Research Associate in Machine Leaning Methods for Foliage Penetrating Synthetic Aperture Radars
University of Edinburgh
Scotland,
United Kingdom
Research and Science
Skilled Worker
Job posted on May 3, 2025
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Job Description:
Grade UE07, £40,497- £48,149 per annum School of Engineering, College of Science & Engineering Institute for Imaging, Data and Communications Fixed-term for up to 12 months, until 30 th April 2026. Full-time 35 hours per week
The Opportunity: This Research Associate position will contribute to the project Advanced EO Processing Methods: Foliage Penetration with Long Wavelength SAR within the IDCOM at the University of Edinburgh, which is funded by European Space Agency (ESA) and in collaboration with colleagues at Craft Prospects Ltd. This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed term basis for up to 12 months, until 30 th April 2026. A full list of main responsibilities and the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role can be found in the full job description below.
Your skills and attributes for success:
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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
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. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab). The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
Key dates to note The closing date for applications is 16 May 2025 Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
APPLY NOW
The Opportunity: This Research Associate position will contribute to the project Advanced EO Processing Methods: Foliage Penetration with Long Wavelength SAR within the IDCOM at the University of Edinburgh, which is funded by European Space Agency (ESA) and in collaboration with colleagues at Craft Prospects Ltd. This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed term basis for up to 12 months, until 30 th April 2026. A full list of main responsibilities and the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role can be found in the full job description below.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Research background in signal processing, machine learning for signal processing or digital communications, or a closely related area.
- Development experience of open licensed Python/R, or similar, codes for large scale machine learning, using off the shelf packages.
- Familiar with complex datasets and efficient processing methods for information extraction, such as space/air -borne earth-observation data, high-dimensional medical data.
- Working in a team or collaborating with other researchers. Collaboration in the industrial projects or with industry partners is a desirable but not necessary.
- Good track record of generating impacts through publishing academic conference and journal papers, and/or producing popular opensource software packages.
Click here for a copy of the full job description.
Please apply including a cover letter and CV
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
- A competitive salary of
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
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. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab). The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
Key dates to note The closing date for applications is 16 May 2025 Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.