Senior Research Officer

About the role and project

The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE) is a large and vibrant department in the Faculty of Science and Health. The REF ranked CSEE 6th in the UK for Computer Science research power and 100% of its research impact was rated world-leading or internationally excellent. CSEE is internationally known for its research in a range of areas and offers a broad range of degree courses to its students. The Department of Psychology at the University of Essex is renowned for its rich research environment and commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration. The department is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, and alongside formed by world-renown experts in the field.

The postdoctoral researcher (Senior Research Officer) will be integral to the ambitious EyeWarn project, the largest-scale study of its kind, aimed at detecting fatigue and cognitive strain across diverse sectors of UK society, with a particular focus on high-risk occupations. EyeWarn is a three-year initiative led by The University of Essex, and Solvemed, an AI-med-tech company (Cambridge, UK), in collaboration with the University of Oxford and Stanford University. This groundbreaking project leverages AI to provide transformative insights into fatigue monitoring and its societal impact.

Duties of the role

• As a key member of the team, the selected candidate will manage, prepare and conduct in lab eye-tracking experiments and also will manage the remote testing of participants using the mobile eye-tracking technology. They will organise and curate large datasets, with both qualitative and quantitative components.
• To deliver the research objectives defined by the EyeWarn research project.
• To undertake or manage practical elements of research such as setting up and conducting experiments, developing questionnaires and conducting fieldwork, recording data and identifying trends or patterns.
• To lead the organisation of stakeholder events/workshops focus groups, support the collecting of highlights and prepare dissemination of insights along with experts.
• To produce research outputs for publication at acceptable levels of volume and academic excellence and disseminate the result of research and scholarship through appropriate Knowledge Exchange activities (such as at relevant national and international conferences and scholarly publications not intended for the REF).

Skills and qualifications required

The ideal candidate should hold a PhD in a discipline that involves organising and conducting experiments with humans and technology, such a PhD in Human-computer Interaction, PhD Cognitive Neuroscience, PhD in Psychology or in Behavioural Science. A candidate with experience of eye-tracking and/or pupillometry techniques and technologies is desirable. You will have the ability and willingness to complement and enhance the research project/department/school’s education and research strengths and areas of planned development. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal are also essential for the post.

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