Research Assistant, INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics and School of Computer Science and Information Technology

12 Months, Fixed Term, Whole-Time Post

Position Summary

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for a full-time, fixed-term position as a Research Assistant with the Insight SFI Research Centre in developing biodiversity intelligence using autonomous environmental profiling.

This position is funded by Science Foundation Ireland and is available from February 2024 for one year.

The successful candidate will be working with a team of researchers on a range of topics, including autonomous environmental monitoring, soundscape ecology, and artificial intelligence. It is envisaged that the candidate will be located on University College Cork’s campus.

About Insight

The Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics (http://www.insight-centre.org) is an SFI funded Research Centre that brings together researchers from University College Dublin, NUI Galway, University College Cork, and Dublin City University, as well as other partner institutions, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University of Limerick (UL), Maynooth University (MU) and Tyndall National Institute. It creates a critical mass of more than 400 researchers from Ireland's leading ICT clusters to carry out research on a new generation of data analytics technologies in a number of key application domain areas, such as Health and Human Performance, Smart Communities, Internet of Things, Enterprise and Services and Sustainability and Operations.

Post Duration: 12 Months

Salary: €30,025 - €39,908 p.a. (IUA Research Assistant Salary Scale)

Project: Reliable Biodiversity Intelligence using Autonomous Environmental Profiling

For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr. Harry Nguyen ([email protected]) , School of Computer Science & IT Email: [email protected].

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Please include names and contact details of three referees. Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to [email protected], quoting the job-title and project name.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 5th January, 2024.

No late applications will be accepted.

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

UCC is committed to creating and fully embracing an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated.  As a University we strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our student population where people from a wide variety of backgrounds learn from one another, share ideas, and work collaboratively. UCC is committed to being an employer that recognises the value of diversity amongst its staff.  We encourage applicants to consult our policies at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/policies/ and initiatives at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/implementation/ and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy.

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