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The Role:
We seek to recruit a Research Fellow based in the Hope Applied Cognition lab within the School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Portsmouth. The successful candidate, working under the supervision of Professor Lorraine Hope, will take up the post of Research Fellow in Psychology in Psychology to work on a funded project examining information elicitation in time-sensitive interactions. This post is funded for 12 months in the first instance with the possibility of extension to a further 12 months. Please note that the extension is not guaranteed.
Please note that a Senior Research Associate position is also being advertised, however, only one appointment will be made. It is recommended that you apply for the role most suitable to your experience. Should you have any questions, please contact Prof Hope on the email address below.
Funded by the FBI/High Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG), the goal of this programme of research is to further develop optimal information elicitation techniques for use in time-sensitive scenarios. This research will incorporate the use of immersive scenarios to assess a targeted rapport-based protocol for getting information quickly in challenging operational contexts. The successful candidate will have relevant research experience pertaining to investigative interviewing, memory and/or applied cognition.
The successful candidate will hold an MSC and PhD in Psychology (or equivalent experience) and will be knowledgeable about design of experimental research with application to interviewing, familiar with contemporary interviewing techniques, and confident across key research tasks including participant recruitment, data collection, coding, analyses and writing. The successful candidate will also be committed to Open Science practices.
We seek a highly motivated, conscientious, and collegial individual with excellent project management, research and interpersonal skills who is able to communicate clearly and progress overlapping projects in an effective and timely manner.
The University of Portsmouth embraces diversity and we positively encourage applicants from all sections of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
Informal enquiries are strongly encouraged and should be made to Professor Lorraine Hope by email: Lorraine.Hope@port.ac.uk.
Interviews are anticipated to be held on 4 November 2024.
This is a fixed-term appointment to 30 September 2025.
For internal candidates it may be possible to apply for this role under the Secondment Policy . If you wish to apply as a secondee, you must have approval of your line manager in advance of submitting your application form. Please confirm in your application that your line manager has approved this.
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ED&I Statement:
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Please note that this vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised, so early applications are advised.