Job Description
Research Associate
Department: Computer Science
Salary: Starting from £37,099, rising to £44,263
Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term
ClosingDate: Sunday 22 February 2026
Interview Date: Monday 02 March 2026
Reference: SS13369
MyWorld Project
As part of the £35m MyWorld programme, we are searching for two motivated individuals to create the next generation of content, bringing together and creating tools for the creative industries across film, TV, games, and immersive Virtual and Augmented/Mixed Reality. This work will make use of the latest advances in Machine Learning technology, e.g. generative AI, trained on datasets of world-leading quality obtained via our unique CAMERA Studio facilities.
Project Focus
We have one position available, ending 31/03/2027, across a range of activities, but there is great scope for input in specific projects from candidates, and the project is intended as a collaborative undertaking alongside the other half of our MyWorld team at the University of Bristol.
Topics of focus include:
- Beyond SMPL: Building Anatomically Accurate Digital Human Models
- Next generation virtual production with light-fields
- Creating data-driven 3D human representations that combine the fidelity of implicit models with explicit controls prefe...