Research Assistant - Part Time (0.7FTE), 10 Months Fixed Term

Location: Curzon Building

Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Wednesday 11 September 2024

Birmingham City University is recruiting a Research Assistant to support Dr Rui Paulo on a research project funded by the Leverhulme Trust. This project is focused on using virtual reality environments to evaluate the effectiveness of eyewitness interviewing techniques using realistic 360-degree crime scenarios. Further, this project aims to make new recommendations for police practice/legislation by evaluating the effectiveness of virtual interview rooms in enhancing eyewitness memory.

Under supervision, you will undertake research in the field of eyewitness memory and investigative interviewing and support the Lead Investigator and other staff assisting with the research. You will assist in the lab by collecting, scoring and performing quantitative analysis for experimental studies testing how different virtual reality environments and retrieval strategies can be used to enhance eyewitness memory and improve police investigations. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collecting, scoring, coding, and analysing quantitative data for experimental studies on eyewitness memory and investigative interviewing of crime witnesses. 
• Assist in the preparation and submission of papers for presentation at regional, national or international conferences and for publication in peer review journals. 
• Carry out administrative tasks related to the research, planning work to agreed specifications, time and quality standards.
• Attend and contribute to research/subject group meetings.
• Contribute to a supportive working environment and develop productive working relationships with other team members.
• Attend and contribute to staff meetings.

Skills and Experience:

• Applicants should possess knowledge and experience conducting experimental research and quantitative data collection, scoring, and analysis. We particularly welcome candidates with research experience in the field of human memory, eyewitness memory and/or investigative interviewing.
• Applicants should possess a postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, Forensic Psychology). We particularly welcome candidates with a PhD in a relevant field (or working towards obtaining a PhD).

Informal enquiries regarding the above post may be made to Dr Rui Paulo rui.paulo@bcu.ac.uk 

Further Details: Job Description

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