risk assessment of research activities, organisation of project meetings and documentation. Implementation of procedures required to ensure accurate and timely formal reporting and financial control and advisory panels. 20% Innovative research related time” to focus on personal development and networking “free and engaging in research activities at other research organisations Supervise the work of junior research staff. 5 % Carry out an undergraduate teaching related task under the guidance of a member of 10 % departmental academic staff. Internal and external relationships Direct responsibility to academic supervisor. May have additional reporting and liaison responsibilities to external funding bodies or sponsors. Industry collaborators/colleagues in other work areas and institutions. Special Requirements To be available to participate in oceanographic fieldwork for periods of several weeks as required by the specified research project. To attend national and international conferences for the purpose of disseminating research results. To collaborate with international research institutes, including spending time overseas to with project partners Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification. The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon successful completion of the PhD. Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given. PERSON SPECIFICATION How to be Criteria Essential Desirable assessed Qualifications, PhD or equivalent professional Understanding of the operational Application knowledge and qualification and experience in constraints of underwater vehicles. form, CV experience underwater robotics, imaging or and Experience of underwater imaging similar. interview sensor development and an Masters or Bachelor’s degree in understanding of the propagation engineering. of light in the underwater environment. Well-established international reputation and track record of Experience of working with published research in marine underwater robots in science-led robotics mapping. ocean research expeditions. Strong evidence of computer Experience in collecting seafloor programming skills (c++, python) imagery during scientific research applied in an engineering context. expeditions. Knowledge of software Experience in developing development version control and probabilistic localization, e.g. integrated documentation and simultaneous localization and programming protocols (git, mapping, in GPS deprived doxygen) and open source libraries environments. and formats (lcm, ROS) as part of group development projects. Experience in instrument design and electronics. Experience in robotics related
risk assessment of research activities, organisation of project meetings and documentation. Implementation of procedures required to ensure accurate and timely formal reporting and financial control and advisory panels. Innovative research related “free time” to focus on personal development and networking and engaging in research activities at other research organisations 20% Supervise the work of junior research staff. 5 % Carry out an undergraduate teaching related task under the guidance of a member of departmental academic staff. 10 % Internal and external relationships Direct responsibility to academic supervisor. May have additional reporting and liaison responsibilities to external funding bodies or sponsors. Industry collaborators/colleagues in other work areas and institutions. Special Requirements To be available to participate in oceanographic fieldwork for periods of several weeks as required by the specified research project. To attend national and international conferences for the purpose of disseminating research results. To collaborate with international research institutes, including spending time overseas to with project partners Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification. The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon successful completion of the PhD. Prior to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given. PERSON SPECIFICATION Criteria Essential Desirable How to be assessed Qualifications, knowledge and experience PhD or equivalent professional qualification and experience in underwater robotics, imaging or similar. Masters or Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Well-established international reputation and track record of published research in marine robotics mapping. Strong evidence of computer programming skills (c++, python) applied in an engineering context. Knowledge of software development version control and integrated documentation and programming protocols (git, doxygen) and open source libraries and formats (lcm, ROS) as part of group development projects. Experience in instrument design and electronics. Experience in robotics related Understanding of the operational constraints of underwater vehicles. Experience of underwater imaging sensor development and an understanding of the propagation of light in the underwater environment. Experience of working with underwater robots in science-led ocean research expeditions. Experience in collecting seafloor imagery during scientific research expeditions. Experience in developing probabilistic localization, e.g. simultaneous localization and mapping, in GPS deprived environments. Application form, CV and interview
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