We are seeking
a part-time Research Assistant (0.5 FTE) for a 9-month fixed-term position. We welcome applicants with expertise in Computational Social Science, Data Science, Informatics, or Social Data Science. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with colleagues at DSU and members in the Centre for Care, contributing to an exciting research project that uses large language models to analyse a substantial corpus of political text related to health and social care. To be considered for the role you will have completed a relevant MSc or MPhil degree in a technical subject, which should also have a research component (e.g., a postgraduate dissertation) and have a strong grasp of computational and statistical methods. You will also have excellent communication skills. This is post is part-time (0.50 FTE), fixed term post for 8 months.