UE07: £40,247.00 - £47,874.00 Per Annum.
CSE / School of Informatics.
Fixed Term Contract - 2 Years.
Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.
The School of Informatics is seeking a Research Associate in Generative Modelling of Human Behaviour. This post will be part of the Centre for AI for Assistive Autonomy, a mission-driven research centre established using a UKRI Turing AI World Leading Researcher Fellowship awarded to Prof Subramanian Ramamoorthy.
The Opportunity:
The post-holder will be part of a foundations team within the Centre, whose focus will be on fundamental investigations into generative modelling of the full stack of human behaviour, from sensorimotor control to higher level cognitive decision making, to enable the development of person-centred and teachable autonomous systems within domains including assistive technologies for activities of daily living, task level autonomy in surgical robotics and autonomous vehicles.
The central purpose of the job is to carry out foundational research on machine learning methods for modelling of human behaviour, addressing the following areas in novel and innovative ways:
1. Generative modelling with large-scale and multi-modal data, with a particular focus on incorporating cognitive mechanisms to predict individual-level performance.
2. Modular and compositional representations within frameworks including neuro-symbolic architectures and probabilistic programming tools.
3. Techniques for introspective evaluation and continual improvement of models.
The candidate is expected to take intellectual ownership of core scientific questions in this space, developing new ideas and driving collaborative projects towards significant publications, leveraging the expertise of the supervision team and other scientific collaborators.
The post holder will contribute to the development of new assets in the form of model libraries and software frameworks. This will form the basis for collaboration with other researchers focusing on developing applications within domain-specific laboratories, and industrial partners aligned with these application areas.
Your skills and attributes for success:
1. A PhD (or near completion) in AI, with a focus on machine learning methods applicable to robotics and autonomous systems.
2. An excellent track record of publications in top tier conferences and/or journals in AI (e.g. IJCAI, AAAI, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR), robotics (e.g. R:SS, CoRL, ICRA) or computer vision (e.g. CVPR, ICCV).
3. Excellent proven experience of developing machine learning systems using state of the art frameworks and tools for handling large datasets.
4. Ability to work effectively as part of a team, to meet deadlines, and to report on project progress.
5. Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing.
Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
* CV
* Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
1. A competitive salary.
2. An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
3. To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
4. Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives.
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.
The closing date for applications is 10 January 2025.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK.
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