Research Associate
Grade UE07 £39,347- £46,974
College of Science & Engineering- School of Informatics
Full Time- 35 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract- 24 months
The Opportunity:
The School of Informatics wishes to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the area of data visualization and HCI to work on the ‘Grasping Data’ project which is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Universities of Edinburgh (the Schools of Education and Informatics) and Glasgow (School of Computing Sciences). The vision of this project is to empower young children to create, explore, understand, and directly benefit from their personal data through visual and physical data representations and bespoke activities. As part of an interdisciplinary team the post holder will be responsible for investigating and co-designing data physicalizations and related activities with children.
Grasping Data is a large two-year funded project to change how we think about children and their personal data. The project goes beyond current emphases on privacy and protection by co-creating cutting-edge, child-centred tools and pedagogies with young children, helping them understand and directly benefit from their own data. We will achieve this by advancing diverse research fields of early learning, cognitive psychology, child-centred design, data ethics, data visualization, and computer science to explore the potential of Data Physicalization for children in their early years (aged 3-8) to construct (with adults) physical representations of their personal data that they can touch, explore, talk about and learn with. Our focus on the youngest learners pushes the boundaries of helping all ages to understand and benefit from data in an increasingly digital world.
Grasping Data is led by Prof. Andrew Manches at the Edinburgh School of Education in collaboration with the Edinburgh School of Informatics and the Glasgow School of Computer Science. Together with project partners (Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC), the Glasgow Science Centre, and Edinburgh Zoo) and participants (children and their families and educators) we will undertake fundamental, design-led and qualitative research in data visualization with children, families and educators in Scotland. As part of the project, we will explore (1) children’s understanding of and perspectives on personal data and (2) new means for children to actively engage with their personal data through visual and physical data representations and bespoke activities.
This post is one of three Post Doctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) positions each of which will explore “Grasping Data” from the perspective of education, data visualization/physicalization and physical computing, respectively. The post holder will, thus, work within a large interdisciplinary team led by investigators in education (Prof. Andrew Manches and Dr. Cara Wilson), data visualization (Dr. Uta Hinrichs), physical computing (Prof. Stephen Brewster) and the partner organizations mentioned above.
The postholder will be based at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI).The post is associated with the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Research in Digital Education and within this, the Children, Interaction, and Design Group (CID), the Institute for Design Informatics (IDI) and within this, VisHub, an interdisciplinary research group for data visualization and HCI. For more information, please see the full job description (opens a new tab).
This post is full time at 1.0 FTE. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working, so long as the core qualitative in-person research can be accommodated. This job requires (following appointment) Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) Registration as working directly with young children.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- A PhD or equivalent professional qualification (or near completion) in Data Visualisation, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design or related relevant areas.
- Experience in designing data visualizations and/or physicalizations.
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, including conducting studies “in the wild”, i.e., in real-world environments.
- Experience and/or strong interest in working at the intersection of data visualization and child education, including the ethical challenges and safeguarding requirements of working with children
- Experience and/or interest in working interdisciplinarily across the sciences, humanities, art and design.
- Knowledge and experience of academic publishing including e.g. first authorship and evidence of strong/independent writing capabilities in relevant venues such as IEEE VIS, ACM CHI, ACM DIS.
For informal enquiries, please contact: Uta Hinrichs [email protected]; John Vines [email protected]
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Please include the following in your application:
• Cover letter (3 pages max.) including a statement of motivation for applying to this post and outlining relevant research experience.
• Full CV (resume) and publication list
• Contact details for 2 referees
• (optional) A visual portfolio demonstrating experience in visualization/physicalization design (can be provided as PDF or web link).
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary of £39,347- £46,974
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa. Please note if the role is offered on a part-time basis, it may result in sponsorship being dependant on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant or the role no longer meeting the Home Office’s criteria for sponsorship.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is September 13, 2024
The start date for this post is 1st January 2025
Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date, in September 2024.
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