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Senior Research Associate: Protecting Ordinary People from Deepfakes

Lancaster University - Psychology

Location: Lancaster
Salary: £39,105 to £45,163
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 10th December 2024
Closes: 13th January 2025
Job Ref: 1345-24

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

(Full time, indefinite with end date)

Interview date: Thursday 30th January 2025

The Department of Psychology at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a full time Senior Research Associate, to work on the Protecting Ordinary People from Deepfakes Project (funded by the UKRI ESRC as part of Dr Nightingale’s Future Leaders Fellowship). We are looking to appoint a cognitive/neuro psychological scientist to work in an interdisciplinary research team reporting to Dr Sophie Nightingale (Principal Investigator).

As part of this research team, we are seeking a Senior Research Associate to lead a range of empirical studies that address key questions central to the Project. The research is expected to involve drawing on psychological and neuropsychological theories (e.g., visual and voice perception, multi-modal perceptual processing) to design and conduct a body of work to better understand human perception of multimedia content. The successful applicant will be expected to apply novel findings to develop new approaches and tools for detecting deepfake content, as well as having a good appreciation of the wider implications of the work (e.g., implications for policy and project partners). In addition to a broad understanding of human perception of deepfake content, the Project will focus on the development of tools to mitigate the harms of non-consensual intimate imagery and you will be expected to feed into this workstream, in particular, advising based on the psychological experimental studies on how to improve the system being developed within the wider research team. The Project is highly collaborative and interdisciplinary in nature, providing an excellent opportunity for an ambitious early-career scientist to establish a strong research network and carve a path to full independence.

We are looking for someone with training and experience in cognitive and/or neurocognitive psychology (or other related subject area) with a strong grounding in quantitative experimental methods and analyses. Expertise in cybercrime research and experience with deepfake technology is desirable, but not essential.

The benefits of the role

The Psychology Department is a busy teaching and research active Department.  It is home to a friendly group of around 40 Academic staff, with teams of Research and Professional Services and Technical staff.  The Department supports a large cohort of Undergraduate students; a thriving group of Masters and Postgraduate research students; and a wide range of research projects including several cross-institution grants.

Further information about the Department is available at: www.psych.lancs.ac.uk and the benefits of working at Lancaster University, including support for relocation from overseas: Jobs - Lancaster University

Please upload a cover letter with your application.

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups, and for this full-time post, we expect an early March start date.

This role is indefinite, subject to funding, which is currently only available until November 2028.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be addressed to Dr Sophie Nightingale, Senior Lecturer, s.nightingale1@lancaster.ac.uk.

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