Research Fellow in Electronic Engineering

Job Summary

Join a unique British University in China.  The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China. This award winning campus offering a UK style education has grown to establish a student body of over 6,000 in just 20 years.

The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, a pioneer in Sino-foreign tertiary education, is rapidly expanding.  It is looking for ambitious, talented research assistant with a passion for research flair to join its team of science and engineering experts. UNNC is part of the University of Nottingham’s Global University, and offers unique teaching and research opportunities in a highly dynamic economy.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to support the principal investigator and the research team in developing research objective proposal writing and conducting research in the area of smart first responder system, including but not limited to the hardware design, AI model development and extended reality (XR) research. The successful candidate will also be expected to undertake independent research as well as working as part of a team this will include using approaches or methodologies and techniques appropriate to the type of research and will be responsible for writing up their work in order to contribute to published outcomes.

Candidates must have a MSc degree and preferably postgraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline, preferable in electronic engineering, computer science, material design and manufacture, and excellent communication and presentation skills in English. Knowledge and experience of research projects are necessary.

Salary will be within the range of 100,720 to 148,808 per annum depending on skills and experience (salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance). 

The post will initially be offered on a fixed term contract with the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China for a period of 1 year starting November 2024, with probation period of 2 months. This contract may be extended on an indefinite basis by mutual agreement.

All applicants are required to formally apply online (https://jobs.nottingham.edu.cn/job/183962/) for the position.

Interviews will take place in Ningbo, China and likely interview dates are around January 2025, but they are subject to change.

For more details and/or to apply on-line please access: [https://jobs.nottingham.edu.cn/job/183962/]. If you are unable to apply on-line please contact Recruitment Team, Email: Job@nottingham.edu.cn Please quote ref. 183962.  Closing date: 31 December 2024 23:59 Beijing Time.

For other vacancies and more about working at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China please see: https://jobs.nottingham.edu.cn/jobs-at-unnc/

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