Federal University of Goiás

Location: Kazakhstan Application Deadline: 6th July 2026 Strategic Global Recruitment Drive to Lead Transformative Research and Innovation Nazarbayev University is a modern institution that combines international standards with a distinctive Kazakh identity, dedicated to academic excellence and innovation. With a commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive community, NU aims to equip students with the skills necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Offering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs, NU features world-class academic schools, rigorous and exciting curricula, and internationally competitive research that advances disciplines and contributes to the development of Kazakhstan and the wider region. NU has made remarkable progress in its fifteen-year history, attracting students whose credentials match those required by top universities globally. To achieve our ambition of international recognition for research, teaching, student outcomes and societal impact, NU is investing heavily in research capacity, infrastructure, and people. The President, Prof Waqar Ahmad, has recruited a world-class academic leadership team, with recent appointments including Prof Rehan Sadiq as Provost (previously Provost and Vice President, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus), Prof Bjorn Birgisson as Vice Provost Research and Innovation (ex-Executive Dean, University of Georgia and former Vice President Research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology), Prof Huck Hui Ng as Vice President Medicine (from his role as Assistant Chief Executive, A*STAR Research Council Singapore), and Prof Sam Smidt PFHEA as Vice Provost Academic Affairs (from her role as Director King’s Academy at King’s College London). The next focus is on strengthening NU’s research leadership with the recruitment of 15 senior academic leaders at professor level across three domains, which reflect Kazakhstan’s national priorities.  We invite applications from internationally recognized researchers across three broad strategic domains: Engineering Sciences and Technologies Emerging Information Technologies Health Sciences and Medical Technologies. These appointments represent a critical step in strengthening the university’s research leadership, building internationally competitive research clusters, and addressing pressing national and global challenges. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a university with state-of-the-art research infrastructure, a rapidly expanding doctoral ecosystem, and strong institutional commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. Each role provides the platform to shape and lead high-impact research programs, secure major international funding, develop strategic industry partnerships, and contribute to policy and societal outcomes at both national and regional levels. We are seeking outstanding individuals with an international research reputation, a strong record of scholarly impact and funding success, and the ability to lead ambitious, interdisciplinary teams. Specifically, successful candidates will bring not only academic distinction, but also the vision and drive to translate research excellence into real-world impact. They will act as thought leaders within their fields, mentors to the next generation of scholars, and key contributors to NU’s growing global network of research and innovation partnerships. Successful candidates will demonstrate: Internationally recognized research and innovation leadership within one of the named domains Strong publication and citation impact A proven track record of competitive grant acquisition Experience of leading interdisciplinary research teams Strong credentials in developing industry-linked research programs A track record of successful supervision of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. If this vision resonates with you, we warmly invite you to explore these opportunities and join us in shaping the next chapter of Nazarbayev University’s journey. Nazarbayev University has engaged the services of Odgers to assist with these appointments. For further information on the roles, including a candidate briefing document and details of how to apply, please visit www.odgers.com/nazarbayevprofessorappointments

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.  We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee. Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference. The role Applications are invited for a Research Fellow (RF) position for 8 months within the Centre for Vision Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP), University of Surrey, UK, to work on perceptual evaluations and data curation for spatial music.  The post is funded by a leading industry partner. The focus will be to organise and perform listening tests to evaluate the perceptual quality of spatialised music audio, record the listening scores from each subject, perform statistical analysis of the listening test data, and organise the data files. The post-holder is expected to collaborate with other team members, such as the Research Fellow who focuses on building machine learning models for perceptual quality prediction.  About you The post-holder is expected to have a PhD degree (or equivalent) in electronic engineering, computer science, psychology of hearing, or a related field. Preference will be given to those who have experience on listening test, data curation, audio perception, psychoacoustics, but candidates who have experience in spatial audio and music audio are welcome to apply. The post-holder is expected to have skills in using software tools to manage and curate datasets with listening test scores.  The post-holder will be based in CVSSP, and work under the direction of the Principal Investigator Prof Wenwu Wang, and in collaboration with the industrial partner. CVSSP is an International Centre of Excellence for research in Audio-Visual Machine Perception and AI, with over 180 researchers. The Centre has state-of-the-art audio and video capture and analysis facilities supporting research in real-time video and audio processing and visualisation. CVSSP has a compute facility with 300 GPUs and >2PB of high-speed secure storage. The post-holder will also have access to the compute resources from Surrey Institute of People Centred AI, including 200+ state-of-the-art GPUs.  How to apply Please apply with your CV and cover letter on the University website.  For informal inquiries, please contact Prof Wenwu Wang (Email: w.wang@surrey.ac.uk; Web: https://personalpages.surrey.ac.uk/w.wang/). The University of Surrey reserves the right to close this vacancy early or extend based on Volume and Calibre of applications. Further details Job Description

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee. Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference. The role This is an exciting opportunity to join i-MOBYL, a European consortium project exploring how young adolescents (aged 11-15 years) can be empowered to travel more actively, independently, and sustainably in their everyday lives. This Research Fellow role is offered at 0.8 FTE for two years. Working with Dr. Eleanor Ratcliffe and an international consortium of academics, practitioners, and community partners, you will: Coordinate a Living Lab based in north-west Guildford, with a local secondary school and municipal partner; and Lead mixed-methods research to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and potential impacts of mobility interventions. The role combines community engagement and co-design, data collection and analysis, collaboration with local and international stakeholders, and the dissemination of findings through academic and non-academic outputs. You will be working with project partners across the Netherlands, France, Austria, Switzerland, and the UK. As a postdoctoral researcher you will join Surrey's Environmental Psychology Research Group (EPRG), an internationally-renowned centre for teaching and research on environmental psychology that has been active since the 1970s. The EPRG provides a supportive and dynamic setting for the professional development of early-career researchers, and the opportunity to collaborate with world leaders in environmental psychology. About you A PhD (awarded or close to completion) in environmental psychology, human geography, or environmental social science Experience conducting research on active travel, mobilities, urban environments, and/or young people Expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and confidence in collecting and analysing relevant data Experience working collaboratively across disciplines and with non-academic partners Ability to communicate research findings effectively to a range of audiences through publications, presentations, and engagement activities How to apply Please apply via the University of Surrey website with your CV and cover letter.  Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 27 July.  The University of Surrey reserves the right to close this vacancy early or extend based on Volume and Calibre of applications. Further details Job Description