Research AssociateUniversity

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The role

LIL-ECHOES is a four-year Horizon Europe project investigating how the virtualisation of cultural life through XR and AI reshapes human communication, cultural identity, community relationships, wellbeing and heritage renewal. Through Living Cultural Labs in public cultural venues, the project combines ethnographic fieldwork, participatory co-design, technical development and longitudinal mixed-method research to create evidence, tools and guidance for ethical, inclusive and culturally sustainable virtual worlds. More information can be found here: cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101287666.

The Research Associate will provide both interdisciplinary research support and leadership and the principal day-to-day administrative support for Newcastle University as project coordinator. The intended allocation is approximately 60% research and impact activity (three days per week) and 40% project coordination and administration (two days per week), flexed as necessary to meet fieldwork, event and reporting requirements. The postholder will take the operational lead for the main research data collection and impact activities assigned to UNEW, while working within the governance and task leadership arrangements of the wider consortium.

Appointment to this role is subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

As part of our commitment to career development for research colleagues, the University has developed 3 levels of Research Innovation Role Profiles.pdf. These profiles set out firstly the generic competencies and responsibilities expected of role holders at each level and, secondly, the general qualifications and experiences needed for entry at a particular level.

Newcastle University is committed to the responsible use of research metrics as part of our research culture and research strategy. We advocate for the transparent, appropriate, and inclusive use of metrics, guided by expert judgment, to support high-quality, impactful research that is open, collaborative and sustainable. Click here for our full policy statement on the Responsible use of Research Metrics. Click here for a self-study e-learning module on the Responsible Use of Research Metrics.

Find out more about research in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences here, and the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences.

Find out more about our Research labs: iLab:learn and Open Lab

Contact for the post is [email protected].

Duration of post is fixed-term to 31 August 2030.

£36,636 to £38,784 per annum.