UWE Bristol is an ambitious university. Together, our people are working hard to advance knowledge, inspire people and transform futures. We are looking for people with the skills and ambition to help us achieve those aims and are seeking a highly motivated Research Fellow to work on a new collaborative R&D project. The main focus of the project is to develop an automated system for complaint management and decision support system for Agriculture. It will be based on the application of data science, semantic knowledge modelling and data analytics on agricultural data and farmers' complaints, deployed on a Cloud platform. We are a well-established university, with over 30,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,600 staff. UWE Bristol is one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West. We are globally connected and regionally embedded, with strong employer and partner connections. Students come to study with us from all over the UK, as well as from 140 different countries, making this a diverse and interesting place to study. We achieved 89% overall student satisfaction in the National Student Satisfaction survey in 2018, this excellent result puts us as the top university in the South West and in 7th place nationally. In 2018 we were placed in the Guardian's Top 40 Universities in the UK and we achieved TEF Gold status. Bristol itself is a hub of social and cultural activity and is a big pull for students and employers alike. A place with a strong, creative and fiercely independent mindset. In addition to progressive pay rates, UWE offers a wide range of staff benefits including:
- a generous holiday allowance of 35 Days - up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year in addition; - flexible working; - excellent defined benefit pension schemes; - option to participate in the cycle to work scheme; - family friendly policies; - onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus; This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give our students access to everything they need to succeed - with GBP 300m having been spent recently on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation to enhance our offer even further. Frenchay campus is within close proximity to excellent motorway links and within walking distance of two train stations, making UWE Frenchay Campus the ideal place to work for those wishing to commute to Bristol. This role is full time and fixed term for 15 months. We would consider applications from candidates that wish to work part time.
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Please see the full job description and information for applicants for the role below. If you have any queries or would like an informal discussion, please contact Kamran Munir on 0117 328 2636 or email: Kamran2.Munir@uwe.ac.uk@uwe.ac.uk.
UWE is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity to create an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who share our ambition to be a university recognised for the success and impact of our practice-oriented programmes; our strong industry networks and our inclusive global outlook.
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