Research Associate

Edinburgh - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 41064 - 48822

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Grade UE07: 41064 to 48822per annum pro-rata if part time

College of Science and Engineering / School of Informatics

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 12 months

The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for a research associate (post-doc) position in the area of large-scale analytics on emerging hardware.

The Opportunity:

The successful candidate will contribute to an industry-funded project focused on using CXL-based disaggregated memory to improve the performance of large-scale data analytics. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in an emerging technology (CXL and memory disaggregation) with significant potential for both short- and long-term impact. Key tasks will entail characterizing a state-of-the-art CXL hardware platform bringing up and tuning analytics workloads identifying and evaluating relevant performance optimizations at software and hardware layers as well as writing up and presenting findings.

Candidates must have a PhD (or nearing completion) in Computer Science or related field and a strong research track record demonstrated through publications at top-tier venues. Experience with performance characterization workload tuning and/or system software and databases/analytics highly desirable. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with strong initiative and commitment to excellence and an ability to conduct world-class research in a team setting.

This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week) however we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

Your skills and attributes for success:

A PhD (or near completion of PhD) in Computer Science or related field.
Excellent research track record as demonstrated through publications at top-tier conferences and/or high-impact journals.
Experience in working in one or more of following areas: hardware benchmarking; performance characterization; workload tuning and bottleneck identification; databases/analytics software; operating systems.
Ability to communicate complex information clearly both orally and in writing.
Possess high level of initiative be detail oriented and ability to effectively work in a team setting.
Preferably experience in research student supervision and grant writing.

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

Contact details for enquiries: Prof. Boris Grotand Dr Luo Mai

Feedback is only provided to interviewed candidates. Please note that previous applicants need not apply.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary
An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab)

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant. Please note if the role is offered on a part-time basis it may result in sponsorship being dependant on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant or the role no longer meeting the Home Offices criteria for sponsorship.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 6 October 2025.

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DescriptionGrade UE07: 41064 to 48822per annum pro-rata if part timeCollege of Science and Engineering / School of InformaticsFull-time: 35 hours per weekFixed term: 12 monthsThe School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for a research associate (post-doc) position in...