{"id":1593759,"url":"https://alion.io/job/southampton-research-fellow-in-event-triggered-cloud-computing","title":"Research Fellow in Event-Triggered Cloud Computing","company":{"id":18662,"name":"Southampton","domain":"southampton.ac.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/southampton","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Southampton, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":54000,"max_usd":110000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":31},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":35,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":35},"description":"Full Time Fixed Term until 31/12/2028\nA cross-disciplinary team of researchers from the University of Southampton, Newcastle University, and Imperial College London are working together on an exciting EPSRC-funded project, SONNETS, to develop solutions for predicting risk in international-scale financial markets. The project is developing event-triggered artificial intelligence approaches that complement existing financial risk models, that can be realised using cloud compute infrastructure and other novel deployment architectures.\nGiven our team's existing research skillset in novel machine learning approaches, we are recruiting a team of outstanding researchers in cloud compute architecture design and event-triggered computing to work with us on realising SONNETS' ambitious objectives.\nResearchers on our team contribute towards:\nArchitect event-triggered compute stacks using industry-standard orchestration tools (e.g. Kubernetes and container workflows), and to engineer loading strategies for managing highly-irregular flows of data from many sources.\nDevelop approaches to model the performance of the aforementioned event-triggered systems, and to use these models to optimise SONNETS architectures.\nCollaborate with artificial intelligence model designers in Southampton and at our partner institutions to support your research, which will be disseminated through publications, seminars, conference presentations, public engagement, and ultimately through a proof of concept implementation for the Bank of England.\nSONNETS is an interdisciplinary project; we are open to work with researchers with varying academic backgrounds. Those with experience in, for example, machine learning, high-performance computing, reconfigurable hardware, cloud computing, compiler engineering, distributed systems, or DevOps are encouraged to apply, as well as others with related experience that can be applied to further the objectives of this project.\nThe post will be full time until the end of December 2028.\nBy applying, you are agreeing that we can share your information with project partners. In your application, please provide aCV and cover letter detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the Job Description & Person Specification.\nGenerative artificial intelligence (GenAI) must not be used to generate any component of your application. In turn, your application will not be reviewed using GenAI. Appropriate GenAI use is welcome in the prosecution of the project itself.\nThis position is open to both hybrid and in-person working arrangements.\nFor informal enquiries: please contact Dr Mark Vousden ().\nYou can find more information on the SONNETS project on our website at https://sonnets-project.org/\nWorking at the University of Southampton:\nCheck out the staff benefits and why you should join us at The University of Southampton.\nFurther details:\nJob Description and Person Specification\nAs a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. 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