HDRC Research Officer: AI‑Assisted Coding & Evaluation

Southampton City Council; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension

Flexible working options

Training and development

Health and wellbeing support

Employee volunteering—2 paid days

Discounts on benefits platform

Job summary

Southampton City Council in Southampton is seeking a Research Officer to support a six-month evaluation project within the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC). The role focuses on comparative analysis of AI-assisted and human-in-the-loop coding of evidence in Local Authority papers, contributing to a practical methodology and a self-assessment tool for local government.

The position is hybrid and part-time, with potential for shorter full-time or 0.8 FTE placement for the right

Qualifications

• Experience with quantitative or qualitative research methods.
• Ability to apply coding frameworks consistently to documents or data.
• Strong attention to detail and pattern identification.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of human-in-the-loop comparative analysis.
• Refine and apply an evaluation coding framework.
• Compare human coding outputs with AI-assisted outputs.
• Analyze coding accuracy using quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Collaborate with digital colleagues to test and refine AI-assisted approaches.
• Document methodological learning and contribute to project outputs.

Skills

Quantitative research

Qualitative research

Data analysis

Coding frameworks

Tools

Coding frameworks

Job description

Southampton City Council in Southampton is seeking a Research Officer to support a six-month evaluation project within the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC). The role focuses on comparative analysis of AI-assisted and human-in-the-loop coding of evidence in Local Authority papers, contributing to a practical methodology and a self-assessment tool for local government.

The position is hybrid and part-time, with potential for shorter full-time or 0.8 FTE placement for the right