Post Doctoral Research Assistant

3 weeks ago


Poole, United Kingdom Bournemouth University Full time

**Key information**:
**Salary**:
Starting salary from £24,533 to £27,181 per annum with further progression opportunities to £29,605**Date advertised**:
Monday, May 20, 2024**Closing date**:
Saturday, June 8, 2024 - midnight**Please quote reference**:
FMC354Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

You will be making a leading contribution to the EU Horizon project “ACMod: Affective computing model from facial expression to mind-reading.” This project includes seven Universities and three industrial partners. You will work with Dr Hongchuan Yu (PI, Bournemouth University) with a focus of mental health.

We seek applicants at an international level of excellence. The National Centre for Computer Animation (BU) has an international research reputation in computer graphics and animation field. Moreover, it has forged close links with many of the UK’s, and the world’s, most prominent animation organisations and award-winning professionals. You will be part of the research centre. You will have chance to exchange research with leading research groups and develop your network with industry field through these existing industry links.

To be considered for this appointment, you must be able to perform the duties as listed for a PDRA position with a higher degree of independence, leadership and responsibility, particularly in relation to planning, funding, collaborating and publishing research, and mentoring seconded students.

**The Post Doctoral Research Assistant will be responsible for**:

- Building a prototype of a mental health App with two main functionalities: assess the profiles of individuals to recommend suitable therapists, and act as a digital community platform where therapists can share educational content, e.g., videos/articles
- Creating a MS copilot-based VR/AR tool that clients can interact with virtual therapists in VR/AR environment, and meanwhile therapists/professionals can intervene/observe during virtual video-therapy sessions to better understand how a client is feeling and deliver a better service

**This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s **Points Based System**. Therefore, BU will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position.**

**This post is offered on a two-year fixed-term appointment for the EU Horizon funded project-“ACMod”. It may be renewal in terms of EU project progression.**

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.



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