Salary: £33,951.00 – £38,784.00 per annum.
Benefits: Generous holiday package, pension schemes, health and wellbeing initiatives.
Closing Date: 1st May 2026.
The Role
We are seeking a motivated individual to join our project in the School of Computing at Newcastle. The project aims to develop digital innovations for patient‑centric microsampling, working with a consortium of academic and industry partners across Europe and the US to deliver data and digital solutions for collecting and analysing small‑volume blood samples.
The post holder will research and design advanced machine learning, AI, and statistical methods to process and analyse data generated from microsampling, which may include concentrations of analytes, demographic information, and more.
The post holder will be expected to take the lead on addressing the following project objectives:
Key Accountabilities
- Engage with research and industrial partners and wider stakeholders to identify business needs, challenges, and new opportunities for digital innovations in microsampling, and effectively translate them into actionable use cases.
- Develop responsible AI and statistical solutions tailored to the identified digital use cases, laying the foundation for future research and broader adoption of microsampling.
- Implement methods to enhance the trustworthiness and robustness of analytical results and predictive outcomes for improved user acceptance.
Essential Qualifications
- Evidence of conducting high‑quality research in one or more areas of AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Digital Health.
- Publication record in peer‑reviewed journals, commensurate with stage of career.
- Track record of presenting research at conferences, symposia, or meetings, commensurate with stage of career.
- Good programming skills in Python, R, Java, or Matlab.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience of research in analysing healthcare data (e.g., EHRs).
- Evidence of collaboration with industries, policy makers, or institutions.
- Demonstrable ability to develop research proposals and designs in collaboration with other academics or industry partners.
- Experience with software delivery to a research sponsor.
Essential Attributes
- Demonstrable ability to work cooperatively as part of a team, including participating in research meetings.
- Ability to work independently on own initiative and to meet deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable Attributes
- Demonstrable commitment to the values of equality and diversity in all aspects of your work.
- Ability to set research goals, be self‑motivated and proactive.
- A keen eye for visual presentation, software design, and writing clear, concise, elegant code.
- Strong interest in interdisciplinary research.
Newcastle University is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
Requisition ID: 29226
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