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Job Title: / Computational social researcher
Background Information/Relationships
Prof. Gilbert (PI) will be the line manager, and the researcher will work with Prof. Moessner (Co-I) and his research group on developing and implementing the sensors and data capturing software.
A copy of the project description is available from the PI .
Person Specification
This section describes the sum total of knowledge, experience & competence required by the post holder that is necessary for standard acceptable performance in carrying out this role. This is in addition to the criteria contained within the accompanying generic Role Profile.
Essential/
Desirable
Background in a social science discipline / E
Programming experience in Java or a similar language / E
Experience with managing and processing large datasets / E
Experience of microprocessor programming / D
Experience of developing apps for mobile phones (iOS and/or Android) / D
Experience of scholarly publication / E
Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment / E
Ability to present teaching material to a graduate level audience / D
Special Requirements / Essential/
Desirable
Key Responsibilities
This document is not designed to be a list of all tasks undertaken but an outline record of any faculty/post specific responsibilities (5 to 8 maximum). This should be read in conjunction with those contained within the accompanying generic Role Profile.
The person appointed will:
- Implement the sensor suites and the processing software
- Develop a simple mobile phone app, capable of displaying questions and storing replies
- With the qualitative social scientist, design and develop the real time data collection (e.g. questions and response codes for the mobile phone app)
- Assist with the fieldwork, particularly those aspects concerning the digital devices
- Assist with development of the guidelines about using devices, and contribute to the comparison of collection methods
- Prepare journal articles to report the work.
- Attend conferences and other activities to present the work, and the project as a whole
- Participate in the other activities of the project
- Participate in the activities of the Centre for Research in Social Simulation.