Cyber Resilience Research Assistant - Part-Time

Bournemouth University; England; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Holiday entitlement 30 days

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Bournemouth University is recruiting a part-time Research Assistant to support a nine-month project with Cyber Innovations Group Ltd, focusing on user testing and evaluation of the Cyber Self Defence Toolkit. The role requires a degree in cyber security, cyber psychology, or related fields, with desirable experience in psychometric instruments and cross-sector collaboration.

You will recruit participants, conduct usability testing, perform quantitative analyses and ensure ethical governance

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., cyber psychology, human factors, cyber security) or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, human factors in security or social engineering research desirable.
• Experience with validated psychometric instruments or equivalent measures desirable.
• Experience across academic/commercial partnerships or knowledge-exchange contexts desirable.
• Experience with participant recruitment and running user research, structured interviews or usability testing.
• Ability to carry out quantitative data analysis and adhere to research ethics governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead user testing and evaluation activities across the Toolkit's five functional areas.
• Coordinate participant recruitment and manage usability testing processes.
• Analyze quantitative data and translate findings into a validated, pilot-ready product.
• Collaborate with the CIG Ltd development team and academic partners to meet project timelines.

Skills

Participant recruitment

User research

Quantitative analysis

Research ethics governance

Education

Degree in cyber security

Degree in cyber psychology

Related discipline experience

Tools

SeBIS

Brief Resilience Scale

Perceived Stress Scale

Job description

Bournemouth University is recruiting a part-time Research Assistant to support a nine-month project with Cyber Innovations Group Ltd, focusing on user testing and evaluation of the Cyber Self Defence Toolkit. The role requires a degree in cyber security, cyber psychology, or related fields, with desirable experience in psychometric instruments and cross-sector collaboration.

You will recruit participants, conduct usability testing, perform quantitative analyses and ensure ethical governance