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Research Associate in Computer Vision and Explainable AI

Ulster University
Londonderry
3 days ago
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Research Associate in Computer Vision and Explainable AI




 


Role:  Research Associate in Computer Vision and Explainable AI


Department: School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems


Grade: 6/7 ( £32,564 - £36,148 per annum)


Responsible to:  Principal Investigator


Campus: Derry~Londonderry


 


(Fixed-Term for 11 months / Full-time)


 


Job Purpose:


The research team has secured funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for the development of a portable, low-cost smartphone-based app incorporating an AI model to be used for point-of-care screening for Specific Learning Difficulties in children.


 


A full-time position for a researcher with skills in Computer Vision/Machine Learning/Explainable AI is available to help pursue the design, development, and testing of the proposed application in preparation for its evaluation in patient trials. This is a cross-disciplinary project involving collaboration with both clinical and healthcare partners and will involve public-patient interactions throughout the design process.


 


Ulster University holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality in higher education,

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