Research Assistant/Associate

This post is full time, and has funding for up to 24 months.

Grasping Data is a two-year, interdisciplinary research project between the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh (the Schools of Education and Informatics) and project partners (Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC), the Glasgow Science Centre, and Edinburgh Zoo) to change how we think about children and their personal data. The project goes beyond current emphases on data privacy and protection by co-creating cutting-edge, child-centred tools and pedagogies with young children, helping them understand and directly benefit from their own data. The vision of this project is to empower young children (ages 3-8) to create, explore, understand, and directly benefit from their personal data through visual and physical data representations and bespoke activities.

This post is one of three Postdoc positions, each of which will explore ‘Grasping Data’ from the perspective of education, data visualization/physicalization and physical computing. The post holder will work within a large interdisciplinary team.

For the post at Glasgow, we are looking for a candidate who has completed or is in the process of completing their PhD in the area of multimodal interaction, data physicalisation, and/or HCI. The candidate should have experience in the design and construction of multimodal interfaces, data visualizations and physicalizations, in conducting qualitative and quantitative studies "in the wild", and a strong interest in working with children to investigate and co-design data physicalizations and related activities.

To be considered for an appointment at Grade 7, you must be able to perform the duties as listed for a Research Assistant position with a higher degree of independence, leadership and responsibility, particularly in relation to planning, funding, collaborating and publishing research, and mentoring colleagues.  You must also have a Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or alternatively possess the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience, with experience of personal development in a similar or related role(s).

For informal enquiries or further information about the project, please contact Professor Stephen Brewster (Stephen.Brewster@glasgow.ac.uk)

For more information and to apply online: my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=154771

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