Research Software Engineer

The Centre for Vision, Speech, and Signal Processing is seeking to recruit several posts to support a new project in generative AI, computer vision and LLM development. These posts include research fellowships, Research Software Engineers and Project Management. You will join an established research group within a highly rated research department, with an excellent computing and software infrastructure for first class research, modern facilities and close links with industry. Surreys Institute for People Centred AI builds on 38 years of work into foundational AI at the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) which is ranked 1st in the UK for Computer Vision and in the top-5 for both Audio-Visual AI and Robotics (CS Rankings, Sept 2024).

This post is part of a new five-year project “SignGPT” which will build tools to allow spoken language to be automatically translated into photo-realistic sign language and video of sign language to be translated into spoken language. The project is a collaboration between the University of Surrey (Prof Bowden), the University of Oxford (Prof Zisserman) and UCL (Prof Cormier and Woll). 

We are seeking a Research Software Engineer to support the project although they will also contribute to other related research projects within the group. will work with data management, AI model training and inference and prediction.  The project will build large language models (LLMS) for the automatic translation of British Sign Language. The primary role of this post is to support this research and through the construction and maintenance of a visual language toolkit support the research collaboration and dissemination activities. 

The applicant should preferably have a PhD in a related are but experience of software development in a research environment is key. Previous experience of sign language recognition and translation would be advantageous but not essential. The candidate should have good analytical and programming skills and experience of computer vision & machine learning. Previous experience of real time systems development in Python, OpenCV, PyTorch and deep learning are essential. Knowledge of Sign language and awareness of Deaf culture would be advantageous . Applicants are expected to be proactive, to support others and to be self-motivated. 

The post will be for upto 3 years in the first instance with possible extension of upto another 3 years. 

The University of Surrey is a global university with a world-class research profile and an enterprising spirit, located in one of the safest counties in England, within 35 minutes of London by train and minutes away from the Surrey Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Recent investments have seen the opening of a world-class Sports Park and important updates to central facilities.

Please upload your CV and a covering letter on the University website, by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

Informal enquiries related to the project to:

Professor Richard Bowden by e-mail: r.bowden@surrey.ac.uk

The University of Surrey reserves the right to close this vacancy early based on Volume and Calibre of applications.

Further details

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In return we offer a generous pension, relocation assistance where appropriate , flexible working options including job share and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.

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