Overview
Sheffield University’s Advanced Computing Research Centre (ACRC) seeks to recruit a Research Developer to undertake work on the areas of Data and Text Analytics. The post holder will work on both research and industrially driven development projects for the ACRC’s clients.
The ACRC is an industry-facing research centre that provides opportunities for companies to develop innovative products and services by exploiting the knowledge base of Sheffield University in the key areas of Analytics, Software Quality and Large Scale Simulation. The ACRC is dedicated to working with businesses in all areas where digital technology is a business critical aspect, from Global Giants to Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs). For more
information about the ACRC see http://acrc.com.
The post holder will report to the Directors of the ACRC and will have a postgraduate qualification with significant emphasis on Data Science, Machine Learning and/or Natural Language Processing.
Company:
University of Sheffield
Qualifications:
The post holder will also have strong programming skills, perferably in Java, C, Perl or Python, and the ability to create software solutions.
Specific requirements:
The post is fixed-term for 12 months.
About University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a world top-100 university that strives to solve society's greatest challenges through unique teaching and outstanding research.
University guides also confirm our position as one of the UK's leading universities.
Teaching quality assessments rate our teaching very highly across a wide range of subjects, and official research assessments confirm our reputation as a centre for world-class research in many disciplines.
We have nearly 25,000 students from 117 countries, and over 6,000 staff. The University of Sheffield is a popular choice with applicants for university places, and once they arrive our students enjoy the experience so much that many settle in Sheffield after they graduate.
Our research partners and clients include Boeing, Rolls Royce, Unilever, Boots, AstraZeneca, GSK, ICI, Slazenger, and many more household names, as well as UK and overseas government agencies and charitable foundations.
We're a member of the White Rose University Consortium, a strat
