Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a Machine Learning Researcher to play a key role working on a new cutting-edge UKRI-funded interdisciplinary research project at University of the Arts London (UAL).

The Animating Minds project will bring together industry representatives with developmental cognitive neuroscientists, media theorists, creative computing and machine learning experts to develop a computational tool that predicts the neurocognitive impact of video clips on 3- to 6-year-old children.

The AI tool will be a useful instrument for media creatives to check whether content is developmentally appropriate for their target audience. Simultaneously, it will allow parents to make more informed decisions on what their children watch.

As the lead Machine Learning Researcher, you will play a critical role in managing the computational components of the Animating Minds project.

You will be based at the UAL Creative Computing Institute in Central London but work together with colleagues across multiple UK institutions.

You will play a critical role in developing, integrating and applying advanced AI technologies to model and predict the direct impact of animation on children’s executive function. The computational tools you create will aim to amplify human creative potential and aid creatives, families and early-years stakeholders in understanding the cognitive impact of children’s media.

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