The role
The successful candidate will apply behavioural and social science tools to practical problem-solving tasks for our clients. You will be able to bridge academic research, policy and practice in order to achieve great impact. A significant part of this will involve planning projects, reviewing academic papers, applying qualitative and quantitative methods to collect and analyse data, distilling and summarising findings, as well as writing research papers and presenting at conferences. Your communication skills will be of high calibre, enabling you to interact effectively with different cultures of the private sector, academia, and government.
Some of our recent projects include:
- Development of a system for measuring and evaluating security culture;
- Creation of a guide to support practitioners as they seek to understand a range of overseas
- Profiling of cyber adversary decision-making processes;
- Review of the psychology of 1-2-1 online relationships;
- Review of information elicitation techniques for use in crisis scenarios.
Salary
Salary £29,000 – £33,000 pa dependent on skills and experience;
Additional Benefits
- A strong culture of collegiality: we critically review one another’s work, and support each other in the continuous pursuit of excellence;
- Emphasis on skills and knowledge development;
- Flexible working conditions: we focus on output and have core hours, but will expect you to identify how to meet your work and professional objectives in the context of your wider life;
- Remote work: we are a fully remote working organisation, although travel to client sites within the UK may be required occasionally.
We are looking for:
Essential
- Values that align with ours: empathy, creativity, integrity
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in a behavioural or social science at a minimum 2:1 or above;
- Hold a master’s degree in a behavioural or social science;
- Possess proven excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills;
- A proven commitment to personal and professional development;
- Proven ability to work with resilience under pressure;
- Self-motivated and able to deliver largely under own power with minimal supervision;
- Advanced skills in qualitative and/or quantitative methods;
- Ability to travel occasionally within the UK;
- UK national or UK permanent resident.
Desirable
- Hold a PhD in a behavioural or social science and/or chartership;
- Have a strong understanding of theories and practice of influence in online and offline environments;
- Possess knowledge in any one of our target speciality areas;
- Experience in the UK defence or security domains;
- Experience of working on complex, interdisciplinary projects requiring engagement with a wide range of stakeholders;
- Willingness to undergo security vetting.
Any contract offered to include a 6 month probationary period. Applicants should send their CVs to justinhj@socialmachines.co.uk by 15th December 2022. Applicants shortlisted will be contacted shortly after, and invited to attend further assessment and interview in early January 2023.