Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Assistant

The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science seeks to recruit a Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Intelligent Decision Making and Autonomous System Management, to work on decision-making systems in electromagnetic warfare. This is a collaborative project between the Machine Intelligence and Decision Systems (MInDS) group led by Dr Anthony Constantinou, and the Antennas & Electromagnetics group led by Prof Akram Alomainy. The project is funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) through the Electromagnetic Environment (EME) Hub.

Applicants at the RA level must have a MSc in Computer Science or related field. Applicants at the PDRA level must have a PhD in Computer Science or a related field. Expertise in intelligent decision-making under uncertainty is essential, relevant areas include influence diagrams, causal Bayesian networks, causal discovery/machine learning, Markov decision processes, decision theory, simulation Applicants are expected to broaden their knowledge in autonomous electromagnetic defence systems to evaluate the effectiveness.

We offer competitive salaries, pension scheme, 30 days' leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/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 is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full-time, fixed term appointment for 30 months or until 31 December 2026, whichever is sooner. With an expected start date of July 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The starting salary will be Grade 4, in the range of of £36,572 - £37,182 for a RA and £40,223 - £44,722 for PDRA per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.