Job Description

The role

------------


The Smart Internet Lab is looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic researcher, with a passion for research in networking for immersive media streaming and extended reality (XR) based telepresence applications.



The successful candidate will carry out research for the Horizon Europe SPIRIT Project:



https://spirit-project.eu/



The post holder will join the Smart Internet Lab led by Dimitra Simeonidou, which is one of the UK's most renowned Information and Communications Technology (ICT) research centres.

What will you be doing?

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You will carry out research, innovation, and performance testing in the area of immersive telepresence applications, including point-cloud based environments and also Avatar based applications.

You should apply if

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You should apply if you have previous R&D experience in immersive multimedia delivery technologies and in particular, extended reality. You will have experience in network configurations for example, 5g and Wifi, virtualisation/containerisation of IT resources for the support of telepresence applications.



You should have or be working towards a PhD in computer science, networks or communications.



You will have the ability to learn quickly, with excellent communications skills and the ability to collaborate and work with a wide range of people. You will have demonstrable abilities in writing technical reports and scientific papers.

Additional information

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For informal queries please contact: Professor Ning Wang (

n.wang@bristol.ac.uk

)

To find out more about what it's like to work in the Faculty of Engineering, and how the Faculty supports people to achieve their potential, please see our staff blog:

https://engineering.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/category/engineering-includes-me/

Contract type: Fixed term until 31/12/2025

Work pattern: Full time

Grade: I / J

Salary: Grade I 38,249 - 44,128 per annum; Grade J 42,882 - 48,149 per annum

School/Unit: School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

This advert will close

at

23:59 UK time

on Wednesday 25th June.

Our strategy and mission

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We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an

inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential.

We want

to attract, develop, and retain individuals

with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives - particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.


JOB NUMBER###

ACAD108065

CONTRACT TYPE/WORK PATTERN###

Fixed-term / Full time

POSTING END DATE###

25 Jun 2025

FACULTY/DIVISION###

Faculty of Engineering

SALARY###

Grade I 38,249 - 44,128 per annum; Grade J 42,882 - 48,149 per annum