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Research Engineers - IT Innovation

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
United Kingdom
Closing date
Sep 25, 2017

Job Details

Research Engineers IT Innovation

Location: Chilworth IT Innovation Centre

 

The Opportunity

To join a creative, innovative and friendly team at the IT Innovation Centre, part of the Department of Electronics and Computer Science. Based on the Southampton Science Park, we have an international reputation for advancing a wide range of information technologies and enabling their adoption in industry and commerce. Current work includes big data, information security, and human-centric computing & information sciences, applied in sectors including creative industries, cultural heritage, e-democracy, environment, healthcare and transport.

Focused on a professional approach to software development in an agile team environment, our Research Engineers can become involved in all aspects of the project lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture, implementation, and demonstrating proofs of concept.

 

You

A creative, innovative thinker with outstanding problem-solving skills, and the ability to learn quickly and adapt to new challenges. With a keen interest in new and emerging technologies, you are passionate about innovation and excited by the idea of bringing research closer to market.Your excellent written and oral communication enables you to present ideas clearly and effectively to colleagues, project partners and clients.

With a degree and possibly a post-graduate qualification in computer science or a related discipline, you have excellent software development skills, and you recognise the importance of good software engineering to create robust and usable software. Through employment or internship, you have commercial and/or academic experience of applying IT-based research to real-world problems.

You have expertise in some or all of Java, Python, C++ and R. You have skills and experience in distributed systems and in one or more of:

  • data analysis, data modelling and SQL/NoSQL databases;
  • semantic languages for knowledge representation and reasoning (e.g. OWL, SPARQL and RDF);
  • natural language processing;
  • information security or risk management;
  • big data systems (e.g. Storm, Spark, Hadoop, Hive and HBase);
  • web applications and RESTful service development.

 

Benefits                                             

30 days holiday a year, flexible working around core hours, and the option to jointhe USS pension scheme with an 18% employer contribution.

Opportunities to develop technical and project management skills, and to contribute to winning new business.

Our European project portfolio can provide opportunities for short-term travel, but applicants must be able to travel within the EU at short notice.

The Department of Electronics and Computer Science holds an Athena Swan Bronze Award, demonstrating our commitment to provide equal opportunities and to advancing the representation of women in STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Due consideration will be given to applicants who have taken a career break.

We have a generous maternity policy and on-site childcare facilities. Employees are able to participate in the childcare vouchers scheme. Other benefits include state-of-the-art sports, arts and culture facilities, a full programme of events and a range of staff discounts.

If you need any assistance, please call Suzanne Stone (Recruitment Team) on +44 23 80594043. Please quote reference 906017FP on all correspondence.

Company

Global Academy Jobs works with over 250 universities worldwide to promote academic mobility and international research collaboration. Global problems need international solutions. Our jobs board and emails reach the academics and researchers who can help.

"The globalisation of higher education continues apace, driving in turn the ongoing development of the global knowledge economy, striving for solutions to the world’s problems and educating a next generation of leaders and contributors."

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