Research Associate in Applied Social Cognition: Detecting and Predicting Violence (Fixed Term)
Closing date
Department of Psychology
An EPSRC-funded collaborative project aims to detect and predict acts of violence by individuals or small groups in crowds. The appointed person will work at the Department of Psychology in central Cambridge. They will have a PhD in a relevant topic (perception, social cognition, applied psychology, or similar) and need to pass security screening carried out by Home Office to be appointed.
Experience using Matlab/Python or similar for image manipulation, or familiarity with machine learning desirable, but not essential. Main duties will be identification of key behaviours and creation of stimulus libraries. There may also be flexible opportunities for collaborative work within the lab.