Post-Doctoral Research Associate role focusing on cultural evolution research in Edinburgh Psychology Department. Collaborating on Leverhulme Trust funded project with advanced experimental techniques.
Responsibilities
Undertake research focused on the cultural evolution of archaeological information using advanced transmission chain experiments and natural language processing techniques.
Work alongside Dr Zachary Horne and other team members as part of an Leverhulme Trust (2025-2028) funded grant ‘Weaponised Pasts: The Evolution of Heritage-based Hostility on Social Media’.
Requirements
PhD (already defended) on a topic related to one or more of the following: psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, cultural evolution, diffusion of information or hostility or to a relevant topic.
Evidence of experience undertaking research using advanced statistics.
Evidence of ability to build advanced experimental designs in javascript or Python.
Evidence of advanced NLP expertise using Python or R.
Evidence of experience undertaking experimental research using advanced statistics.
Benefits
A competitive salary of £41,064- £ 48,822 (pro rata for part time).
Annual increments through the scale will occur with each year’s continuous service.
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives.
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