Research Fellow

September 23, 2024

Queen's University Belfast

Belfast

OTHER

Research Fellow - Artificial Intelligence in Security Analytics

Job details

Job reference

24/112193

Date posted

23/09/2024

Application closing date

07/10/2024

Salary

£46,249 per annum

Job category/type

Research

Attachments

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Research Fellow - Artificial Intelligence in Security Analytics

Job description

The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint exceptional candidates to the posts of Research Fellow to perform research in the area of AI-enabled cybersecurity, called Cyber-AI.

The posts are associated with the newly-created Cyber-AI Technologies Hub, where CSIT will collaborate with cyber security companies located in Northern Ireland on research and development projects in AI-enabled cyber security. The Hub is of strategic importance for QUB in relation to meeting it's commitments to the Belfast Region City Deal. In addition, this project is making a contribution of £2.4M to the University.

The Cyber-AI Technologies Hub is a physical environment where companies and academia can collaborate on the advancement and demonstration of AI and cyber security. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for the right candidates to be involved in impact-focused research at the emerging Cyber-AI interface, and to help establish Northern Ireland as the go-to-region worldwide for innovation in Cyber-AI.

In this particular post, the successful candidate will perform research in Trustworthy AI. The role involves gaining a deep understanding of AI systems' robustness, security, safety, and explainability for image classification problems relevant to a partner company. A key requirement is to design robust deep neural networks (DNNs) extending the latest state-of-the-art research and their formal verification using both proprietary and public datasets.

About the person:

To be shortlisted for interview, candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the following essential criteria:

Normally have or about to obtain a Ph D in engineering or physical sciences area.
Recent high quality research experience in machine learning/AI or cybersecurity, or both, as evidenced by a strong track record of publications in leading journals and conferences in relevant areas.
Software programming skills.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

This post is available for 3 years. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/Human Resources/pay-reward-and-benefits/

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as i Rise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

Candidate Information

Further information for international applicants