At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead user testing and evaluation for an innovative cyber resilience toolkit.
- Company: Join Bournemouth University, a leader in cutting-edge research and technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible working, and generous holiday entitlement.
- Other info: Part-time role with excellent career growth opportunities until June 2027.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in cybersecurity while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience; familiarity with cybersecurity is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 28778 - 28778 £ per year.
The School of Computing & Engineering is looking to recruit a Research Assistant to support a nine-month programme of work delivered by Bournemouth University in collaboration with Cyber Innovations Group Ltd. The project commercially validates the Cyber Self Defence (CSD) Toolkit, a human-layer cyber resilience platform helping non-technical users in SMEs, charities and regulated organisations recognise, respond to and recover from social engineering and cyber incidents, and develops AiNGEiL, the Toolkit's embedded AI-assisted capability.
The Research Assistant will lead the project's user testing and evaluation activities across the Toolkit's five functional areas, working closely with the CIG Ltd development team to translate research findings into a validated, pilot-ready product.
You will have a degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. cyber psychology, human factors, cyber security), or equivalent experience. Familiarity with cybersecurity, human factors in security or social engineering research (desirable) and experience with validated psychometric instruments (e.g. SeBIS, Brief Resilience Scale, Perceived Stress Scale) or comparable measures are desirable, as well as experience of working across an academic/commercial partnership or knowledge-exchange context (desirable).
You will be familiar with participant recruitment and running user research, structured interviews or usability testing, be competent in quantitative data analysis and research ethics governance. You will have excellent written communication and strong organisational skills with the ability to co-ordinate multiple stakeholders — academic, commercial and participant — concurrently and to a fixed project timeline.
This post is offered on a part-time, 29.6 hours (0.8 FTE) fixed-term basis until the end of June 2027.
This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s Points Based System. Therefore, BU will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position.
About the department: Our vibrant Faculty of Media, Science & Technology encompasses a wide range of disciplines across four Schools: the School of Computing & Engineering, the National Centre for Computer Animation, The Media School and the School of Psychology. The breadth of subject areas in the Faculty means our cutting‑edge research is delivering real benefits to digital creative industries, simulation domains, cyber security, human centred artificial intelligence, cognitive science and many others.
About us: More than just a job, working at BU gives you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, alongside access to a fantastic range of staff benefits.
- PAY – a competitive salary with opportunities for pay progression
- PENSION – a valuable defined benefit pension with generous employer contributions
- HOLIDAY – Annual leave entitlement of 30 days plus bank holidays and winter closure (pro rata if part time)
- WORK LIFE BALANCE – flexible working arrangements including opportunities for hybrid working and flexitime (role dependant)
A job description for this position is available. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk.
£26,093 to £28,778 per annum (pro rata) with progression opportunities to £31,236 pa.
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