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Research Fellow in Human Factors

Employer
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Location
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Salary
£33,809 per annum
Closing date
31 Oct 2021

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Academic Discipline
Psychology, Social Sciences
Job Type
Academic Posts, Research Fellowships
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Hours
Full Time, Part Time

Job Details

School/Department School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing
Based at Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Period 2 years
Salary £33,809 per annum
Apply by 31/10/2021

Role Description

Cranfield University’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships is creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

Cranfield University School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing welcomes applications from motivated and talented post doctoral researchers with experience of investigating driver behaviour and working with large data sets. You will be joining an exciting, vibrant team involved in cutting edge research and teaching provision.

About the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing

The School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (SATM) is a leading provider of postgraduate level engineering education, research and technology support to individuals and organisations. At the forefront of aerospace, manufacturing and transport systems technology and management for over 70 years, we deliver multi-disciplinary solutions to the complex challenges facing industry.

Our reputation for leading in the field of autonomous vehicle systems, applied artificial intelligence and control engineering has been established through more than thirty years of research into this field. We cover all types of autonomous vehicles including airborne, ground and marine as well as space.

About the Role

The Trustworthy Autonomous System (TAS) node in security is a collaborative 3.5-year grant with Lancaster University, examining the fundamentals of security in networked autonomous systems. At Cranfield, our focus is on 4 areas: the mission, the control, the networking, and the human-machine interface. We are recruiting another  research fellow for this strategic EPSRC project to work under the umbrella of our general research vector in TAS with Lancaster.

Autonomous systems such as drones, self-driving cars and robots will become a familiar feature of our social environment as technologies develop. As part of this multidisciplinary research programme, the 2 year human-machine interface project recognises the tendency for Autonomous Systems security properties to generate adaptive behaviours, particularly around human machine control issues. Behavioural influences when interacting with autonomous systems will be investigated in order to understand the potential impact on system security. In particular, the research programme will explore behavioural adaptation under security breaches both in the field and laboratory. The successful candidate will investigate how unintended behaviours could have negative effects on safety and security. Questions such as ‘how do behaviours change with repeated exposure to an autonomous vehicle and how might these changes affect human responses to requests for the vehicle to take over?’ will be investigated. As Research Fellow you will be responsible for developing new assessments to profile these adaptive behaviours to develop protocols and standards for autonomous systems that are more secure.

About You

You will be educated to doctoral level in a relevant subject (with a degree in Psychology or Psychology as a major component), and have experience of management research using both qualitative and quantitative methods. With excellent communication skills, you will have expertise in human factors and a background in analysing large data sets would be an advantage. You will also have a developing track record of publishing in high quality journals. Further information can be found here.

In return, the successful applicant will have exciting opportunities for career development in this key position, and to be at the forefront of world leading research and education, joining a supportive team and environment.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. Find out about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here. We are currently piloting hybrid working arrangements until April 2022.  This means the majority of our staff are spending between 40% and 60% of their time working from the office where job roles allow.

How to apply

For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Lisa Dorn, Associate Professor of Driver Behaviour, on (T); +44 (0)1234 758223 or (E); l.dorn@cranfield.ac.uk

Interview Date: 15 November 2021

Company

Cranfield is world-leading in its contribution to global innovation. With our emphasis on the aerospace, agrifood, defence and security, environmental technology, leadership and management, manufacturing and transport systems sectors, we have changed the way society thinks, works and learns.

We generate and transform knowledge, translating it to the benefit of society. Our partners, from micro SMEs to the largest blue-chip multinationals, from governments across the world to NGOs and charities, tell us this is what they value about Cranfield.

Innovation is part of Cranfield’s ‘corporate DNA’, evolved over 60 years of commitment to this agenda.

Our work informs policy for governments and produces new technologies and products for the world of commerce. We draw on this pool of research and consultancy to provide our students with a distinctive ‘real-world’ learning environment, allowing them to develop as professionals and transfer their new knowledge to the global economy. This has always been the ‘Cranfield way’ but it has never been more important than in today’s world.

People are key to our competitive advantage and so we need to attract, develop and retain the best talent for our business. We aim to create a culture where you can flourish and succeed and, in turn, contribute towards Cranfield’s success.

Company info
Telephone
+(44)01234 750111
Location
CRANFIELD
CRANFIELD
BEDFORDSHIRE
MK43 0AL
United Kingdom

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