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Job Title: Research Associate
Employer Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Department Medical Physics
and Clinical Engineering
Location Barnsley and Sheffield
Salary 20,458-30,247 pa (Band 6)
Hours per Week 37.5
Job Type Fixed term 18 months
Closing Date19th May 2006
The post holder will work within a team of engineers, clinicians and
researchers, in Sheffield and Barnsley, who will design, develop and test a
voice-input voice output communication aid (VIVOCA).
The successful candidate will specifically contribute to the development and
evaluation of the speech recognition component of this device. Particular
attention will need to be paid to the development of adaptive techniques to
compensate for the varying speech of the intended client group.
You should have a degree in first or higher in computing, engineering or
physics (or equivalent).
The post holder should be a competent programmer comfortable with Object
Oriented Programming and have 2 years experience of speech technology,
pattern recognition or machine learning and have good communication skills.
For further information, job description and application, see
http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/vacdetails.cgi?search_db_no=2&selection=91164
8216&vn=2
If you require further information please contact Mark Hawley, Head of
Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering on 01226 777726
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