Research Associate

2 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom University of Bristol Full time

**The role**:
We are recruiting a Research Associate or Senior Research Associate to work on trustworthy human-robot teaming. The role is available as soon as 26th February 2023, and we offer an open-ended contract with fixed funding until 31/01/2026.

The Research Associate or Senior Research Associate will be a key team member in the EPSRC-funded project “Satisficing Trust in Human-Robot Teams” (HuRST), and have relevant expertise in robotics.

Human-robot teams have the potential to make a transformative impact in areas such as emergency services work (e.g. firefighting or policing) but first, the conditions for trust between team members needs to be better understood.

**What will you be doing?**:

- The post holder will design, implement, collect data from, and analyse the results of, human-robot teaming experiments.
- They will develop, where needed, robot hardware and software needed for the experiments, and write up results for publication in respected conferences and journals, as a member of the HuRST team.
- They will also present findings across the UK and internationally at seminars, symposia and conferences.

The applicant should have significant experience in robotics, ideally in robotics trials involving human participants. In addition to excellent technical skills and research track record, you should have an interest in the sociotechnical aspects of human-robot team deployment.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-impact research with academic partners across the UK (Bristol, Birmingham, UCL, Loughborough) and industry partners in emergency services and security.

Please see the attached Job Description for more details.

**Additional information**:
At Bristol you will also work with Dr Sanja Milivojevic, Associate Professor at Bristol Digital Futures Institute (BDFI) and School for Policy Studies.

To find out more about what it's like to work in the Faculty of Engineering, and how the Faculty supports people to achieve their potential, please see our staff blog:
**Interviews are anticipated to be held on 22 February 2024.**

**Our strategy and mission**:
We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

**_The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an _**
**_inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential._**
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**_to attract, develop, and retain individuals_**
**_ with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives - particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution._**

JOB NUMBER***

**ACAD107358**:
CONTRACT TYPE/WORK PATTERN***

**Open ended / Full time**:
POSTING END DATE***

**11 Feb 2024**:
FACULTY/DIVISION***

**Faculty of Engineering**:
SALARY***

**Grade I £37,099 - £41,732 per annum; Grade J £41,732 - £46,974 per annum**:


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