Research Fellow (Machine Learning)

Job title:

Analysis Fellow (Machine Studying)

Firm

College of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:

Grade UE07 £37,099 to £44,263 each year (A revised wage vary for this grade of £39,347 to £46,974 is deliberate to take impact from Spring 2024).

CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute.

Mounted-term out there from 1 Might 2024 to 30 April 2026.

Full Time – 35 Hours Per Week.

The Centre for Medical Informatics on the Usher Institute inside The College of Edinburgh is in search of a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in sign processing and machine studying for monitoring emotional states and wellbeing.

The Alternative:
The researcher can have the chance to contribute to the design and implementation of superior machine studying and sign processing software program for well being and wellbeing monitoring primarily based on organic, speech and different behavioural alerts, as a part of the Horizon Europe undertaking INT-ACT. Our workforce at College of Edinburgh will lead the gathering and evaluation of wearable sensor knowledge and spontaneous speech narratives associated to cultural heritage experiences mediated by prolonged actuality software program. The submit holder may even contribute to the mixing of the monitoring software program to an prolonged actuality (XR) system to be carried out by one other consortium companion. The post-holder will collaborate with a qualitative strategies researcher on the College of Edinburgh, and with groups in 4 nations (Finland, Greece, Portugal, and Romania) to co-create and implement a system to help interplay with intangible cultural heritage throughout numerous websites in Scotland, Portugal, Finland and Greece as a method of enhancing wholesome ageing, psychological wellbeing, and social connectedness.

Casual enquiries could also be directed to Saturnino Luz, Professor, Chair of Digital Biomarkers & Precision Medication ( ).

Your abilities and attributes for achievement:

• PhD in Laptop Science, Laptop Engineering or associated discipline (or appreciable related and equal expertise).
• Expertise with machine studying strategies for evaluation of speech, sensor and behavioural knowledge.
• Glorious machine studying and sign processing abilities.
• Observe document in designing and implementing techniques for monitoring of temper or feelings, or purposes of multimodal knowledge to well being and wellbeing evaluation.
• Glorious programming abilities.

Please embody your CV and a supporting assertion with particulars of the way you meet the data, abilities and expertise required for this submit.
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Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 02:49:12 GMT

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