<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Dear all,  </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">**Please forward to potentially interested candidates - applications deadline: 11 July 2021** </span><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)"><div dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><div dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">The School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) has a number of openings as part of the </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded Programme Grant: COG-MHEAR (</span><a href="https://cogmhear.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">https://cogmhear.org</span></a><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">). </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">COG-MHEAR is a world-leading cross-disciplinary research programme funded under the EPSRC Transformative Healthcare Technologies 2050 Call. It includes academic partners from 7 UK Universities and a strong User-Group comprising industrial and clinical collaborators, and end-user engagement organisations (including Sonova, Nokia-Bell Lab, Deaf Scotland and<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">RNID UK</span>). The ambitious COG-MHEAR programme aims to develop the world’s first multi-modal hearing-aid demonstrator by radically exploiting and integrating the transformative potential of privacy-assuring and explainable AI, 5G, IoT, and cybersecurity, coupled with flexible (skin-based) electronics.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></b></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">(1)<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">  </span></span></span></b></span><b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">COG-MHEAR research fellow:</span></b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CGS355/research-fellow" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CGS355/research-fellow</span></a></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> (closing date: 11 July 2021) </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">(2)<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">  </span></span></span></b></span><b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">COG-MHEAR research assistant: </span></b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://jobs.napier.ac.uk/mthrprod_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID%3d615611Cj5o&WVID=4376296Olf" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="m_-6844426413408831049gmail-LPlnk765030" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">https://jobs.napier.ac.uk/mthrprod_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID%3d615611Cj5o&WVID=4376296Olf</a> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">(closing date 11 July 2021)<span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">  </span></span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">(3)<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">   </span></span></span></b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b>3X Fully-funded<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></b><b>COG-MHEAR PhD studentships: <a href="https://cogmhear.org/assets/COG-MHEAR-studentships.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">https://cogmhear.org/assets/COG-MHEAR-studentships.pdf</a> </b></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(closing date: 11<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span>July 2021 – applications will continue to be accepted until all positions are filled)</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><br></b></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b>(4) *<b></b><b><b>Forthcoming</b></b>* (up to 50% full-time) COG-MHEAR Senior Research Fellow / Programme Manager post  -<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">i</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">nformal enquiries welcome.</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b><br></b></span></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Many thanks,</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Amir</span><br></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">--</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Professor Amir Hussain </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Programme Director: EPSRC COG-MHEAR (<a href="https://cogmhear.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">https://cogmhear.org</span></a>)</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Editor-in-Chief: Cognitive Computation (Springer Nature -<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span><a href="http://springer.com/12559" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">http://springer.com/12559</a> - 2021 JCR Impact Factor: 5.4)</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Director: Centre for AI and Data Science, </span></span>School of Computing, <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Edinburgh Napier University, UK</span></p><div style="margin:0px 0cm 10.6667px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><a href="https://www.napier.ac.uk/people/amir-hussain" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">https://www.napier.ac.uk/people/amir-hussain</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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