Senior Research Associate in Immersive Futures – Centre for Sociodigital Futures

Job title:

Senior Analysis Affiliate in Immersive Futures – Centre for Sociodigital Futures

Firm

College of Bristol

Job description

The function

That is an thrilling alternative for a Senior Analysis Affiliate (SRA) to hitch the for Sociodigital Futures . The Centre is a £10m funding in cutting-edge interdisciplinary analysis throughout Social Sciences, Engineering and the Arts. We’re searching for 4 technical specialists to hitch us (as Senior Analysis Associates) in addressing essential questions on futures which can be at the moment ‘within the making’ throughout a variety of software areas and the way these may be tipped in direction of honest and sustainable methods of life.

The function of this Senior Analysis Affiliate will likely be to discover the way forward for Immersive Applied sciences by a collection of experimental and future-scoping tasks to know how Immersive Applied sciences may impression our future inside a few of our software areas. The Senior Analysis Affiliate will likely be growing these tasks collaboratively inside an built-in and interdisciplinary analysis crew.

What is going to you be doing?

• Enjoying a number one function (with assist) within the design, improvement and implementation of the Immersive experimental tasks;
• Collaborating with researchers from throughout the Centre to design, co-ordinate and ship analysis and different related actions;
• Collaborating with the Centre’s

to develop a programme of analysis that explores a few of their considerations and challenges; * Enjoying a number one function (with assist) within the preparation of publications, different outputs (together with blogs, social media, and so on.), and wider impression and engagement.

You must apply if

You may have:

• A PhD in Pc Science, Human-Pc-Interplay, or a intently associated expertise self-discipline, or intensive related industrial/industrial expertise in immersive applied sciences and a powerful analysis monitor document in immersive applied sciences and a capability to innovate.
• Consciousness of newest developments within the subject of immersive applied sciences together with intensive data, technical abilities, and expertise in growing partaking immersive experiences, together with the power to make use of both Unreal and/or Unity video games engines.
• Expertise of exploring social and political questions round innovation in immersive applied sciences. This ought to be underpinned by expertise of or curiosity in researching collaboratively with social researchers and an consciousness of the challenges concerned.
• Robust written and oral communication abilities throughout a variety of codecs (together with tutorial outputs, blogposts, workshops and different occasions) working with cross-sectoral companions (e.g. in business, authorities, group organizations).

For additional particulars please see Job Description and Additional Particulars.

Further info

Contract kind: Open ended with fastened funding for twenty-four months.

For casual queries please contact Professor Kirsten Cater (line supervisor)

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Interviews are anticipated to be held on w/c 22 April 2024.

Our technique and mission

We lately launched our to 2030 tying collectively our mission, imaginative and prescient and values.

The College of Bristol goals to be a spot the place everybody feels capable of be themselves and do their finest in an inclusive working surroundings the place all colleagues can thrive and attain their full potential. We wish to entice, develop, and retain people with completely different experiences, backgrounds and views – notably individuals of color, LGBT+ and disabled individuals – as a result of range of individuals and concepts stays integral to our excellence as a world civic establishment.

£41,732 to £46,974 every year

Anticipated wage

£41732 – 46974 per 12 months

Location

Bristol Space

Job date

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 04:14:32 GMT

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