Call For Position: Research Support Position - Specialist Support Technician: Psr3

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Descripción de la vacante

A research position at a leading academic institution in Spain is seeking candidates to join a multidisciplinary project exploring early bilingualism's effects on speech perception. The role involves evaluating cognitive neuroscience methods and contributing to significant studies aimed at understanding bilingual development in children and adults. Ideal candidates should have a background in psychology or relevant fields, and strong analytical skills with programming knowledge.

Formación

• Degree in relevant fields required.
• Experience in a Cognitive Neuroscience Lab with EEG data collection is a plus.
• Ability to start on 1 September 2025.

Responsabilidades

• Test diverse samples of bilinguals in infancy and adulthood.
• Contribute to the multidisciplinary project on language distance impacts in bilingualism.

Conocimientos

High proficiency in English

Knowledge of MATLAB

Knowledge of Python

Educación

Undergraduate degree in Psychology, Physics, Mathematics, or similar

Master in Cognitive Neuroscience or similar

Descripción del empleo

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department / School of Engineering

Organization / Company: Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department / School of Engineering

Department: Engineering

Research Field: Psychological sciences » Psychology

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions: Research Support Positions

Country: Spain

Application Deadline: 25 Jun 2025 - 23:59 (Europe / Madrid)

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Part-time

Hours Per Week: 35

Offer Starting Date: 11 Jun 2025

Funding: Not funded by an EU programme

Research Position Details:

The research assistant will join a multidisciplinary project led by Nuria Sebastian, director of the Speech Acquisition and Perception lab at the Center for Brain and Cognition, Pompeu Fabra University. Supported by ICREA Academia 2023, the project explores the impact of language distance in early (simultaneous) bilingualism on speech perception. The study involves testing diverse samples of bilinguals in infancy and adulthood. The expected start date is 1 September 2025, in Barcelona.

Remuneration: approximately €28,676.14 gross per year

Selection Process:

Candidates will be evaluated based on curriculum, and possibly through a test and/or interview. Evaluation criteria include:

• Academic Training (0-20 points): Undergraduate degree in Psychology, Physics, Mathematics, or similar; Master in Cognitive Neuroscience or similar.
• Professional Experience (0-60 points): Experience in a Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, EEG data collection and analysis (adults and infants), with experience with infant populations being a plus.
• Additional Merits (0-20 points): High proficiency in English, good knowledge of MATLAB and Python, ability to start on 1 September 2025.

The minimum score to pass is 70 points. The candidate with the highest score will be offered the position.

Work Location: Barcelona, Spain

Address: Roc Boronat 138, Postal Code 08018