Research Associate in AI - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

Research Associate in AI - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

About Us

King’s College London is a world leading research-intensive university with a strong international profile and a long-standing commitment to addressing major societal and global challenges. This role is based within the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, in the Department of Infectious Diseases, which brings together expertise across microbiology, immunology, clinical sciences, data science and artificial intelligence. The Department offers a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment, with strong links to clinical partners and access to outstanding research infrastructure and cross faculty initiatives.

About the role

This is an exciting MRC-JPIAMR (EU) funded project, titled FightAMR: Novel global One Health surveillance approach to fight AMR using Artificial Intelligence and big data mining. The Research Associate will take a leading role in an EU-Africa research project, collaborating with Research Organisations, Academia, and Industry in South Africa, Switzerland, France, Italy and the UK. The aim of this research is to understand the emergence, spread and transmission of drug-resistant pathogens under the One Health concept, and to use this knowledge to develop an innovative AI-powered surveillance solution. Covering all the interconnected systems humans, animals, environment and food across EU and Africa. To this aim, we will use artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, next generation sequencing and microbiology. The successful candidate will work closely with an interdisciplinary team of academics at University of Nottingham. The role will include big data mining via AI, machine learning, and deep learning. This is a fixed-term position, with the potential for extension.

This is a full-time post 35 hours per week, and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31st May 2027 with a possibility of an extension.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers , applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.