Research Associate in Digital Infrastructures

University of Bristol - Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

Location:	Bristol
Salary:	£39,906 to £44,746 per annum pro rata, Grade: I
Hours:	Part Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 30th March 2026
Closes: 12th April 2026
Job Ref: ACAD108523

The role

You will join an existing team of researchers at Bristol and you will contribute to the ELABORATOR Horizon Europe Innovation Action. You will undertake fundamental as well as applied research on novel applications of machine learning techniques on mobility data towards resilient, safe, inclusive and sustainable urban micro-mobility systems. You will become member of an international, 38-partner team comprising computer engineers, architects, designers, urban planners, and local administration professionals.

What will you be doing?

In collaboration with project partners, you will:

• Apply machine learning techniques for the analysis of mobility data and to propose novel mobility prediction models.
• Undertake fundamental and applied research on privacy-preserving information sharing for urban micro-mobility systems.
• Lead and contribute to the authoring of journal and international conference publications.
• Assist with research project administration duties, such as the authoring of verbal and written reports and project deliverables.
• Represent the University of Bristol in project meetings, presenting your work, taking feedback and developing your individual research directions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.

You should apply if

• You are excited about undertaking high technology readiness, applied research.
• You have a research interest or track record in modelling, analysis and sharing of urban micro-mobility data.
• You understand the nature and complexities of developing working prototypes of research ideas.
• You have prior experience of working as a member of interdisciplinary teams, ideally teams comprising members with an engineering background as well as without one.
• You enjoy being member of a large, international team of engineers and researchers.
• You can build strong, effective relationships with a range of people from different sectors and levels of engineering expertise.
• You have excellent communication skills and can clearly articulate research ideas verbally and in writing to a wide range of audiences.

Additional information

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Contract type: Fixed term contract until 30/11/2026

Work pattern: Part time/20 hours per week

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Sunday 12th April.

Shortlisting will take place on Tuesday 14th April.

Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 24th April.

For informal queries please contact: George Oikonomou – g.oikonomou@bristol.ac.uk