Call for Applications! for POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH OFFICER (TRUE PROJECT)! at Swansea University! Apply Now!
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ABOUT THE ROLE
TRUE (TRust in User-generated Evidence: Analysing the Impact of Deepfakes on Accountability Processes for Human Rights Violations) is a five-year research project originally selected for funding by the European Research Council, which is funded by a UKRI Frontier Research grant [no. EP/X016021/1] from July 2022-June 2027. Through an innovative interdisciplinary methodology combining legal analysis of trials with mass online psychology experiments and linguistic analysis of mock jury deliberations, TRUE will develop the first systematic account of trust in user-generated evidence (such as such as photos and videos recorded by witnesses on their mobile phones), in the specific context of its use in human rights accountability processes.
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Contract Type-Fixed Term
Salary-£38,205 to £44,263 per annum
Location– Singleton Campus, Swansea
Closing Date-21 Apr 2024
Interview Date- 29 Apr 2024
Responsibility
The successful candidate will:
- Conduct online experiments to analyse public awareness of deepfakes and how perceptions of deepfakes impact upon the perceived trustworthiness of user-generated evidence.
- Collaborate with the PI (Professor Yvonne McDermott Rees) and the wider team (including Dr. Gabriela Jiga-Boy, School of Psychology) to analyse laypeople’s perceptions of user-generated evidence.
- Identify the factors that feed into the perceived credibility, reliability and probative value of user-generated evidence and test these factors through online and offline experiments (including, if relevant, analysis of mock jury deliberation data).
- Proactively contribute to and conduct research, including by gathering, preparing and analysing data and presenting results, exhibiting a degree of independence in terms of specifying the focus and direction of research.
- Prepare reports and papers describing the results of the research, both confidential and for publication. The appointee is expected to be actively engaged in the writing and publishing of research papers, particularly those intended for publication in peer-reviewed journals, as a normal part of their role.
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