Research Software Engineer

Newcastle University has an opening in its Research Software Engineering Team for a Data Scientist. The team works across the whole university and with a range of external partners. We develop high-quality software in collaboration with scientists, engineers and scholars from all research domains. You will be responsible for delivering technical software engineering expertise across multiple simultaneous projects.

You will have an MSc in a computationally based field (equivalent experience or close to completion), as well as proven experience of software development. We are especially interested in interviewing candidates with experience in: Analysis techniques for different data types such as images or text; Statistical analysis; Using techniques such as Linear Regression, Random Forest, and Classification; Experience with Machine Learning approaches such as applications of Convolutional Neural Networks.

Applications are welcome from both software development generalists and from researchers with inter-disciplinary technology focused skills which either complement or extend our existing team. If you are looking to apply your skills into research, we would love to hear from you.

The RSE Team's goal is to transform research at Newcastle through the application of software engineering best practice. Its work spans research, teaching and innovation through engagement with external organisations. As a team we work across the university and with every academic discipline. Whether this means scaling human cell analysis pipelines in the cloud, creating new digital editions to breathe new life into medieval manuscripts, generating near-real-time flood risk assessments, or working to develop decision support tools for organ transplantation - we do it all.

We bring specialist programming expertise, modern development practices and engineering rigour to academic software. We provide expert software engineering consulting services to world-leading research teams and collaborate with scientists and scholars to build software to meet the next generation of research challenges.

All posts are available as open-ended contracts from the date of appointment and offer the opportunity for blended working. Salary: £35,608 to £46,049 per annum depending upon experience.

For informal enquiries please contact Kate Court at kate.court@ncl.ac.uk.

To apply, please attach your CV and cover letter evidencing how you meet the person specification as set out in the job description (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button).

Qualifications: An MSc in computer science, or equivalent software experience.