Research Associate - Cambridge, United Kingdom - University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge
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We are looking to recruit a fixed term, full time Research Associate in Computational Political Psychology for 2 years.

The position will be based in the Cambridge Psychology Department.

The post holder will be supervised by Lee de-Wit and Jens Madsen (at the LSE), on a Templeton World Charity Foundation grant ("Perceptions of source independence and polarization: integrating computational modelling, cross cultural analysis, and experimental psychology to understand and counter polarization.").


The post holder will be responsible for constructing a Bayesian model of the conditions that cause political polarization, developing an international cross sectional survey, and then longitudinal survey, to test that model.

Finally the post holder will be responsible for conducting an experiment to test that model.


The post holder should have submitted their PhD before the post is due to start (December 1st 2023), and should have experience in experimental design, survey development, advanced statistical and modelling skills, including Bayesian network modelling.


The post holder should also have experience in preregistering studies and have experience in managing large datasets in line with open science practices.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 24 months in the first instance until November 30th 2025.

Closing Date:
Monday 11th September 2023at 12 Midnight


Interviews:
Monday 18th September 2023

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