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Ireland, Maynooth

Department: School of Business
Vacancy ID: 032841
Closing Date: 12-Jan-2025

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled candidate to join our team as a Research Assistant, providing essential research and support to our dynamic and productive academic department. This role will involve significant contributions to the research teams working on the EU Horizon RIA project FLOW, focusing on the seamless development of user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) for an innovative EV mobile application in the renewable energy sector. The Research Assistant will play a key role in supporting the UI/UX development process, including contributing to the design and optimization of user-friendly features tailored to EV application users, assisting with iterative improvements to enhance functionality and performance, identifying and resolving bugs in the application, and aiding in the preparation of technical reports and documentation.

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Maynooth University

United Kingdom, Durham

The Departments of Computer Science and Law at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Assistant Professor. This is a permanent position. We are seeking a talented researcher with expertise in AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP), particularly with a focus on AI and NLP applications in legal compliance control.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make an important contribution to the development of research in Computer Science (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/computer-science/) and Law (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/law/research/). It supports the newly founded JusTN0W initiative (https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/csdlp/justn0w/), which takes place within the Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy (https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/csdlp/). JusTN0W aims to develop a world-leading interdisciplinary work programme, to research sustainable and just solutions for accelerated decarbonisation of economies. The university has committed to invest £5M over four years in this groundbreaking project.

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This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our Department pages at https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/computer-science/ and https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/law/

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Durham University

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ABOUT THE ROLE

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This role is part of a collaborative initiative between leading academic institutions and industry partners from both countries, where you will work closely with stakeholders to ensure the project's success.

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Find out more about Mechanical Engineering at Northumbria University: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/mechanical-and-construction-engineering/research/

ABOUT YOU

Further information about the requirements of the role is available in the person specification.

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To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'. Your application should include a covering letter, CV and relevant experience detail including publications list.

ABOUT US

Northumbria University is a research-intensive university that unlocks potential for all.  We change lives regionally, nationally, and internationally through education and research, tackling the global challenges of our age to transform society and the economy. Find out why we were named Times Higher Education’s University of the Year in 2022 and Modern University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

Northumbria recorded the biggest rise of any UK university for research power in the Research Excellence Framework for the second time in 2021 and is now ranked top 25 in the UK for this measure.

One of the largest universities in the UK with over 37,000 students from more than 140 countries, filled with world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and students at the heart of an outstanding experience. Discover more about us.

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The research group of Prof. Sunil Kumar in the Division of Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a Postdoctoral fellow or research scientist to conduct research in the area of computational heat transfer and machine learning for radiative transfer in scattering media.

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We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.

Memorial University invites applications for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, an extraordinary opportunity to shape the future of medical education, research, and healthcare in Newfoundland and Labrador while reinforcing the Faculty’s national and international impact.

Reporting to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), the Dean will provide strategic, academic, and operational leadership, driving innovation and collaboration to fulfill the Faculty’s mission of improving health and healthcare access across the province. This role is critical in positioning the Faculty as a leader in rural and community-based healthcare, equity, and Indigenous health, while advancing research excellence and enhancing interdisciplinary education.

The Dean will lead curriculum innovation to address emerging healthcare challenges, including health equity, rural medicine, planetary health, and technological advancements, while fostering a culture of excellence in education, research, and social accountability. They will advance the Faculty’s research leadership across biomedical, clinical, and population health sciences, promoting interdisciplinary collaborations locally and globally. Strengthening partnerships with Indigenous communities, healthcare providers, government, and external stakeholders will be essential to enhancing training, healthcare delivery, and social accountability. The Dean will also play a critical advocacy role, securing resources and infrastructure to address physician shortages and improve healthcare outcomes across Newfoundland and Labrador.

The ideal candidate will possess at minimum a Medical Degree (MD) (or equivalent healthcare-related terminal degree), preferably with an additional advanced graduate degree in a relevant discipline, and scholarly contributions in an area represented in the Faculty, consistent with an appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. They will have a proven track record in strategic academic and operational leadership within a medical education context, alongside demonstrated success in building research capacity and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. Experience in financial stewardship, advocacy, and external engagement, particularly in healthcare transformation, will be highly valued. The successful candidate will bring a demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigenous health, and culturally safe practices, coupled with a strong understanding of Newfoundland and Labrador’s unique healthcare challenges and alignment with the goals of Health Accord NL.

With approximately 18,000 students from more than 127 countries and approximately 3,800 faculty and staff, Memorial University spans six campuses and various locations, fostering a welcoming environment of learning, teaching, research, creativity, and engagement. As Newfoundland and Labrador’s only university, Memorial University has a special obligation to the peoples of the province. Established as a living memorial to the Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who lost their lives during the First World War and subsequent conflicts, Memorial University draws inspiration from the sacrifices of the past to build a better future for the province, country, and the world. Memorial has grown into a research-intensive university with outstanding researchers including nationally and internationally recognized faculty. Over the past decade, the university has seen significant growth in national and international rankings, currently placed 17th among top research universities in Canada (Research Infosource, 2023). Notably, in the past five years, Memorial has been ranked the top Canadian university for marine and ocean engineering studies (Shanghai Rankings). Memorial’s research activities are increasingly showcasing its vital contributions to a socially resilient, economically prosperous, culturally vibrant, inclusive, innovative, healthy and sustainable Newfoundland and Labrador.

Applications should consist of a full curriculum vitae and a cover letter briefly outlining how the candidate meets the selection criteria, why the appointment is of interest, and what they believe they can contribute to the role. Further information, including a full position description and selection criteria, as well as details on how to apply, can be found at https://apptrkr.com/5889323 quoting reference number 7577. Consideration of candidates will begin Friday January 24th, 2025, yet the competition will remain open until filled.

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