DepartmentThe Institute for Analytics and Data Science (https://www.essex.ac.uk/iads/) was successfully launched in 2014 and moved into a new building in 2016. It is a pan-University Institute which brings together over 100 academics and researchers working in analytics, data science and big data from across the University. The Institute is located in the University's Science and Research Park, the Knowledge Gateway, which is an integral part of the University of Essex Colchester Campus. In the last few years, the University has been awarded over GBP 22 million for novel and multi-disciplinary projects and infrastructure in this area from Research Councils, InnovateUK, industry and other organisations. Duties of the RoleThe Institute for Analytics and Data Science (IADS) now seeks to appoint a full-time Research Council UK Innovation Fellow to undertake a three-year RCUK Innovation Fellowship on "Discovering Individual and Social Preferences through Inverse Reinforcement Learning. Appointment to this post will be made as Research Fellow. The main duties of the post include: to undertake Foundational and Applied Research and high quality independent and collaborative research within the scope of the RCUK Innovation Fellowship.The duties also include: to contribute to Public Engagement & Impact: to explore all appropriate contributions to impact and engagement activities, such as community engagement and interactions with other public sector bodies, business and the third sector. The candidate will also be required to comply with the conditions of the RCUK Fellowship, as well as develop Interdisciplinary Collaborations within IADS, to take an active role in facilitating and catalysing collaboration across disciplinary boundaries within the Institute for Analytics and Data Science. Skills and qualifications requiredThe successful candidates will have a publication of research that meets the criteria for submission to the Research Excellence Framework.Applicants are also required to have a PhD in Quantitative Social Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Statistics, or related discipline, or related professional experience. Candidates should have a maximum of four years academic research experience following the submission of their PhD, or be of equivalent professional standing.At the University of Essex internationalism is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally-oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries and a university where you can find the world in one place.Please see the further detail link below for a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please telephone the Resourcing Team (01206 874588/873521).*Further detail: Research Councils UK Innovation Fellow (Institute for Analytics and Data Science), School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering jobpack*More information: Working at the University