Technical Research Assistant for HEIF Trivial Privacy Project (Fixed-Term, Part-Time)

Bournemouth 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.

The Faculty of Science and Technology is working on a HEIF 6 Funded Research Project, titled ‘Trivial Privacy’ in collaboration with the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, is seeking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic and motivated Technical Research Assistant. The appointment will be made at Grade 4 of the Bournemouth University pay scale based on past experience and track record.

This post will involve working on ‘gamification’ to develop a learning game for young people and professionals concerning the risks posed by lack of privacy awareness to provide them with best practice advice for safeguarding their digital footprint and preserving their privacy, and a means of sharing our research about privacy and scams to different groups, namely:

Young people
Agencies and professionals who work with young people (Voluntary sector, youth workers, Police, local authorities, health professionals, GPs etc)

Learning through ‘gamification’ may have potential benefits as individuals with knowledge of fraud perpetrated via phishing emails have been found to more intuitively pick up on deception indicators and are less likely to respond.

Applications with expertise in one (or more) of the following areas; 3D graphics programming, 3D modelling for games (high and/or low polygon), animation for games, texturing for games, game design theory, game level design theory, storytelling/narrative generation for games, use of software tools for game and/or narrative development for games design, user experience for games, data analytics for games, statistical analysis and use of contemporary game engines will be welcome.

This post is available part-time for 30 hours per week and is available on a fixed-term basis until 31 March 2022.

For further information or questions please contact the Principal Investigator, Dr Jane Henriksen-Bulmer, at [email protected].

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.