Research Assistant in Computing Education (Part-time Fixed Term)

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

The Department of Computer Science and Technology is an academic department that encompasses computer science along with many aspects of engineering, technology and mathematics. We have a worldwide reputation for academic research with consistent top research ratings. The Department has an open and collaborative culture, supporting revolutionary fundamental computer science research, strong cross-cutting collaborations internally and externally, and ideas which transform computing outside the University. Please follow the link at: https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk to find out more about our department.

We would like to appoint a part-time research assistant (0.2 FTE) in computing education to work for one day per week on the Exploring Physical Computing in Schools (EPICS) project, which is part of the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre (RPCERC) in the Department of Computer Science and Technology of the University of Cambridge.

The Exploring Physical Computing in Schools (EPICS) project is a five-year, longitudinal, mixed-methods project investigating primary school pupils' attitudes and beliefs about physical computing across the UK. More information can be found online: https://computingeducationresearch.org/projects/physical-computing/

The position involves working on data collection, data analysis and writing up as part of the EPICS project team. This will include conducting interviews, cleaning and analysis of transcripts, and collection and analysis of a large-scale survey.

The successful candidate should have prior experience of qualitative and quantitative research methods in the context of computing education, experience of research with primary-aged pupils and their teachers, and knowledge of physical computing. An understanding of models of creativity and making will be a distinct advantage. Further details of the essential skills for the role can be found in the further particulars.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check (enhanced with children's barred list).

Please note that in addition to the base salary stated, the successful candidate for this post will receive an additional 2.5% supplement to their pay.

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