The School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EEECS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is seeking a Research Fellow to join our Biohaviour team and be part of our exciting programme - Re-Imagining Engineering Design (RIED).
The research will be carried out as part of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded project – “Re-Imagining Engineering Design - Growing Radical Cyber-Physical-Socio Phenotypes” which is led by Queen’s University Belfast in partnership with Loughborough University, University of York and ten major UK industrial companies including Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Spirit Aero systems.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing distributed software to support the integration of design and manufacturing systems. This will involve development of agent-based software models to support autonomous interaction among design components; and development of scalable software to support management of large populations of design solutions. You will also work in partnership with other Biohaviour Researchers in QUB, York and Loughborough delivering a team solution for the whole programme.
This role offers substantial career development and you will be part of an exemplary team with exceptional technical and leadership experience. You will also have the opportunity to work with leading academics and industry partners who are leaders in their fields.
The successful candidate must have and your CV/Cover letter form should clearly demonstrate you have:
Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding. Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing various staff networks such as iRise and PRISM which help us to progress equality.
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