Research Assistant/Associate in Urban Knowledge Modelling

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Salary: Reserach Assistant - £33,951 to £35,608 Research Associate - £36,636 to £46,049 Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you. Closing Date: 21 May 2026: The Role: We are excited to launch this new opportunity for a Research Assistant/Associate in Urban Knowledge Modelling to join us in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University. You will join an innovative team focused on pioneering advanced knowledge modelling specifically for urban air quality management and proactive environmental governance. This position aims to design and implement a continuous, multi-modal evidence cycle that seamlessly integrates qualitative textual knowledge, quantitative pollution simulation, and real-world observational data. You will play a key role in bridging this qualitative-quantitative divide by implementing the Knowledge-Augmented Generation (KAG) framework. Your primary focus will be on utilising advanced KAG architectures (i.e., OpenSPG) to synthesise vast amounts of unstructured textual evidence alo...