Research Assistant in Visual Search

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We are inviting applications for a 0.5 FTE Research Assistant position on the SBE‑UKRI funded project Uncovering the causes of Look But Fail To See (LBFTS) errors. This project is an international collaboration between Johan Hulleman (University of Manchester) and Jeremy Wolfe (Harvard University). The project will run for two years (24.5 months).

The post‑holder will be responsible for the day‑to‑day data collection and data analysis in the UK, helping to program experiments, preparing presentations and manuscripts, and preparing data for sharing. They will also support the preparation of data for publication and be encouraged to publish first‑author papers as part of the project’s capacity‑building commitment.

• Master’s degree in psychology, biology, or computational science.
• Strong understanding of the visual search field (essential).
• Prior experience with eye‑tracking (Eyelink) and online experimentation using JavaScript (advantageous).

• Fantastic market‑leading pension scheme.
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays.
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period.
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers.

We are committed to capacity‑building and supporting team members to further their careers. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
• Higher Education industry

Name:
Johan Hulleman

Email: joh

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