Research Assistant - Bilingual Word Production

The Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics (Language and Brain Laboratory) seeks to employ a Research Assistant to work on two neurolinguistic projects investigating word production in bilinguals and sentence processing both using Electroencephalography (EEG).

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

About the Role

The Research Assistant will be responsible for participant recruitment, running the studies, processing and statistical analyses of the data (behavioural and EEG) and assisting with the write-up of the methods and results section. After initial training, the RA is expected to run the EEG studies and process the collected data independently. For project (i.), the RA will also help with the organisation of an English teacher workshop and the preparation of teaching materials.

The successful applicant will have:

• a postgraduate degree in Linguistics or Psychology;
• some background in Psycholinguistics and/or Neurolinguistics;
• an interest in neurolinguistic studies using EEG;
• a background in statistical analyses
• both self-motivation and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 2nd April 2025.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 14th April 2025 and will be preferably conducted face-to-face. Online interviews via MS Teams may also be possible.

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