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Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Department of Computer Science
Location
Egham
Salary
£40,839 to £48,003
per annum pro rata - including London Allowance
Post Type
Part Time
Closing Date
23.59 hours GMT on Wednesday 19 March 2025
Reference
0325-050
Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
Part-Time, Fixed-Term
Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Computer Science for 17.5 hours per week, for a two-year period.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Redonda: A Next-Generation State-Machine Replication Protocol for Blockchain research project led by the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Dan O'Keeffe.
The Redonda project is funded by Horizon Europe (CHIST-ERA) as a partnership between a consortium of universities in the UK (RHUL, University of Surrey), France (IMT), Spain (IMDEA) and Switzerland (University of Neuchatel).
The successful candidate is expected to engage as a full member of the research team and have excellent communication and presentation skills, with the proven ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with students, colleagues, and external audiences including the ability to present complex information effectively to a range of audiences.
The successful candidate will possess as many as possible of the following:
- PhD in relevant subject area (or near completion of)
- Experience of designing and implement novel distributed algorithms, protocols and systems relevant to the project (e.g. blockchain)
- Knowledge of research techniques and methodologies relevant to distributed systems, systems security and/or systems research
- Ability to design, analyse and refine appropriate experiments to validate research hypotheses
- Ability to identify new avenues and directions for future research
- Knowledge of techniques for formal verification of distributed systems
- Demonstrable comprehensive knowledge in the subject area
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to present complex information to a range of audiences.
- Experience in systems software development (e.g. in C/C++ or Rust).
- Proven ability to analyse and write up research results and handle related administrative duties
- Evidence of a publication record in good quality journals
- Experience with constructing research funding proposals
In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Training and Development opportunities
- Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
- Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
- Free parking
The post is based in Egham, Surrey, where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr. Dan O’Keeffe at daniel.okeeffe@rhul.ac.uk
For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk
Please quote the reference: 0325-050
Closing Date: 23:59, 19 March 2025
Interview Date: To be confirmed
The university has adopted hybrid working for some roles therefore some remote working may be possible for this role.
Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.