Job Description

Research Associate in Computer Vision and Explainable AI

Role

: Research Associate in Computer Vision and Explainable AI

Department:

School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems

Grade:

6/7 (33,020 - 36,654 per annum)

Responsible to:

Principal Investigator

Campus:

Derry~Londonderry

(Fixed-Term until 31st August 2028 / Full-time)

Due to the short-term nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to start immediately and hold proof of right to work in a full-time role in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of the post.

Job Purpose

:
The research team has secured funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for the development of a portable, low-cost smartphone-based app incorporating an AI model to be used for point-of-care screening for Specific Learning Difficulties in children.

A full-time position for a researcher with skills in Computer Vision/Machine Learning/Explainable AI is available to help pursue the design, development, and testing of the proposed application in preparation for its evaluation in patient trials. This is a cross-disciplinary project involving collaboration with both clinical and healthcare partners and will involve public-patient interactions throughout the design process.

Ulster University holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality in higher education, read more on our website https://www.ulster.ac.uk/peopleandculture/employee-benefits/equality-diversity/athena-swan.The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.

Closing Date

:

1st December 2025 at 23:30

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

If you have any specific queries regarding this post, please contact the named email address for the vacancy, as listed on the main current vacancies landing page.

If you have any specific queries regarding eligibility to work in the UK, our Resourcing Compliance team may be able to help: Resourcing-compliance@ulster.ac.uk

Job ID :

039546

Location :

Magee

Close Date :

01-Dec-2025