Senior Research Software Engineer

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><p>THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY</p><br> <p>The Oxford Research Software Engineering Group (OxRSE &#8211; <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rse.ox.ac.uk">www.rse.ox.ac.uk</a>) is looking to recruit a Senior Research Software Engineer (RSE) to join our team. You will work on the John Fell funded project &#8220;Taking the lab out of the lab: Software development to leverage webcams for online eye-tracking&#8221;, in collaboration with Professor Scerif from the department of Experimental Psychology, as well as attracting and delivering further projects within the wider Medical Science Division, as part of a successful ISSF grant by the group.</p><br> <p>The OxRSE group work with other research groups across the University of Oxford to create, improve and maintain software used for scientific research and translational projects, as well as providing consulting and training to other researchers on best practices in software development and reproducible research.</p><br> <p>As well as working on the projects described above, the successful applicant will deliver workshops and training in software development best practices, and further develop your own technical and research skills as well as those outside of software development, such as project management and consultancy.</p><br> <p>We are looking for candidates with a doctoral degree with a significant computational component, who have had experience developing software in a research setting and who are able to collaborate effectively with other researchers in order to design and implement reliable and maintainable software solutions to pressing scientific questions. You must have prior experience with laboratory-grade eye-trackers and developing data collection software for these devices. Experience with front-end development, machine learning or time-series analysis would also be an advantage.</p><br> <p>The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Friday 20 March 2020.</p><br> <p>Our staff and students come from all over the world and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diversity groups and champions, for example <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/aboutus/women-cs-oxford/index.html">www.cs.ox.ac.uk/aboutus/women-cs-oxford/index.html</a>, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example maternity leave.</p> </div>