The School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh invites applications for a research assistant/associate position in the general area of systems for data analytics. The successful candidate will contribute to an industrially funded project on developing a compilation-based framework for universal data analytics (OLAP & In-Database Machine Learning). You will be expected to lead the research on certain aspects of the project while contributing to rest of the project (assisting in research student supervision, preparing presentations and reports for deliverables, developing related/follow-on projects). Candidates for this position are expected to have a PhD (or nearing completion) in Computer Science or related field. Evidence of high-quality publications is desirable.  We are looking for a highly motivated candidate who like to take initiative and exhibit a strong commitment to conducting world-class research in a team setting.
The post is full-time, available from 1st January 2021 for 36 months with the possibility of extension and is on the UE07 (£33,797 to £40,322) scale.

Interested candidates can contact Amir Shaikhha (amir.shaikhha at ed.ac.uk) for further information.