Postdoctoral Researcher
Applications for this vacancy closed on 8 January 2024 at 12:00PM
The Oxford Internet Institute – founded in 2001 - is a multidisciplinary
research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the
social science of the Internet.
We are looking to recruit two Postdoctoral Researchers to a program of
research, funded by the ESRC, that will study how video game engagement is
related to the mental health and well-being of players.
These are both full-time posts, available immediately for a fixed-term to 28
February 2025, based in Oxford.
Reporting to Professor Andrew Przybylski, the post holder will become a member
of the research group with the responsibility of conducting transparent,
robust, and rigorous research aimed at addressing the most pressing questions
of how digital environments influences humans.
The work will be conducted in collaboration with half a dozen major video game
publishers including Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. Novel datasets including
video game play telemetry and measurements of mental health will be published
along with research papers, conference presentations, and reports. Special
emphasis will be placed on how learnings from this research can be applied to
national and international health policy and be leveraged to improve research
practices of both industry and academic researchers.
The post holders will:
- Provide guidance to junior members of the research group including research assistants, PhD students, and/or project volunteers.
- Collaborate with Professor Andrew Przybylski to undertake the collection and quantitative analysis of large-scale behavioural data.
- exploration of how transparent and reproducible science can be brought to bear to study the health and well-being of young people in the digital age.
- Help advance the scientific rigour in the research area.
- Make new discoveries about how player behaviour, health, and motivation are interrelated.
The position is suited to candidates who hold or near completion of a
PhD/DPhil in cognitive or experimental psychology, computational psychiatry,
or a highly relevant discipline.
Excellent writing and presentation abilities and experience in contributing to
publications focused on video games and motivation or mental health are
required. Demonstrated ability working with the statistical programming
language R, R markdown, and R Studio as well as data visualisation is also
essential.
Full details of the requirements for this post can be found in the Job
Description link below.
Further queries can be directed to Professor Andrew Przybylski
andy.przybylski@oii.ox.ac.uk.
You will be required to upload a supporting statement, a CV, and details of
two referees as part of your online application. The closing date for
applications is 12.00 midday on 8 January 2024.
Interviews for those short-listed are currently planned to take place on week
commencing 22 January 2024.
**_Committed to equality and valuing diversity._**
research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the
social science of the Internet.
We are looking to recruit two Postdoctoral Researchers to a program of
research, funded by the ESRC, that will study how video game engagement is
related to the mental health and well-being of players.
These are both full-time posts, available immediately for a fixed-term to 28
February 2025, based in Oxford.
Reporting to Professor Andrew Przybylski, the post holder will become a member
of the research group with the responsibility of conducting transparent,
robust, and rigorous research aimed at addressing the most pressing questions
of how digital environments influences humans.
The work will be conducted in collaboration with half a dozen major video game
publishers including Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. Novel datasets including
video game play telemetry and measurements of mental health will be published
along with research papers, conference presentations, and reports. Special
emphasis will be placed on how learnings from this research can be applied to
national and international health policy and be leveraged to improve research
practices of both industry and academic researchers.
The post holders will:
- Provide guidance to junior members of the research group including research assistants, PhD students, and/or project volunteers.
- Collaborate with Professor Andrew Przybylski to undertake the collection and quantitative analysis of large-scale behavioural data.
- exploration of how transparent and reproducible science can be brought to bear to study the health and well-being of young people in the digital age.
- Help advance the scientific rigour in the research area.
- Make new discoveries about how player behaviour, health, and motivation are interrelated.
The position is suited to candidates who hold or near completion of a
PhD/DPhil in cognitive or experimental psychology, computational psychiatry,
or a highly relevant discipline.
Excellent writing and presentation abilities and experience in contributing to
publications focused on video games and motivation or mental health are
required. Demonstrated ability working with the statistical programming
language R, R markdown, and R Studio as well as data visualisation is also
essential.
Full details of the requirements for this post can be found in the Job
Description link below.
Further queries can be directed to Professor Andrew Przybylski
andy.przybylski@oii.ox.ac.uk.
You will be required to upload a supporting statement, a CV, and details of
two referees as part of your online application. The closing date for
applications is 12.00 midday on 8 January 2024.
Interviews for those short-listed are currently planned to take place on week
commencing 22 January 2024.
**_Committed to equality and valuing diversity._**
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The Oxford Internet Institute – founded in 2001 - is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet. We are looking to recruit two Postdoctoral Researchers to a program of research, funded by the ESRC, that will study how video game engagement is related to the mental health and well-being of players. These are both full-time posts, available immediately for a fixed-term to 28 February 2025, based in Oxford. Reporting to Professor Andrew Przybylski, the post holder will become a member of the research group with ... The Oxford Internet Institute – founded in 2001 - is a multidisciplinary
research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet. We are looking to recruit two Postdoctoral Researchers to a program of research, funded by the ESRC, that will study how video game engagement is related to the mental health and well-being of players. These are both full-time posts, available immediately for a fixed-term to 28 February 2025, based in Oxford. Reporting to Professor Andrew Przybylski, the post holder will become a member of the research group with the responsibility of ... |
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