ABOUT US

The Transport Research in Psychology group (TRiP) is based in NTU Psychology. We are a small team of academics and researchers interested in applying psychological theories and techniques to help reduce death and injury on our roads.
For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact Prof. David Crundall at david.crundall@ntu.ac.uk.

Nottingham Trent University has one of the largest academic units of Psychology in the UK with over 120 academic staff and has an excellent reputation for its theoretical and applied research. NTU Psychology has a lively and friendly community of experimental and applied psychologists and provides a varied portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
We have an opportunity for a post-graduate Research Assistant to support a 19-month project in the development and delivery of a hybrid VR/classroom training course in hazard perception for young tractor drivers. The successful candidate may be employed at Grade E or Grade F depending on qualifications. The project is led by Prof. David Crundall.
You will work with a small team to help create and validate our training course, and will then deliver it to students based in agricultural colleges around the UK, and to Young Farmers Clubs. You will help evaluate the course by collecting pre-course and post-course measures of attitudes and hazard perception skills, and undertake analyses to help identify ways to improve the course.
This 19-month post would be an ideal opportunity for a candidate with an undergraduate degree or post-graduate qualification in psychology (or equivalent), who is looking to undertake applied research, and gain lecturing/presentation experience at the same time. Extensive experience within a specific field (e.g., road safety, agricultural safety) may be considered as an alternative to traditional qualifications however. The successful candidate will have a confident and engaging presentation style, and should feel comfortable presenting to groups of students.
In addition, it would be beneficial, but not essential, to have experience in any of the following areas: traffic and transport psychology in general (and hazard perception in particular); virtual reality hardware and software; video editing skills; competence with R studio. Given the commuting requirements and the need to transport VR headsets, you must have a UK driving license, and be able to stay overnight at the more distant training delivery locations.
For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We’ll still consider applications even if you don’t meet every single one of the requirements, so don’t be put off if you don’t match them perfectly.
Interview Date: w/c 1st September 2025