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[1] From: Melissa Terras <M.Terras@ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Job, Royal Holloway: CoSTAR Senior Research Engineer (Standards) (161)
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Date: 2024-11-01 16:58:12+00:00
From: Melissa Terras <M.Terras@ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Job, Royal Holloway: CoSTAR Senior Research Engineer (Standards)
Hi folks,
The CoSTAR Network are hiring for a Research Software Engineer to help establish
data standards and best practice in processing pipelines in the creative
industries. It strikes me that there are various folks with this skill set in
the Digital Humanities and Digital Library community, and so this role may be of
interest.
For more information see
https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=1024-313 - this role is based
at Royal Holloway, near London.
I would appreciate if you could share with your networks.
Thanks,
Melissa
CoSTAR Senior Research Engineer (Standards)
Story Futures Strategic Business Unit
Location
Egham
Salary
£48,619 to £51,384 per annum - including London Allowance
This is the expected starting salary for this post however appointment at a
higher point may be made for candidates who demonstrate exceptional skills and
experience relevant to the role.
Post Type
Full Time
Closing Date
23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 17 November 2024
Reference
1024-313
Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to
issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this
position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work
in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the
duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
Full-Time, Permanent
The role: We are seeking an experienced and creative Senior Research Engineer
with aspirations to join our newly formed CoSTAR Inclusion and Standards Team
working at locations in Surrey and Buckinghamshire.
You will be part of a creative, inclusive and dynamic environment, working with
the CoSTAR research and prototyping teams across all the partners of the
National Lab as well as with industry collaborators.
You will be researching and developing applications that utilize or contribute
to emerging open standards in areas such as AI & Machine Learning; games & 3D
development; immersive experiences such as augmented and virtual reality;
advanced production technologies such as Virtual Production, Extended Reality;
Immersive and Live entertainment.
In this hands-on position, you will be comfortable leading research into open
standards for innovation team of developers and designers working
collaboratively using agile methods to develop a range of pilots, prototypes and
software capabilities.
You will get the chance to work with a range of Software Engineers, User
Researchers, AI/ML experts, Creative Technologists, Designers, Research
Producers, as well as to collaborate with external companies. You will be part
of a busy and dynamic environment and may be asked to contribute to other
research & development activities across the partner institutions of the CoSTAR
National Lab.
About the National R&D Lab:
The CoSTAR National Lab for R&D in Creative Technology is the largest ever
investment in creative industries R&D in UK history: a £51.1m programme led by
Royal Holloway, University of London to develop a National R&D Lab for creative
technologies to ensure the UK’s screen and performance industries have
innovation infrastructure needed to compete globally. Our consortium brings
together world-leading research teams from media production, psychology,
business and drama at Royal Holloway, Creative-AI at University of Surrey; and
Creative (Games) Technologies at Abertay University; as well as the professional
training at the National Film & Television School. By partnering with Pinewood
Studios, BT and Disguise, the CoSTAR National R&D Lab will place R&D at the
heart of UK storytelling and storytelling at the heart of R&D.
What you will be doing (see job description for full details):
1. Working with StoryFutures and CoSTAR staff and partners to research and
develop open standards for software and tools related to emerging creative
technologies.
2. You will be developing applications in areas such as AI & Machine
Learning; games & 3D development; immersive experiences such as augmented and
virtual reality; advanced production technologies such as Virtual Production,
Extended Reality; Immersive and Live entertainment.
3. As the Senior Research Engineer in our team, you will be working as part
of a multidisciplinary team focused on evaluating and contributing to open
standards in line with project goals and delivery cycles.
4. You will get the chance to work with a range of content creators, creative
technologists, designers, research producers, academic and industry experts as
well as to collaborate with external companies.
5. You will be part of a busy and dynamic environment and may be asked to
contribute to other research & development activities across the partner
institutions of the CoSTAR National Lab.
You should apply if you:
* Have significant experience of work in agile software development, with a
genuine passion and interest in new and emerging creative technologies and a
commitment to work with open standards in a focused and professional manner.
* Have significant experience of software development principles, design
patterns and best practices in one or more of the following software languages:
Java, Python, C/C++, and JavaScript.
* Have significant experience of open standards for internet / web, audio /
visual, game development/graphics: such as WebAssembly, HTML5, TTML, WebGL,
WebGPU.
* Enjoy working in a fast-moving, agile environment, both independently and
in teams.
This is a full-time, permanent role and is available from December 2024.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is a priority for CoSTAR. As such, we actively
welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are especially keen to recruit
people from groups currently under-represented in creative technology including
women, non-binary and disabled people and ethnic minority/ global majority
candidates.
We also aim to remove barriers to our recruitment process and invite applicants
to contact us on recruitment@rhul.ac.uk<mailto:recruitment@rhul.ac.uk> if you
require any reasonable adjustments or support with your application.
This post is initially based in Egham, Surrey, but with the expectation of
significant working time at the National Lab located within the region and some
national travel expected.
Please quote the reference: 1024-313
Closing Date: 23:59, 17 November 2024
Interview Date: In-person interviews will take place between 26 November and 13
December 2024.
Further details: Job Description & Person Specification<https://jobs.roya
lholloway.ac.uk/Upload/vacancies/files/5371/Job%20Description%20and%20Person%20S
pecification.pdf>
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Professor Melissa Terras FREng
Design Informatics, Edinburgh College of Art
University of Edinburgh
@melissaterras
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with
registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh
Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.
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Date: 2024-11-01 08:16:16+00:00
From: <apply@landmarkservices.site>
Subject: Call for Paid Editors / Reviewers
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