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Research Associate

School of Computing

Location:  Canterbury
Salary:  £38,205 to £42,978 per annum
Grade:  Grade 7
Post Type:  Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 33 Months
Release Date:  Thursday 18 July 2024
Closing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Monday 09 September 2024  (unless otherwise stated)
Reference:  CEMS-264-24

We seek a talented and motivated Research Associate to join the School of Computing at the University of Kent. If you are committed to excellence in research, this exciting opportunity may be ideal.

Embedded in the Programming Language and Systems group at Kent, you will undertake novel research on programming languages, tools, and systems to support climate modelling and climate scientists. This work could be from a number of perspectives, for example, but not limited to, static analysis tooling for numerical models, verification of critical libraries used by climate scientists, developing novel language ideas for future computational science efforts, extending existing languages with novel features to support science, or developing new tools to support climate science research.

The work will be in collaboration with researchers as the Institute of Computing for Climate Science at the University of Cambridge and under the supervision of Dr Dominic Orchard. There is opportunity to work directly with leading climate scientists, to discover problems that need tackling and to test out novel ideas.

As Research Associate you can expect to be involved in:

Developing new research ideas around programming language tools for climate science

Executing research projects, involving implementation work to enable the idea to be tested in the real world for its potential for impact

Writing up results for publication and giving talks to disseminate results and ideas and giving research talks

Working across disciplines to test out the outcomes of this research in the wild.

What will you bring to the role?

PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar (or nearing completion of)

Experience in developing and executing research projects and writing papers

Deep knowledge and experience in at least one of programming languages design, semantics, static analysis, or verification

Ability to critically assess research ideas

Good programming skills.

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

•    43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)

•    excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions

•    corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

•    retailer and wellbeing discounts via Edenred

•    on campus cinema/theatre, sports facilities, library, nursery (Canterbury) and food outlets 

•    study while you work discounts, cycle to work scheme, local business discounts

•    support in your development and wellbeing at all stages of employment, including an Employee Assistance Programme

•    training and development opportunities at all levels

•    on-site parking.

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number CEMS-264-24.



We particularly welcome applications from female and black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level in this area
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Please note that we prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

The University of Kent values diversity and promotes equality at all levels.