Imperial College London and ITI-CERTH Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Communications and Signal Processing Group Research Associate Salary in the range £30,680 - £39,130 per annum Fixed term appointment for 18 months We are seeking a post-doctoral Research Associate to work with a research team led by Professor Maria Petrou, on the exciting new, EU funded, NOPTILUS project which is concerned with underwater robotic vision, and is coordinated by ITI-CERTH. The successful applicant will play a leading role in the project, setting up the experimental environment, liaising with other European partners, preparing deliverables, co-supervising the PhD students associated with the project, carrying out original research and producing reports, papers and software packages. Applicants should have a PhD (or equivalent) in a related topic in computer vision/pattern recognition/imaging or similar and a good first degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or Physics or Mathematics or Computer Scienceand possess xperience in 3D computer vision and/or light propagation through scattering media, and/or photometric stereo technology. Some hardware skills in setting up image capturing rigs is desirable. There may be the possibility of spending time visiting other members of the consortium in other European countries to facilitate research collaboration, including ITI-CERTH in Thessaloniki, Greece. Excellent programming skills in C/C++ are essential and Matlab skills desirable. Please contact Professor Maria Petrou, [email protected] for further information on the post. Our preferred method of application is online via our website http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select “Job Search” then enter the job title or vacancy reference number EN20110007 SW into “Keywords”). Please complete and upload an application form as directed. Please attach a cover letter explaining your current interests, and relevant background to this project, your curriculum vitae and a list of your publications. Alternatively, if you are unable to apply online or have any queries about the application process, please contact Ms Lauren Noto, Group Administrator at: [email protected] to request an application form, quoting reference number EN20110007 SW in the request. Closing date for application is 17 February 2011 Committed to equality and valuing diversity. We are also an Athena Silver SWAN Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer 2010. .