Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Psychology
Offer DescriptionDepartment of PsychologyLocationEghamSalary£39,233 to £46,397 per annum – including London AllowancePost TypeFull TimeClosing Date23.59 hours BST on Tuesday 08 October 2024Reference0924-258Right to work: Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit theFull time, Fixed Term (24 Months)Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Psychology.We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join a research project on Social Norms led by the Principal Investigator (PI), Professor David Levine.Social norms are crucial for groups to succeed: from political parties, to labour unions, to special interest groups, even to criminal gangs. Each of these groups faces a free-rider problem: it is in the interest of each individual in the group to let the others do the work of advancing the common interest. Norms are equally pivotal in persuading individuals not to engage in anti-social behaviour, from littering, to thievery, and worse, where again a divide appears between individual goals and larger interestsThe project involves economists, psychologists, and computer scientists at Royal Holloway in order to understand how social norms develop and sustain themselves. The psychological component of the project will explain and illustrate how people learn norms and make inferences about normative behaviours in social environments.The results will address both large questions that have defined the modern era – how can individuals be convinced to obey social rules that are not normally in their self-interest to follow? – and smaller puzzles of how institutions can better function.This is a project funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The successful candidate will spend part of their time working directly on the project but will also have the opportunity to pursue their other research interests.The successful candidate will be based in psychology, and aside from the PI will work closely with Professor Ryan McKay (Psychology), Dr Gabriele Bellucci (Psychology), Dr Hiro Imada (Psychology), Professor Michael Mandler (Economics), Professor Francesco Feri (Economics) and Professor Kostas Stathis (Computer Science). They are expected to engage as a full member of the research team. Specific tasks will involve designing and running experiments, applying computational models (for behavioural predictions and data analysis), and contributing to writing up the results.The project has both theoretical and empirical focusses along with subject experiments.The successful candidate will possess as many as possible of the following:
The post is based in Egham, Surrey, where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. Meetings with the team will take place at Royal Holloway. It is expected that the successful candidate will work at least part of the time on campus. There might be the possibility to use facilities in Central London based on project requirements.For informal enquiries about the post please email Professor Ryan McKay atFor queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at:Please quote the reference: 0924-258Closing Date: 23:59, 8 October 2024Interview Date: To be ConfirmedFurther details:Where to apply WebsiteRequirementsAdditional InformationWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Country United Kingdom City Egham GeofieldContact CityEghamSTATUS: EXPIREDShare this page
£39233 – 46397 per year
Egham, Surrey
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