{"job":{"jobId":2498495,"fk_accountId":null,"fk_organizationId":5787,"fk_adminAccountId":null,"title":"Research Fellow, School of Electronics","description":"\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Job reference: </strong>23/111348\n<strong>Date posted: </strong>30/10/2023\n<strong>Application closing date: </strong>27/11/2023\n<strong>Salary: </strong>£37,841 - £41,331 per annum\n<strong>Job category/type: </strong>Research</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EEECS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Research Fellow to be a highly productive, ambitious and collaborative member of an interdisciplinary team using artificial intelligence to predict and explain conversion to age-related macular degeneration, assisting in the development of research proposals and the planning and delivery of the research activity specifically computer vision, deep learning, and explainable AI.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The post will involve the development of novel deep learning models to analyse ophthalmic data for the purposes of predicting disease progression. The work is part of the “Using artificial intelligence to predict and explain conversion to age-related macular degeneration (AMD)” project, funded by the Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Award. The successful candidate will work in an interdisciplinary team with researchers from AI (EEECS) and Centre for Public Health.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>The post is a critical role, and as such, successful applicants will have responsibilities in independent research, planning, and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders of the project.</strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:</strong></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Or be about to receive, a PhD in Computer Science or other fields relevant to the technical areas of the post (Candidates about to receive their PhD should provide proof that their viva is scheduled within three months of the closing date).</li>\n<li>Recent relevant research experience to include:\n\t<ul>\n<li>Experience developing novel deep learning methodologies.</li>\n<li>Ability to develop analysis pipelines for image data and knowledge of developing machine learning experiments with common challenges (e.g. noisy data, imbalanced datasets, missing data, etc).</li>\n<li>Experience in conducting research in machine learning and a publication record in line with stage of career in prestigious leading journals/conferences.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, please click on the Candidate Information link below.</strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">This post is fixed term for 35 months or until 31 August 2026, whichever is sooner. Fixed-term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding. </p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qub.ac.uk%2Fsites%2FiRise%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cd.mcguire%40qub.ac.uk%7Ce76e6a0ca6cd4580200108d9ed473590%7Ceaab77eab4a549e3a1e8d6dd23a1f286%7C0%7C0%7C637801712355503655%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=9pf5LfFSlZncadKef693UMvquspsnwAEPL6Fas3WoiY%3D&reserved=0\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">iRise</a> (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qub.ac.uk%2Fsites%2FPRISM%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cd.mcguire%40qub.ac.uk%7Ce76e6a0ca6cd4580200108d9ed473590%7Ceaab77eab4a549e3a1e8d6dd23a1f286%7C0%7C0%7C637801712355503655%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=bDNLr7jS1EV%2BTwvAZTtrOQlEs%2FVJWV8k25qYdYmAYfo%3D&reserved=0\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">PRISM</a> (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"http://www.qub.ac.uk/diversity\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">www.qub.ac.uk/diversity</a>; <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"http://www.qub.ac.uk/qgi\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">www.qub.ac.uk/qgi</a> and <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/</a></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey: <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"mailto:a.jurek@qub.ac.uk\" rel=\"no-follow\">a.jurek@qub.ac.uk</a></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://hr.apps.qub.ac.uk/jobs/job_desc/23_111348.pdf?ts=20231024154322\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">Candidate Information</a></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><a data-mz=\"\" href=\"http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/eeecs/\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">About the School</a></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">Attractive Reward Package</a></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/work-at-queens/international-staff-support/\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">Further Information for International Applicants</a> </p>\n\n\n","pdfUrl1":null,"location":"Belfast, Northern Ireland","location1":"유럽","location2":null,"location3":null,"type":"2","applyUrl":"https://hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=093001LB5K&WVID=6273090Lgx&LANG=USA","fileUrl1":null,"fileUrl2":null,"fileUrl3":null,"fileUrl4":null,"fileUrl5":null,"fileUrl6":null,"fileUrl7":null,"workingHour":"Full Time","contractType":"Fixed Term, \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPermanent","salary":"£37,841 - £41,331 per annum","original_id":"UNI|356664","original_domain":"timeshighereducation.com","original_url":"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/356664","original_isPremium":null,"closeType":1,"closedAt":"2023-11-27T00:00:00.000Z","requireEducation":10,"managerTel":"","managerFax":null,"managerEmail":"a.jurek@qub.ac.uk","managerName":"QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST","managerPhone":null,"managerAddress":"Belfast, Northern Ireland","log_hit":0,"log_like":0,"publishState":1,"organizationName":null,"organizationName_en":null,"organizationName_alt":null,"del_yn":"N","createdAt":"2023-10-31T13:11:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2023-10-31T13:11:54.000Z"},"organization":{"organizationId":5787,"lv1Id":null,"lv2Id":null,"name":"QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST","name_en":null,"name_alt":null,"introduction":null,"logoImg":"https://d311j2r2qvjkvi.cloudfront.net/getasset/fa405a49-3f30-4afc-9e06-7f6c1314a0be/","logoImgSquare":null,"homepageUrl":null,"infoUrl":null,"country":"KR","state":null,"location":null,"address":null,"phoneNumber":null,"faxNumber":null,"type":null,"univType1":null,"univType2":null,"univType3":null,"univType4":null,"establishedAt":null,"count_majors":null,"count_students":null,"meta_competitiveness":null,"publishState":2,"updatedAt":"2020-03-19T12:13:19.000Z","createdAt":"2020-03-19T12:13:19.000Z","default_1_bannerImage":"https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/jobs.ac.kr/dev/images/platinum_Queens_481723344666.png","default_1_bannerImageMobile":"https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/jobs.ac.kr/dev/images/platinum_m_716889956814.png","default_2_bannerImage":null,"default_2_bannerImageMobile":null,"default_3_bannerImage":"https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/jobs.ac.kr/dev/images/QUEENSUNIVERSITYBELFAST_789264764526.jpg","default_3_bannerImageMobile":"https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/jobs.ac.kr/dev/images/QUEENSUNIVERSITYBELFAST_24654617561.jpg"}}