Research Assistant - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff University

Cardiff University

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Research Assistant

School of Computer Science & Informatics

College of Physical Sciences and Engineering
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the School of Computer Science and Informatics. You will be joining Cardiff University, one of the UK's leading research led universities, as a research assistant for the DISINFTRUST Project, which is funded by the European Media and Information Fund. This position is full-time (35 hours per week) and available from 1 August 2023 for 5 months. Cardiff University has a successful School of Computer Science & Informatics with an international reputation for its teaching and research activities. We have seen a transformation of our research environment with the School almost doubling in size.

We have moved into a new £39 million purpose-built facility shared with the School of Mathematics called Abacws, designed to facilitate interaction between disciplines and give our research groups new freedom to develop research culture and build identity.

We are a research-led School with a longstanding, international reputation for applied research activities, and collaborate with more than 100 UK and international academic and industrial partners.

In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) 96% of our submitted research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

The School delivers a stimulating portfolio of BSc and MSc degrees and offers research degrees leading to MPhil and PhD qualifications.

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Us
We want to make Cardiff University an institution that is respected the world over.

Our vision is to be a world-leading, research-excellent, educationally outstanding university, driven by creativity and curiosity, which fulfils its social, cultural and economic obligations to Cardiff, Wales, the UK and the world.

We expect to improve our standing as one of the top 100 universities in the world and the top 20 in the UK.

What we offerSalary
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£29,762 - £34,314 per annum (Grade 5)Date advert posted: Thursday, 30 March 2023**
Closing date: Thursday, 20 April 2023

Cardiff University is committed to supporting all its employees in achieving the necessary balance between their work and their personal lives. As part of this commitment, the University has developed a flexible and responsive framework of support for staff in managing their work and personal commitments wherever possible. [Applications for posts on a part-time or job-share arrangement would also be considered].

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published.

More information is available at:
Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

Main function

To contribute to research within natural language processing, carrying out supporting work that helps lead to high quality research within the scope of a project about trustworthiness assessment in social media.

To pursue excellence in research and to inspire others to do the same.
Main Duties and Responsibilities

To undertake research, e.g. by planning, preparing, setting up, conducting and recording the outcome of experiments using natural language processing techniques
Actively participate within the research group, communicating and presenting research at meetings, through publications and other recognised avenues as appropriate, ensuring information is communicated to internal and external partners
To contribute and support research publications and presentations as required
To contribute and support research funding bids as required
To analyse and communicate complex ideas, concepts and data using appropriate methods and packages

To resolve issues and support colleagues in devising procedures required to ensure accurate and timely reporting

To generate research output and contribute to the development of independent and original ideas as appropriate

To provide support in research activities for undergraduate courses and research programmes and provide guidance to other members of staff within the research team