Job Description

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Associate on a 7-month contract at the English Language and Literature (ELL) Department.
Project Title: Understanding AI prompt literacy as an aspect of Digital Literacy
Project Introduction:
This study aims to characterize participants' interactions with AI-powered chatbots in order to examine the process of prompt iteration within the context of a specific task or purpose. Currently, besides anecdotal information, there is still little research-based understanding of how people engage with these chatbots in terms of the actual communicative patterns or regarding the metacognitive process of interacting with AI. Yet understanding of this kind is an important prerequisite to developing informed educational approaches to fostering people's prompt literacy. The successful applicant will assist with data collection specifically relating to multimodal prompting as the final part of the project.
Requirements:
Educational qualifications:Master's degree in language/literacy studies or related field

Skills/knowledgeAbility to coordinate research data collection, storage and archival Conduct data collection Do basic data coding and analysis (SPSS, Nvivo) Excellent communication skills, including academic writing

Personal attributesIndependence and proactive stance toward work tasks Good interpersonal skills An interest in and dedication to research rigor and integrity

Responsibilities:Manage participant recruitment Coordinate and conduct data collection Handle data processing Liaise with transcribers and verify transcription accuracy Conduct preliminary data analysis, and assist in data storage and archival Assist the PI in literature surveys, and preparation of talks and papers for dissemination Any other administrative duties as assigned by Principal Investigators

Application
Applicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Closing Date
Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.
Hiring Institution: NIE