- Company Name
- University of Warwick
- Job Title
- Houlden Fellow (Research Fellow) (105333-1025)
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Houlden Fellow (Research Fellow)
**Role Summary**
The Houlden Fellow is a 3‑year research post within Warwick Business School’s Behavioural Science Group. The fellow will develop an independent research agenda, support existing group projects, and gain early‑career teaching experience, while benefiting from mentorship by senior faculty and access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory facilities.
**Expectations**
- Deliver original research outputs (papers, conference papers, funded project deliverables).
- Contribute to the group’s research portfolio and collaborative projects.
- Design and deliver lectures or seminars in behavioural science, including tutorials, lab sessions, and public talks.
- Participate in weekly lab meetings, university‐wide seminars, and professional development workshops.
- Manage a personal research budget (funded travel, conference attendance, data acquisition).
- Actively mentor and support junior researchers and PhD students.
**Key Responsibilities**
1. Advance a clear, publishable research program using laboratory, field, online experiments, mathematical/economic modelling, and big data analytics.
2. Support ongoing WBS research initiatives by providing experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation.
3. Develop and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching modules, including lectures, tutorials, and assessment.
4. Organise and lead group seminars, brown‑bag talks, and professional development sessions.
5. Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues (psychology, economics, data science) to co‑author projects and proposals.
6. Uphold rigorous ethical standards in research involving human participants.
7. Maintain accurate grant and budget records in line with institutional guidelines.
**Required Skills**
- Advanced experimental design and statistical analysis (e.g., R, Python, STATA).
- Proficiency with behavioural lab equipment, online platforms, and big‑data tools.
- Strong written and oral communication for scholarly and teaching contexts.
- Ability to work independently and within a multi‑disciplinary team.
- Project management skills, including grant writing and budget oversight.
- Experience with ethical review processes and participant recruitment.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- PhD (or equivalent) in behavioural science, psychology, economics, data science, or related discipline.
- Post‑doctoral research experience preferred (minimum 1‑3 years).
- Demonstrated record of peer‑reviewed publications in high‑impact journals.
- Eligible to hold or obtain any necessary research ethics approvals.
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