Research Fellow, School of Electronics and Computer Science

University of Southampton; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southampton is seeking a Research Fellow in the School of Electronics and Computer Science for a 12-month position. The role involves working on the EPSRC-funded ESPRESSO project, focusing on decentralized algorithms and data structures. Candidates should have a PhD in computer science or equivalent experience, with essential knowledge in Linked Data and Semantic Web technologies.

Qualifications

• PhD in computer science or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Linked Data and Semantic Web technologies is essential.
• Familiarity with decentralization approaches is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Research on distributed query processing and information retrieval.
• Develop and evaluate systems with project partners.
• Administrative tasks related to project management.

Skills

Distributed database systems

Information retrieval

Computer networking

Semantic web

Linked Data

Decentralization approaches

Education

PhD in computer science

Job description

Research Fellow, School of Electronics and Computer Science

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Position Details

This is a full-time, 12-month position starting on 1 August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The role involves working on the EPSRC-funded ESPRESSO project, which focuses on decentralised algorithms, data structures, and search techniques for large-scale personal online datastores.

Responsibilities

1. Research on distributed query processing and information retrieval for text and RDF files.
2. Work with project partners and stakeholders to develop and evaluate systems and frameworks.
3. Use benchmarks and synthetic datasets for experimentation in health and wellbeing domains.
4. Administrative tasks related to project management and reporting.

Qualifications

• PhD in computer science or equivalent experience in distributed database systems, information retrieval, computer networking, or semantic web.
• Experience with Linked Data and Semantic Web technologies is essential.
• Familiarity with decentralization approaches and testbed development is desirable.
• Candidates nearing completion of a relevant PhD are encouraged to apply; the title of Research Fellow is awarded upon PhD completion.

Additional Information

Applicants should not expect to work outside the UK for more than 30 days consecutively or 90 days annually. For more details, contact Thanassis Tiropanis at [e-mail].

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