15 Months, Specific Purpose, Full-Time Post Position Summary We are looking for a very experienced Research Support Officer (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 Bachelors and Masters degrees plus 8 - 12 years of relevant work experience. This experience should include front-end, back-end and DevOps. 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. 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 the project, acting as the technical lead and contributing towards the path to commercialisation. 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. Project Title: Automatic Video Commercial Generation Service (gVID) Post Duration: 15 Months Salary: €58,000 p.a. (personal rate) For an information package including further details of the post see Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Prof Cormac Sreenan, School of Computer Science & IT Email: Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to quoting the job-title and project name. Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, January 30th, 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 / and initiatives at / and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.