The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Fellow on a 20‑month contract at the Psychology, Child and Human Development Department. Project Title: *Evaluating the impact of AI‑XR Role Play Simulations on Developing Parent‑Teacher Communicative Competence in Preservice teachers: A mixed‑method study*. The role will support the development, implementation, and evaluation of an AI‑powered role‑play system used for simulated conversations and training in communication skills, classroom interactions, and professional role‑play scenarios across web and VR platforms.

• Support implementation, testing, and deployment of the AI role‑play system across web and VR platforms, collaborating with developers and technical team members.
• Design and refine AI‑driven role‑play workflows, including scenario structure, conversational flow, feedback mechanisms, user experience, and peda...