Research Assistant: The use of AI by Police Call Handlers

Are you an early career researcher looking for your first challenge?  Do you have a background in criminal justice and criminology, expertise in qualitative research methods, and extensive knowledge of the academic, policy and practice literatures on VAWG and domestic abuse?  Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities?

We are looking for a Research Assistant to support our research with a large metropolitan police force. The project will examine the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) by call handlers to identify self-harm and suicidal ideation in the context of domestic abuse. The researcher will compare risk of harm assessments by call handlers with those by a large language model (LLM), working with redacted police documents. Additionally, they will conduct a rapid review of the academic literature on risk factors for self harm and suicidal ideation / suicide amongst domestic abuse victims, support interim and final report writing, and assist in presenting the findings to our police partner.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dr Sam Lewis, Associate Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, School of Law, University of Leeds.

Email: lawsjl@leeds.ac.uk

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