Planning: Assessing Cyber Victimization Risk of Job Searching in the Hybrid World

大多数关于网络受害的研究只关注求职过程中的虚拟空间，而忽略了混合空间的影响。主要研究人员（pi）希望更好地了解混合空间（包括物理和虚拟元素）如何影响求职过程中的网络受害。ppi还旨在找到减少其对心理健康、福祉和就业结果的负面影响的方法。为了进行研究，pi将重点关注正在找工作的大学生，特别是那些参加每年或每两年一次的校园招聘会的学生。该项目有两个主要目标。其中一个目标是，不仅要了解网络受害者，还要创建工具，帮助学生避免成为工作骗局的牺牲品。其次，该项目旨在通过组织研讨会和编写评估报告，让学术界、工业界和决策者的利益相关者参与进来。这确保了研究结果的相关性和有用性，并通过合作和讨论制定了解决求职中网络受害风险的策略，这些策略是实用和有效的。该项目还将实施教育项目和提高认识举措，以保护求职者，并为他们提供安全求职所需的技能。这将建立求职者的信心，使他们能够在求职时做出明智的决定。此外，该项目旨在鼓励代表性不足的群体的参与，包括来自德克萨斯州历史上最大的黑人大学Prairie View a&m大学和德克萨斯州最大的西班牙裔服务机构Texas a&m大学的学生参与研究过程。通过这样做，这些学生将有机会获得不同领域的知识和技能，为更加包容和公平的研究工作做出贡献。该项目旨在通过整合多学科，加强对混合领域中与求职相关的网络受害风险的调查。通过开展一系列多学科头脑风暴会议和研讨会，该项目旨在加强用于评估网络受害风险的研究框架、人类行为理论和空间-社会方法。通过采用这种跨学科的方法，该项目将促进创新，并促进对求职场景中网络受害的更深刻理解。由主要研究人员组织的研讨会将促进来自广泛领域的学者之间的合作努力，包括网络安全，心理学，人力资源，刑事司法，信息技术，商业，教育和地理/规划。这一合作努力将有助于识别和巩固在混合世界中求职过程中与评估网络受害风险有关的关键问题。通过整合不同的观点和专业领域，该项目将丰富对频率、后果、促成因素和减轻网络受害策略的理解。通过跨学科研讨会制定的研究问题将深入研究求职过程中网络受害的重要方面，包括深度虚假招聘、人口统计、教育和意识举措、在线隐私和安全，以及网络受害对求职者福祉和决策的影响等主题。此外，该项目将在推进检测、减轻和预防网络受害的新方法和方法方面发挥至关重要的作用。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Most studies on Cyber Victimization focus only on virtual spaces during job searches and ignore the influence of hybrid space. The principal investigators (PIs) want to better understand how hybrid space, which involves both physical and virtual elements, affects cyber victimization during job searching. The PIs also aim to find ways to reduce its negative effects on mental health, well-being, and employment outcomes. To conduct their research, PIs will focus on university students who are currently job hunting, particularly those attending on-campus career fairs that happen annually or biannually. The project has two main goals. One goal is to not only understand cyber victimization but also create tools that help students avoid falling prey to job scams. Secondly, the project aims to involve stakeholders from academia, industry, and policymaking by organizing workshops and generating a report with assessments. This ensures that the research findings are relevant and useful, and the strategies developed to address cyber victimization risks in job searching are practical and effective through collaboration and discussion. The project will also implement educational programs and awareness initiatives to protect job seekers and equip them with the skills needed to navigate the job search process safely. This will build confidence in job seekers and enable them to make informed decisions while seeking employment. In addition, the project aims to encourage the involvement of underrepresented groups by involving students from Prairie View A&M University, the largest historically Black university in Texas, and Texas A&M University, the largest Hispanic-Serving Institution in Texas in the research process. By doing so, these students will have the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in diverse fields, contributing to a more inclusive and equitable research endeavor.The project aims to bolster the investigation of job-search-related cyber victimization risk in the hybrid realm by integrating multiple disciplines. By conducting a sequence of multidisciplinary brainstorming sessions and workshops, this project aims to enhance research frameworks, human behavior theories, and spatial-social methodologies used to evaluate cyber victimization risk. By adopting this interdisciplinary approach, the project will foster innovation and facilitate a more profound comprehension of cyber victimization concerning job searching scenarios. The workshops organized by the principal investigators will promote collaborative efforts among scholars from a wide array of fields, encompassing cybersecurity, psychology, human resources, criminal justice, information technology, business, education, and geography/planning. This collaborative endeavor will facilitate the identification and consolidation of crucial concerns pertaining to the evaluation of cyber victimization risk during job searching in the hybrid world. By integrating diverse perspectives and areas of expertise, the project will enrich the comprehension of the frequency, consequences, contributing factors, and strategies to mitigate cyber victimization. The research questions formulated through interdisciplinary workshops will delve into significant aspects of cyber victimization during job searching, covering topics like deep fake job posts, demographics, education and awareness initiatives, online privacy and security, and the impact of cyber victimization on job seekers' well-being and decision-making. Moreover, the project will play a vital role in advancing novel methodologies and approaches for detecting, mitigating, and preventing cyber victimization.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.