Research Assistant/AssociateUniversity

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Salary

Research Assistant: £34,630 - £36,320 per annum.

Research Associate: £37,369 per annum.

The Role

We are pleased to announce this opportunity to join the Northern Visualisation and Visual Analytics (NoVA) group within the School of Computing as a Research Associate for the Innovate UK project: Immersive Storytelling for a Spatial Retail Experience (ISSRE). The Research Assistant/Associate is full-time, fixed-term for 12 months and involves collaborators at Software Sunderland City in Newcastle and Cluster Inc in Tokyo Japan. The role sits within the Urban Science Building and the School of Computing at Newcastle University.

In this position, you would be expected to support the research including:

Identification of user requirements.

Design and prototyping XR solutions.

Implementation of designs.

Completing evaluations of these designs.

We are particularly interested in researchers with experience in extended reality (or virtual and augmented) to help us develop this technology and conduct human-centred evaluations of this research which will be integrated into businesses in Software Sunderland City and Cluster Inc. Experience in working in research that involves companies will be an asset to this position. Over the course of the project, we would develop high-quality research publications as we engage with our international and industrial partners.

The duration of the position will be for 12 months and would require one trip to Japan to engage with the researchers there.

Interested applicants can contact either Alma Cantu or Daniel Archambault to discuss their interest in the position.

To apply for this position, please include a C.V. that includes a full publication list along with a cover letter. In your cover letter, please state how you fit the essential and desired criteria specified.

£34,630 to £37,369 per annum. See advert text for details.