INSIGNEO Scientific Software Developer (2 posts)
INSIGNEO Scientific Software Developer (2 posts)
University of Sheffield - Mechanical Engineering (INSIGNEO Institute for In silico Medicine)
Job Reference Number: UOS004675
Contract Type: Full-time
Working Pattern: Fixed term for 3 years
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Location: Portobello Centre
Salary: Grade 7: £28,401 - £35,938 per annum.
Closing Date: 5 July 2012
Summary:
Mechanical Engineering has been a major discipline in the University since its foundation in 1905. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise the Department came second in the country in the league table of Mechanical Engineering departments, and achieved an "Excellent" rating in the last Teaching Quality Assessment. The Department currently has 41 members of academic staff who support the learning and development of an ever-growing undergraduate and postgraduate student body. For more information on the Department please see our web site http://www.shef.ac.uk/mecheng/.
The INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine is an initiative between the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sheffield and the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. INSIGNEO will realise the scientific ambition behind the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH), producing a transformational impact on healthcare. INSIGNEO performs cutting edge research in areas of fundamental and applied biomedical modelling, imaging and informatics. It will pursue the research agenda of the VPH initiative; in particular, in the first five years it will focus on the Digital Patient, In Silico Clinical Trials, and Personal Health Forecasting. It will achieve transformational impact on healthcare through multidisciplinary collaboration in strategic areas, which initially will include personalised treatments and independent, active and healthy ageing.
As Scientific Software Developer you will develop prototypes of high quality software that add value to the scientific research of the Institute. You will be aligned with its strategy and objectives to facilitate the transfer of technology to relevant applications. You will also be able to liaise with clinical specialists and researchers, gather functional and technical specifications, contribute to the innovation cycle and be able to develop novel concepts and ideas as well as new intellectual property in terms of software interfaces, information display and human machine interaction that enrich the user experience. You will be required to optimise methods and algorithms to improve efficiency and/or execution times compatible with clinical routine. To this end, you will be familiar with numerical acceleration techniques as well as with hardware acceleration technologies (e.g. GPU).
A degree in Computer Science or related discipline with specialisation in Technology (or equivalent experience) and excellent computer programming skills are required for this position.
