PART TIME (0.8FTE), 3 YEARS FIXED TERM OPPORTUNITY. LOCATED ON THE CAMPERDOWN CAMPUS AT THE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

• Join a world-leading interdisciplinary team to discover the optimal mixed reality (MR) methodologies needed for an immersive, multi-sensorial and dynamic interaction to reduce racism

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The School of Psychology at the University of Sydney are currently seeking an experienced Research Associate / Research Fellow in in Social Psychology. This position is funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) project ‘Digital humans as a mixed-reality solution to real-world racism’ between The University of Sydney and Durham University.

Your key responsibilities will be to work closely with the research team to:

• liaise with the technical specialist and research assistant at the University of Sydney via
• daily/weekly meetings to ensure the smooth running of this three-year project
• contribute to the development and implementation of the planned studies involving neural rendering and the implementation of new digital human stimuli with the USYD Motus Lab.
• coordinate and lead all phases of experimentation including training confederates, data preparation and statistical analyses, and preparation of manuscripts.
• recruit participants for the planned studies including obtaining external community samples
• administer online measures and manage large data sets.

ABOUT YOU

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate who has:

• a PhD in Social Psychology with specialist skills in Social Human-Computer Interaction
• technical skills required to conduct social psychological experiments using mixed reality (MR) methodologies
• experience in conducting and analysing behavioural interactions using iMotion behavioural analysis equipment and software (e.g., EDA/GSR electrodermal activity)
• a strong research track record
• experience in successfully managing large-scale data sets and research projects
• excellent scientific writing and critical thinking skills
• extensive laboratory research experience using advanced measurement and statistical techniques
• collegial, positive and open attitude to collaborative research.

• liaise with the technical specialist and research assistant at the University of Sydney via
• daily/weekly meetings to ensure the smooth running of this three-year project
• contribute to the development and implementation of the planned studies involving neural rendering and the implementation of new digital human stimuli with the USYD Motus Lab.
• coordinate and lead all phases of experimentation including training confederates, data preparation and statistical analyses, and preparation of manuscripts.
• recruit participants for the planned studies including obtaining external community samples
• administer online measures and manage large data sets