Research Fellow in XR, AI and Intercultural Media Education at UCL
University College London
England
8 Sep 2026
About This Opportunity
University College London is recruiting a 0.5 FTE Research Fellow for the Horizon Europe LIL-ECHOES project on XR, AI, cultural life, language, communication and virtual communities.
This part-time Research Fellow role at UCL Institute of Education contributes to the Horizon Europe LIL-ECHOES project. The appointee will help develop conceptual and methodological frameworks for social interaction in extended reality, conduct ethnographic research on culture in virtual communities, examine the role of XR and AI in cultural and creative industries, and analyse multimodal interactional data.
- Extended reality
- Artificial intelligence
- Intercultural communication
- Digital humanities
- Ethnographic research
- Cultural labs
Level Researcher
Time Commitment Part-time
Field XR and Intercultural Media Education
Organization Type University
Funding & Compensation
Amount GBP 43,981-54,018 / Per Year
Funding Type Salary
Funding Status Paid
Period Per Year
Requirements
Education
Completed PhD in intercultural communication, applied linguistics, human-computer interaction, digital humanities, heritage or museum studies, or a relevant discipline.
Experience
Experience relevant to ethnographic research, multimodal interactional data, extended reality and responsible AI/XR research is explicitly relevant to the role.
Technical Skills
- Extended reality research
- Artificial intelligence research
- Participatory ethnographic fieldwork
- Multimodal interactional data analysis
- Ethnographic data collectionEthnographic data interpretation
General Skills
Ethical research practice Participant wellbeing Research publication Interdisciplinary collaboration Field-site access
Languages
Applicants should hold a completed PhD in a relevant discipline.
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