Research Assistant In Social Artificial Intelligence New

COMPASS-MS Therapist

MSc in Health Psychology

Experience in CBT therapy

​​About Us 

​The King?s community is dedicated to the service of society. King?s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us. 

​Student Conduct & Appeals handles a large number of student-related academic appeals, misconduct cases, fitness to study, fitness to practise referrals and complaints per year, and is also responsible for responding to complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (?OIA?), as well as managing student-related litigation 

​We are part of the wider Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King?s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King?s faculties to do so. 

​About the Role 

​The Student Conduct & Appeals Manager is responsible for the management of a case load of referrals made to the Student Conduct and Appeals ranging from academic appeals, complaints and misconduct to fitness to practise and support for study processes. They are primarily responsible for investigating and bringing to resolution cases that have been referred to Student Conduct & Appeals as well as clerking the various committees which are involved in the processes dealt with by the team. 

​This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to work in a team that deals with a range of issues from academic to non-academic matters and who wish to utilise their skills and expertise in managing complex cases. This is an opportunity to grow your skills in dealing with complex university processes. 

​We encourage applications from candidates who have experience from both within and outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the skills needed to succeed in this role.​ 

PLease see the Job Description for essential criteria 

PLease see JD for essential criteria, prior HE experience required. 

We are seeking a research assistant with a background in social cognitive science to work on a Kings Together project, Minds in the Machine: Improving Mental State Inference in Artificial Intelligence, directed by Dr Caroline Catmur (Psychology) in collaboration with colleagues from Informatics.

The project seeks to carry out pilot work to develop artificial agents which can infer humans' mental states, in order to improve human-agent interaction. The work will be carried out by two research assistants, one with a background in Psychology (specifically, social cognitive science) and one with a background in Informatics (specifically, social artificial intelligence).

The Psychology research assistant will have the following key responsibilities: Liaison with the Informatics team to provide support with materials and study design for artificial agent studies. Organisation of team meetings. Ethics application, data collection and analysis for human studies. Helping to draft pre-print of study findings. Helping to disseminate findings including at team meetings and other events.

The role is available for up to 2 days (14 hours) per week from 3rd February to 1st August 2025, however a job-share arrangement (1 day / 7 hours per week) could also be discussed.

BSc in Cognitive Science, Experimental Psychology OR equivalent research experience

Essential: A relevant qualification (BSc or MSc) or equivalent experience in Cognitive Science, Experimental Psychology or related discipline. Experience in managing research projects including applying for ethical approval, setting up data collection, collecting research data, data analysis and dissemination of findings in written and verbal form. Good interpersonal and time management skills.

Desirable: Experience of carrying out research using large language models. Knowledge of the recent academic literature on social cognition, in particular theory of mind.