Department of Computer Science and Technology
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 year.
We are seeking to appoint a full or part-time Research Software Engineer or Senior Research Software Engineer to join the Automated Language Teaching & Assessment Institute (ALTA) in the Department of Computer Science & Technology at the University of Cambridge. The ALTA Institute carries out research on education technology for the teaching and assessment of learners of English and is supported by Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
The role will involve aspects of the following:
- implementation of experimental models for research, proof-of-concept educational applications, and web applications for data collection
- development and maintenance of software resources for use by the research team
- coordination with our funding partners for knowledge and technology transfer
- documentation, system evaluation, and issue tracking
- collaboration with researchers to refine their codebases
- regular discussion with group leaders to discuss tasks and workload
The successful applicant will work with Professor Paula Buttery, as well as a dedicated team in the Department of Computer Science and Technology in Cambridge.....