Uol Redeployees Only Post-doctoral Research

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Liverpool, United Kingdom University of Liverpool Full time

You will work on the research project ¿Leveraging argument technology for impartial fact-checking¿ (LATIF) funded by the **European Media and Information Fund** (EMIF) under the stream ¿Research into Media, Disinformation and Information Literacy¿.- LATIF brings the Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH) methodology to the fact-checking domain to counter and control for cognitive bias in the fact-checking process. It will develop a new generation of digital tools based on ACH to empower and improve fact-checking organisations¿ decision-making processes. The project begins with a qualitative assessment of fact-checkers understanding and identification of cognitive bias. The project will then leverage these insights to inform the design of a digital infrastructure to improve fact checkers¿ decision-making processes towards impartiality (de-bias fact-checking tool).- You will work hand in hand with members of the research team, journalists and factchecking organizations to surface cognitive biases which affect the verification process of news. The appointee will need good quantitative and qualitative research skills especially:
- Survey design and administration- Running focus groups and semi-structured interviews- Statistical analysis using appropriate tools (e.g one of SPSS, R, SAS)- Qualitative analysis using appropriate tools (e.g one of Nvivo, Atlas/ti, QDA Miner)- A background in social psychology/applied linguistics/information studies is highly suitable. Knowledge of an area of the digital information ecosystem would be of significant benefit. For example, one of the following or related fields:
- Data journalism- Digital technology use in newsrooms- Cognitive biases and effects of digital media use- Analysis of social and digital media use-
- 30 June 2024.**Any applicants who are still awaiting their PhD to be awarded should be aware that if successful, they will be appointed at grade 6, spine point 30. Upon written confirmation that they have been successful in being awarded their PhD, they will be moved onto grade 7, spine point 31 from the date of their award.



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