information Processing Systems within the Department of Engineering.  

The department is located at the Strand campus of King's, located in the centre of London.

The successful candidate should have a PhD in Electrical Engineering and should meet the following criteria

• Background in probabilistic machine learning
• Track record of high-quality research publications in peer reviewed conferences and journals. 

This is a full time post, and you will be offered a fixed term contract for one year.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role please contact:

Professor Osvaldo Simeone via email at osvaldo.simeone@kcl.ac.uk

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• PhD qualified in relevant subject area (or pending results)
• Effective communication (oral and written) skills, ability to write research reports and papers in style accessible to academic audiences
• Track record of high-quality research publications in peer reviewed conferences and journals

Desirable criteria

• Background in communication systems

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse & inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.

We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

If you encounter any issues using the "Apply" button, you can email your application to HR@kcl.ac.uk

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