Data Scientist, UCD Physics, Fixed term until 14 April 2028

EURAXESS Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

University College Dublin invites applications for a temporary Data Scientist within the School of Physics. You will lead the development and validation of machine-learning models underpinning our miniaturised haematology analyser, and develop a Vision Pre-trained Transformer (VPT) model for classifying blood cells from label-free microscopy images.

The role involves curating microscopy datasets, training and optimisation, and evaluating its accuracy, robustness, and generalisability.

Qualifications

• Experience with machine-learning models and data analysis in scientific research.
• Ability to curate datasets and work with image data.

Responsibilities

• Lead ML model development for haematology analyser.
• Train and validate a Vision Transformer on microscopy images.
• Benchmark model performance against commercial analysers.

Job description

Organisation/Company University College Dublin Research Field Computer science » Database management Physics » Statics Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 4 Sep 2026 - 02:41 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Data Scientist within UCD School of Physics.

We are seeking a `Data Scientist' to lead the development and validation of the machine-learning models underpinning our miniaturized haematology analyser. The successful candidate will develop and fine-tune a Vision Pre-trained Transformer (VPT) model for the classification and differential counting of blood cells from label-free microscopy images.

You will join a multidisciplinary team spanning engineering, clinical medicine, and data science, working closely with hospital partners and commercial advisors.
The role will involve curating and analysing microscopy datasets, training and optimising the model across images acquired using commercial and miniaturised imaging systems, and evaluating its accuracy, robustness, and generalisability. Model-generated differential blood-count results will be benchmarked against established commercial haematology analysers using appropriate statistical and machine-learning performance measures.

Fixed Salary: €55,000 - €60,200per annum.
Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 04/09/2026.