Research Assistant in Computer Science
| Posting date: | 02 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,236 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2025 |
| Location: | Durham, County Durham, DH1 5LE |
| Company: | Durham University |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 25001170_1756813281 |
Summary
The Role and the Department
The successful applicant will be responsible for electronics, programming and developing controllers, as well as implementation and testing the robotic system and its appropriate frameworks. Therefore, the main task is the electronics and low-level programming. You will focus on development of compact circuits and electronics for new types of complex bio-hybrid (insect-robot) entities.
Responsibilities:
· To use creativity to design a novel micro-mechatronic system with a particular focus on social behaviour of honeybees.
· To understand and convey material of a specialist or highly technical nature to the team or group of people through presentations and discussions that leads to the presentation of research papers in conferences and publications.
· To deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines by discussing with the Principal Investigator or Grant-holder and offering creative or innovative solutions.
· To deliver training in research techniques/approaches to peers, visitors and partners as appropriate.
· To contribute to fostering a collegial and respectful working environment which is inclusive and welcoming and where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect.
· To write up results of research work, present information on research progress and outcomes to bodies supervising research in a clear and accurate manner.
· To analyse or undertake basic research by deciding how best to apply existing methodology according to overall context and objectives.
· To liaise with research colleagues and make internal and external contacts to develop knowledge and understanding to form relationships for future research collaboration.
· To contribute to the planning of research projects.
· To assist in contributing to support student projects on the use of research methods and equipment.
· To engage in wider citizenship to support the department and wider discipline.
· To engage in continuing professional development by attending relevant training and development courses.
· [Any other specific responsibilities].
This post is fixed term for 12 months (part-time, 15 hours per week).
The post-holder is employed to work on research/a research project which will be led by another colleague. Whilst this means that the post-holder will not be carrying out independent research in his/her own right, the expectation is that they will contribute to the advancement of the project, through the development of their own research ideas/adaptation and development of research protocols.
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