Senior Research Engineer
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.
Full-Time, Permanent
We are seeking an experienced and creative Senior Research Engineer with aspirations to join our newly formed CoSTAR Inclusion and Standards Team working at Royal Holloway and at Pinewood Studios.
You will be part of a creative, inclusive and dynamic environment, working with the CoSTAR research and prototyping teams across all the partners of the National Lab as well as with industry collaborators.
You will be researching and developing applications that utilize or contribute to emerging open standards in areas such as Al & Machine Learning; games & 3D development; immersive experiences such as augmented and virtual reality; advanced production technologies such as Virtual Production, Extended Reality; lmmersive and Live entertainment.
In this hands-on position, you will be comfortable leading research into open standards for innovation team of developers and designers working collaboratively using agile methods to develop a range of pilots, prototypes and software capabilities.
You will get the chance to work with a range of Software Engineers, User Researchers, Al/ML experts, Creative Technologists, Designers, Research Producers, as well as to collaborate with external companies. You will be part of a busy and dynamic environment and may be asked to contribute to other research & development activities across the partner institutions of the CoSTAR National Lab.
About the National R&D Lab:
The CoSTAR National Lab for R&D in Creative Technology is the largest ever investment in creative industries R&D in UK history: a £51.1 m programme led by Royal Holloway, University of London to develop a National R&D Lab for creative technologies to ensure the UK's screen and performance industries have innovation infrastructure needed to compete globally.Our consortium brings together world-leading research teams from media production, psychology, business and drama at Royal Holloway, Creative-Al at Universityof Surrey; and Creative (Games)Technologies at Abertay University; as well as the professional training at the National Film & Television School.
By partnering with Pinewood Studios, BT and 'disguise', the CoSTAR National R&D Lab will place R&D at the heart of UK storytelling and storytelling at the heart of R&D.
Equality, Diversity and Sustainability is central to the work of StoryFutures;from our team culture to the research programmes we run, to how we collaborate with partners.
What you will be doing (see job description for full details):
Working with StoryFutures and CoSTAR staff and partners to research and develop open standards for software and tools related to emerging creative technologies.You will be developing applications in areas such as Al & Machine Learning; games & 3D development; immersive experiences such as augmented and virtual reality; advanced production technologies such as Virtual Production, Extended Reality; lmmersive and Live entertainment.
As the Senior Research Engineer in our team, you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team focused on evaluating and contributing to open standards in line with project goals and delivery cycles.
You will get the chance to work with a range of content creators, creative technologists, designers, research producers, academic and industry experts as well as to collaborate with external companies.
You will be part of a busy and dynamic environment and may be asked to contribute to other research & development activities across the partner institutions of the CoSTAR National Lab.
You should apply if you:
Have significant experience of work in agile software development, with a genuine passion and interest in new and emerging creative technologies and a commitment to work with open standards in a focused and professional manner.Have significant experience of software development principles, design patterns and best practices in one or more of the following software languages: Java, Python, CIC++, and JavaScript.
Have significant experience of open standards for internet I web, audio /visual, game development/graphics: such as WebAssembly, HTML5, TTML, WebGL, WebGPU. Enjoy working in a fast-moving, agile environment, both independently and in teams.
This post is based in Egham, Surrey, but with the expectation of significant working time at the National Lab located within the region and some national travel expected.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact adrian.woolard@rhul.ac.uk.
The Recruitment Team can be contacted with queries by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk.Please quote the reference: 1024-313
Closing Date: 23:59, 17 November 2024
Interview Date: In-person interviews will take place between 26 November and 13 December 2024.