research fellow London, England
Job description
About us
UCL’s Department of Computer Science (CS) is a top-ranked Computer Science Department in the UK. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluation, UCL Computer Science was ranked second in the UK for research power and first in England.
This position is based in the Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), located at Charles Bell House in London working within the Surgical Robot Vision Research Group. We are well supported by state of the art computational facilities and surgical laboratories. Members of WEISS collaborate with world-leading centres such as the UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC), the Institute of Healthcare Engineering (IHE) and the Division of Surgical and Interventional Science.
About the role
The post will be part of a project funded through the UCLH BRC Healthcare Engineering and Imaging Theme, which focuses on both surgical video data capture and developing annotation protocols, as well as translating inference algorithms from surgical video into clinical solutions.
About you
We seek motivated applicants with an excellent and proven, through publication, research track record, enthusiasm for new ideas, teamwork and collaboration, and the expertise and experience that complements or builds on our current strengths.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the top of this page.
To apply for the vacancy please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button above. If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Professor Dan Stoyanov [[email protected]].
What we offer
- 41 Days holiday including bank holidays.
- Hybrid working
- Final Salary Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Support Staff
