Research Fellow in Cyber Threat Detection of Extended Reality

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Research Fellow in Cyber Threat Detection of Extended Reality

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Offer DescriptionSchool of Computing & Mathematical SciencesLocation: Greenwich Campus Salary: £37,999 to £43,878 plus £4170 London weighting per annum Contract Type: Fixed Term – 30/11/2025 Closing Date: Friday 18 October 2024 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: 4765The University of Greenwich and its Centre for Sustainable Cyber Security (CS2) has been recently recognised by the UK government as a NCSC Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research ( ).The successful candidate will join the Horizon Europe project SUN, which is a high-profile international research project with more than 15 European partners, combining XR, artificial intelligence and cyber security.SUN’s consortium of several key industrial and research organisations from across Europe will investigate and develop extended reality (XR) solutions that integrate the physical and the virtual world in a convincing way, from a human and social perspective. The particular role relates to the development of a technology that will help address primarily the cyber security weaknesses of the XR environments. At its core, it includes the development of an intrusion detection system that warns the user when a cyber threat has materialised. It involves data monitoring, automated analysis of the data and displaying a warning to the user when appropriate. This work will be carried out under the supervision of Professor George Loukas. You will need to be a highly competent researcher with experience in XR software development, and expertise either in augmented reality (ideally Hololens) or virtual reality (ideally META). Experience in OpenXR or cyber security is desirable but not necessary.For an informal discussion about the post please contact Professor George Loukas ( )Should you have any queries please contact the People Directorate Team onWe operate a hybrid working policy, as set out in the University’s .Further details of the fantastic benefits and what we offer can be found here:To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page and complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage).Employment Visa: Under the UK Government Points Based System scheme this role does meet the criteria to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker Route application.We are looking for people who can help us achieve our , through the values we expect for our whole university community, of being Inclusive, Collaborative and Impactful.The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission.We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to / , we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion.We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form.We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.Where to apply WebsiteRequirementsAdditional InformationWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH Country United Kingdom City Greenwich GeofieldContact CityGreenwichSTATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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£37999 – 43878 per year

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London

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Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:42:22 GMT

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