Cybersecurity Research Assistant — UX & User Testing Lead

Opportunita; England; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Hybrid working options

Staff wellness discounts

Job summary

Bournemouth University seeks a Research Assistant for the AINGEL project, a nine-month initiative validating the Cyber Self Defence Toolkit with Cyber Innovations Group Ltd. This part-time role (0.8 FTE) runs until June 2027, offering a salary of £26,093 to £28,778 per year.

You will lead user testing across five functional areas, coordinate academic and commercial stakeholders, and ensure ethics governance throughout the project timeline.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in cyber psychology, human factors or security.
• Experience with validated psychometric instruments is desirable.
• Experience coordinating academic and commercial partners is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead user testing and evaluation across five functional areas of the toolkit.
• Co-ordinate academic, commercial and participant stakeholders to a fixed timeline.
• Translate research findings into a pilot-ready product, ensuring ethics governance.

Skills

User testing

Quantitative analysis

Written communication

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in cyber psychology / human factors / cyber security

Tools

SeBIS

Brief Resilience Scale

Perceived Stress Scale

Job description

Bournemouth University seeks a Research Assistant for the AINGEL project, a nine-month initiative validating the Cyber Self Defence Toolkit with Cyber Innovations Group Ltd. This part-time role (0.8 FTE) runs until June 2027, offering a salary of £26,093 to £28,778 per year.

You will lead user testing across five functional areas, coordinate academic and commercial stakeholders, and ensure ethics governance throughout the project timeline.