Research Support Officer – Full-Stack Developer nasc Research Centre, Computer Science & Information Technology (CSIT)

16 Months, Specific Purpose, Full-Time Post

Position Summary

Key Information

This Research Support Officer (Full-Stack Developer) position provides an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and inclusive research team at University College Cork (UCC), hosted by UCC’s nasc research centre and under the supervision of Prof. Cormac Sreenan. The individual appointed to this position will play a key role in this exciting and high-potential project as an important member of the cohesive team and supporting our path to commercialisation as a spin-out company.

Information on the Unit

UCC's nasc research centre is within the School of Computer Science & Information Technology (CSIT). The Centre comprises approximately 50 people working on networks, security and systems research. CSIT is a large, research-focused school, participating in many major national and international research collaborations, and with extremely strong links to industry partners. The project is linked to the large-scale national CONNECT research centre for future networks, in which Prof. Sreenan is a Principal Investigator and Deputy Director.

Information on the Project

gVID is a two-year project funded by Enterprise Ireland's Commercialisation Fund. This Fund is designed to support universities in Ireland to translate their research into innovative and commercially viable products, services and companies.  The technology we have developed offers a cost-effective and scalable method for generating and distributing customised video ads using Generative AI, producing longer videos with smoother frame transitions and significantly enhancing motion realism compared to the state of the art.  The key objectives of the project are to develop a minimum viable product and define a pathway to commercialisation based on allowing customers to significantly enhancing their return-from-investment from digital marketing.

Information on the Position

We are looking for a very experienced full-stack developer to join our team, working closely with the Principal Investigator, project Technical Lead and other team members. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors and Masters degrees plus 8-12 years of relevant work experience.  This experience must include front-end in particular, but ideally also back-end and DevOps (please see detailed list below). Experience of working in a research or start-up environment will be viewed positively. The candidate must be able to demonstrate a convincing interest in joining a team focused on commercialising innovative technology in the exciting and quickly developing generative AI area.

Project Title: Automatic Video Commercial Generation Service (gVID) 

Post Duration: 16 Months

Salary: €58,000 p.a. (personal rate)

For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/ 

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Prof Cormac Sreenan, School of Computer Science & IT Email: cormac.sreenan@ucc.ie            

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal https://ore.ucc.ie/ Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie quoting the job-title and project name.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday 20th March 2026

No late applications will be accepted.

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

UCC is committed to creating and fully embracing an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated.  As a University we strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our student population where people from a wide variety of backgrounds learn from one another, share ideas, and work collaboratively. UCC is committed to being an employer that recognises the value of diversity amongst its staff.  We encourage applicants to consult our policies at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/policies/ and initiatives at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/implementation/ and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy. 

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