Senior Research Associate

Fixed term for 12 months

Starting salary from £36,333 per annum, dependent on skills and experience, with an annual increment up to £43,155 per annum.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Research Associate with a background in psychology or philosophy to join the interdisciplinary UEA Experimental Philosophy Group, to conduct studies on the effects of philosophical education within different traditions (analytic, Buddhist, Confucian, Thomist philosophy) on the development of wisdom and related intellectual virtues, in different cultural contexts (Western, South Asian East Asian).

As a Senior Research Associate you will be associated with the interinstitutional research project “Philosophical traditions and epistemic virtues” funded by the John Templeton Foundation and conducted at the University of East Anglia (UK) and the University of Pittsburgh (USA). You will be part of an interinstitutional and interdisciplinary research team comprising philosophers and psychologists.

You will be involved in the cross-cultural psychometric validation of extant measures of epistemic virtues, in the development and validation of a new psychometric measure, in the development of the details of mechanistic hypotheses concerning the effect of philosophical education on epistemic virtues, and in the development of the methodological and data-analytic details of longitudinal and intervention studies.

You will contribute to material development, data gathering, analysis, and interpretation. You will write up results and present information on research progress and outcomes. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to grant applications and may be involved in the supervision of researchers and teaching of students within the School.

You will have a PhD in psychology or philosophy or a closely related discipline and will possess advanced quantitative skills, including with multilevel/nested data. You will also have experience of independent research, have publications in respected journals or equivalent within a relevant field and be able to work in a proactive and results driven manner in a high paced environment.

You will also have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to analyse and interpret data and work effectively as part of a team. Experience with the development and validation of psychometric measures, psychological topic knowledge in the psychologies of wisdom, intellectual humility, or curiosity as well as knowledge of Buddhist, Confucian, or Thomist philosophies would be advantageous.

This full-time post is available from 1 April 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter on a fixed term basis for 12 months.

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.

Further information on our great benefits package, including 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and additional University Customary days (pro rata for part-time), can be found on our benefits page.

Closing date: 18 February 2024

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