Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
04 May, 25
Salary
51860.0
Posted On
19 Apr, 25
Experience
0 year(s) or above
Remote Job
Yes
Telecommute
Yes
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Good communication skills
Industry
Information Technology/IT
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. The research will be led by the Soft Robotics Group in the UCL Computer Science Department, located at the UCL East campus and headed by Dr. Thomas George Thuruthel.
WHAT WE OFFER
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button below to apply for the vacancy.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. To apply for the vacancy please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Dr. Thomas George Thuruthel, t.thuruthel@ucl.ac.uk
ABOUT THE ROLE
The post holder will have an exciting opportunity to work on state-of-the-art tactile sensors under UK’s new funding body ARIA. This role involves contributing to cutting-edge research and development in EIT-based tactile sensing, machine learning for real-time state estimation, and sensory-motor control optimization for robotic systems. Funding is available for this post until 30/11/2026 in the first instance.
Research Fellows - Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B (salary £38,607- £41,255 per annum) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: