Research Fellow in Digital Twin

University of Birmingham - School of Computer Science

Salary:

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Hours:

Full Time

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Contract

The University of Birmingham is seeking to recruit a Research Fellow/Research Associate to make a significant contribution to an exciting Digital Twin project. The project aims to design and develop a Digital Twin architecture for smart cities, with a particular focus on use cases in energy management and traffic monitoring. In addition, the research will investigate the cybersecurity and resilience of Digital Twins against cyber-attacks.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a cyber-resilient Digital Twin framework, undertake co-design activities, carry out cyber risk assessments, apply security-by-design principles, and contribute to knowledge exchange activities with academic and non-academic stakeholders.

For any enquiries about the post, please contact the Principal Investigator of the project, Dr Zoya Pourmirza at z.pourmirza@bham.ac.uk

Person Specification

• First degree in area of specialism and normally, a higher degree relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications/experience
• High level analytical capability
• Knowledge of digital twin systems
• Knowledge of cyber security
• Knowledge of energy management and traffic monitoring
• Ability to run co-design sessions and workshops
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly
• Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones
• Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
• Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project
• Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly

Informal enquires can be made to Principal Investigator of the project, Dr Zoya Pourmirza at z.pourmirza@bham.ac.uk

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