Research Assistant - School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences

University of the West of Scotland
School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Paisley Campus
Research Assistant REQ001374
AC1: £30,497 - £36,382 per annum
Full-time: 35 hours per week, Fixed Term for 36 months 

University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is a leading-edge modern University at an exciting stage of development.  As part of our on-going  investment in people, we are looking for engaged, motivated and talented individuals to make a real impact on the national and international society.  The School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) at UWS has extensive expertise in research and development and collaborative working relationships with a number of leading industries such as IBM, Thales, Orange, Ericsson and Cisco. 

The AVCN (Artificial intelligence, Visual Communications & Networks) is a centre of research excellence at CEPS.  Over the last few years, its academic staff and more than 30 researchers have been involved in numerous R&D projects funded by EU, UK RC, Innovate UK and other projects supported by industry and international organisations. The postholder will be based within the AVCN Research Centre.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a Research Assistant post to work on the Integration of AI and Blockchain technology to develop Smart contract systems for a smart farm supply chain in collaboration with local and international partners and the EU funded projects. The postholder will co-lead the development of integrated prototypes empowered by emerging technologies and intelligent algorithms for smart farming operations and supply chain, based on analysis of sensor data collected from farm sites. The postholder will be expected to collaborate closely with the project partners and assist in co-supervising research students working on related areas. The work under development will produce prototypes to be demonstrated in operational environments. The work under development will produce a prototype to be demonstrated in an operational environment.  

The successful postholder applicant will be educated to the PhD level (or close to PhD completion) in Computer Science, Blockchain-enabled Smart Contract, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Farming, Blockchain-enabled Supply Chain, or other closely related areas. The applicant requires being knowledgeable and proficient in developing blockchain-enabled smart contracts using related Programming platforms or tools, AI tools, and good software development and programming skills for system prototyping and integration. Further experiences in research project management and research and publication track record will be desirable. 

Informal enquiries should be made to: Prof. Keshav Dahal at [email protected] or Dr Santiago Matalonga at [email protected] . 

Further information, including details of how to apply are available at https://jobs.uws.ac.uk/

For further information about the AVCN Research Centre, please refer to
http://www.uws.ac.uk/avcn/ .

Closing Date:         Wednesday 15th December 2021
Interviews:           Thursday 6th January 2022 

UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from under-represented groups. 

UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520.