Research Assistant / KTP Associate (Image Processing)

Department: School of Biological & Behavioural Sciences
Salary: £33,619 – £35,411 (Grade 4)
Reference: QMUL30784
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 3 November 2022
Closing date: 17 November 2022

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Overview

The Research Assistant / KTP Associate will be a highly motivated individual keen on building Artificial Intelligence (AI) Methods for automated analysis of images and video datasets.  This is a collaborative Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP) between Carl ZeissTM and the Draviam and Martin-Duran Laboratories at Queen Mary University of London, where the candidate will help bring an existing software tool ‘SpinX’ to the market.

About the role

You will have a PhD (or be close to completion) or MsC in Computer science or Computational biology or a closely allied subject with experience in either developing AI/ML solutions or Computational image analysis methods.  Experience in management or development of software codes relevant to image analysis is essential, and some experience in Deep Learning models will be valuable. The candidate will be strongly supported to build research fellowship applications and/or industry collaborations.

SpinX is a software for reconstructing gaps between successive frames by combining Deep Learning and mathematical object modelling. SpinX can track spindles and cell cortex in single-cells; the candidate will generalise SpinX by collating new microscopy movies and adapting the SpinX software code for multiple cellular environments.

About Queen Mary

Queen Mary University of London is one of the top research-led universities in the UK and was ranked 7th among the UK multi-faculty universities in the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

At Queen Mary, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence and we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post will be based predominantly at the Carl Zeiss premises in Cambourne, Cambridge with the remainder of the time being spent at the Queen Mary, Mile End campus in London. It is full time (35 hours per week), up to 12 months fixed term appointment, available from Dec 2022.  The salary will be Grade 4, in the range of £33,619 – £35,411 per annum (pro-rata), inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Prof Viji Draviam at[email protected] .

To apply for the role, please click the link below.

The closing date for applications is 17th November 2022. Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

The School holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award and we are committed to the equality of opportunities and to advancing women’s careers.

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