Research Software Engineer - Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence

About the role

We are seeking a Research Software Engineer to support our research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Digital Civics. This role will contribute to various research activities, including our EPSRC Centre for Digital Citizens, but will be particularly focused on our UKRI-funded AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) which, over the next eight years, will train 60 PhD researchers in citizen-centred approaches to AI.

Our research focuses on designing, building, and evaluating speculative and reimagined citizen-centred AI and data-driven technologies. We collaborate with a broad range of partners, including central and local government departments, the BBC, FutureGov, Google, Mozilla Foundation, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, healthcare providers, SMEs, and charities. There are also opportunities to work with academic partners across the UK and internationally.

As a Research Software Engineer, you will play a key role in our software engineering team, contributing to the design, development, and maintenance of research software. You will also provide consulting support for cross-disciplinary research teams, mentor doctoral training students in their own software development, and contribute technical expertise to research funding applications. The role therefore involves a range of activities, including research software design, development, evaluation, data analysis, and dissemination. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in novel interaction design, ubiquitous technologies (e.g., mobile, wearable, and IoT devices), AI-driven research, and large-scale research platform deployments.

You will be based in the Northumbria Social Computing research space within the newly established School of Computer Science, collaborating across disciplines, including with PaCT Lab (Psychology), Co-Create (Design), and researchers at partner institutions.

The position is fixed term until 30^th September 2032.

Interview date: 8th April

Further information about the requirements of the role is available in the person specification. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dan Jackson dan.g.jackson@northumbria.ac.uk. 

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'. Your application should include a cover letter and a CV.

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