Research Associate (NLP Developer)

Job Title: Research Associate (NLP Developer) Department/School: School of Psychology Campus: Coleraine (Remote working within the UK may also be considered) Salary: £33,020 - £38,805 per annum Duration: Fixed-Term for 2 years / Full-time Closing Date: 19th October 2026 at 23:30 Reference Number: 043926 - ABOUT US - We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland. Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer. - THE ROLE - We are seeking a core team member to be part of a fully funded initiative to take Harmony, an established research project, into a self-sustaining entity. In this role, you will directly contribute to our long-term strategy, building out from an existing beta product to produce a refined research tool. This is a unique opportunity to join a small, focused team and drive a project through its entire lifecycle from inception to independence. The postholder will be a full-time Research Associate working on the Harmony project, funded by Wellcome. They will be an integral part of a team developing a platform for researchers from the social and life sciences to harmonise data from multiple sources. The Harmony tool uses natural language processing (NLP) technologies to identify conceptually ..... full job details .....