Research Assistant

Job title:

Research Assistant

Company

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:The School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh invites applications for a Research Assistant position in natural language processing. The researchers will join a team working on efficient, large-scale multilingual data extraction and model-building.The Opportunity:The candidate will work within the Machine Translation group ( ), which is well known for developing open-source tools and data, running the WMT shared tasks, and has also had a leading role in the field of neural machine translation. It is a supportive group which has many alumni who have moved on to interesting positions in research and industry. We also have access to large GPU clusters and to a regular programme of seminars and workshops with internationally recognised experts. The MT group is within the Institute for Language, Cognition and Communication ( ) one of the largest research institutes in Europe in this field.We are recruiting for a Horizon Europe project, High Performance Language Technologies – HPLT. This project is creating an open platform that trains reproducible high-quality machine translation systems and language models. We are gathering over a million GPU hours and 7 petabytes of data. Research in HPLT focuses on efficiency and models that apply to a wide range of languages.The successful candidates will be responsible for a programme which includes fundamental research into deep learning models. This is an exciting opportunity to work on internationally visible projects, collaborating with strong teams of academic and industrial partners.This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week) however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. The post is fixed term until 31st August 2025.The salary for this post is UE06 £33,882 to £39,105 per annum.Your skills and attributes for success:Essential

• An MSc (or equivalent) in a computer science, artificial intelligence, or a related discipline
• Background in machine learning and natural language processing,
• Strong programming skills, ideally including C++ or Python

Desirable

• Relevant research experience: machine translation, efficient and very large-scale NLP, dialogue processing
• Experience with the deep learning toolkits
• Scientific publications

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• CV

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• 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, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our

(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefitsChampioning equality, diversity and inclusionThe 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 (opens new browser tab).On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.Key dates to noteThe closing date for applications is 3 February 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.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:Informatics is the study of how natural and artificial systems store, process and communicate information. Research in Informatics promises to take information technology to a new level, and to place information at the heart of 21st century science, technology and society. The School enjoys collaborations across many disciplines in the University, spanning all three College, and also participates as a strategic partner in the Alan Turing Institute and, with Heriot-Watt University, in the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics.The School provides a fertile environment for a wide range of studies focused on understanding computation in both artificial and natural systems. It attracts students around the world to study in our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and currently has approximately 1000 undergraduate students, 320 MSc students and 350 PhD students. Informatics is one of seven schools in the College of Science and Engineering, at the University of Edinburgh. It is recognised for the employability of its graduates (demand exceeds supply), its contributions to entrepreneurship, and the excellence of its research. Since the first Research Assessment Exercise in 1986, Informatics at Edinburgh has consistently been assessed to have more internationally excellent and world-class research than any other submission in Computer Science and Informatics. The latest REF 2014 results have again confirmed that ours is the largest concentration of internationally excellent research in the UK. This contributes to our ranking in the top 15 CS departments world-wide according to the latest Times Higher Education ranking.We aim to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working and recognise and value diversity across all our staff and students. The School has an active programme offering support and professional development for all staff; providing mentoring, training, and networking opportunities.

Expected salary

£33882 – 39105 per year

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:45:35 GMT

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