Research Assistant / Associate - Remote Onboarding Framework

HOURS: 36

CLOSES: 07 February 2023 at 23:59

The Alan Turing Institute is the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence whose mission is to make great leaps in data science and artificial intelligence research in order to change the world for the better.

ROLE PURPOSE

The purpose of this research is to explore the opportunities of crowd sourcing the onboarding of citizens onto a country’s digital identity system to persons of authority within the community. The goal is to provide the means whereby the introducer can use a mobile device and follow a process that enables self-verification and for them to also provide witness to the citizen’s existence. This process will support the capturing of some level of biometrics which could be sufficient to provide a full, or provisional, identity for the citizen. This project will explore the risks to the process and the individuals, it will also address anomaly detection methods to determine inappropriate behaviours in the onboarding process.

DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Scope, pilot and deliver high quality research activity under the Direction of the Principal Investigator and Programme Director:
• Drive collaboration with academic experts and broader research partners from across the Turing and the wider Turing community
• Publish and disseminate high-quality research papers and publications detailing research output and project case-studies.
• Become part of the broader partnership team and be expected to engage on a regular basis with the partner.
• Present, disseminate and explain our work at internal and external events hosted by Turing and/or the partner.
• Contribute to the life of the Institute and support its community.
• To undertake appropriate administration tasks
• Support the Principal Investigator and research group in the design and development of the research programme.

Person Specification

Please see our portal for a full breakdown of the Job Description.

Terms and Conditions

This full-time post is offered on fixed term basis for 6-months from the date of appointment (possibility of extension). The successful candidate must be in post no later than 01 June 2023. Research Assistants will be appointed at an annual salary of £36,236. The salary range for Research Associates is £38,850 - £46,200.

The successful candidate must be in post no later than 01 June 2023.

The Alan Turing Institute is based at the British Library, in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter.

We are currently assessing the results of our hybrid working trial, which ran for six months. We will soon publish a long-term workplace policy: as a guide, we anticipate this will be between 2-4 days per month. Some roles may require the jobholder to spend a greater number of days in the office, but the hiring manager will be able to confirm this during the interview

Application procedure

Please see our jobs portal for full details on how to apply and the interview process.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

The Alan Turing Institute is committed to creating an environment where diversity is valued and everyone is treated fairly. In accordance with the Equality Act, we welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability.

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