Connectionists: Research Associate Position - Machine Learning and Crowdsourcing applied to Fashion data (UK)

[Alessandro Checco]

Research Associate in Crowdsourcing and Human Computation
Information School, University of Sheffield

Salary: Grade 7: 31,302 - 39,609 GBP per annum

Contract Type: Fixed term until 31 August 2021

Closing date: 13th November 2018

Further details (and to apply):
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BNJ425/research-associate

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Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University?
The FashionBrain project is funded through the H2020 framework programme of
the European Commission. The aim of the project is to acquire a deep
understanding of customer needs and to predict next trends of Europe’s
fashion industry.

The post-holder will undertake research in the areas of Crowdsourcing, Deep
Learning, Machine Learning, and Human Computation applied to Fashion data.
The goals are to improve the quality of Human Computation applications by
developing better quality and less expensive crowdsourcing techniques; to
develop novel crowdsourcing quality assurance techniques; to understand
dimensions like bias and subjectivity and to deal with it developing
priming and training approaches for crowdsourcing.

Applicants should hold a PhD in Computer Science or a related field (or
have equivalent experience) and have experience of relevant research
approaches and methods in the areas of Crowdsourcing, Deep Learning,
Machine Learning, and Human Computation

The Information School at the University of Sheffield is recognised
nationally and internationally for its world-class research, excellence in
teaching, and the achievements of its graduates. It is the leader in its
field in the UK, consistently ranked number one in every national Research
Assessment Exercise and is a member of the international iSchools
organisation, a group of leading cognate schools established to promote the
role of the information field in shaping the future of the global
information society.

We’re one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK.
The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a
generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to
a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and
professional development.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles whose
talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We
believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through
research, teaching and student experience.

Follow @sheffielduni and @ShefUniJobs on Twitter for more information about
what makes the University of Sheffield a remarkable place to work.

Alessandro Checco
alessandrochecco.github.io
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