Research Assistant/associate

3 weeks ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom The Open University UK Full time

**Unit**: Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
**Salary**: £32,348-£35,308-pre-PhD award £36,333-£38,474 if PhD held
**Location**: Milton Keynes
**Please quote reference**: 21468 SAGE-RAI
Full Time post, Fixed Term Contract until 31/05/2025
**Closing Date**: 19 February, 2024 - 12:00

**Change your career, change lives**

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education. This position is advertised within the Knowledge Media Institute (KMi), a unit of the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM Faculty).

The Research Assistant/Associate role is externally funded by UKRI’s Responsible AI UK Impact Accelerator scheme, in the context of the project SAGE-RAI: “Smart Assessment and Guided Education With Responsible AI”. The overall aim of this project is to develop and evaluate Generative AI tools for personalised assessment and student guidance. To do this, SAGE-RAI will build upon a number of existing proof-of-concept and pilot education-oriented Generative AI tools, created by the OU (an AI Digital Assistant (AIDA)) and the Open Data Institute, to develop an ethical and responsible system to support personalised education. It will be applied at the ODI and evaluated with learners with regard to learning, student satisfaction, and ethical and responsible behaviour.

The post holder will be prepared to write papers for publication in high quality journals and conferences.

For further information about the role, please See the attached **Job Description** below for further details and desirable qualities.

This project is externally funded. The agreed salary will be set according to expertise and fit to the role.

**What you get in return**

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 30/33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.
- **CV**:

- **Personal statement, **_up to 1,000 words_**, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.**

Find out more about us and our mission by watching this short video (you will be taken to YouTube by clicking this link).

Closing date: 19 February 2024 noon



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