RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION – ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT BIBALANCE

European Commission; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 25.000 - 35.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language offers a Research Assistant position aimed at exploring bilingualism's effects on dyslexia in children. This role involves data collection, participant recruitment, and publishing findings within a highly regarded research project funded by the European Research Council. Candidates should possess a relevant Master’s degree and key communication skills in Basque and Spanish, along with experience in neuroimaging and data analysis.

Servicios

Professional development opportunities

Access to training courses

Formación

• Master’s degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related field required.
• Experience with neuroimaging techniques and data analysis preferred.
• Good written and oral communication skills in English necessary.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate participant recruitment from educational and clinical institutions.
• Collect and preprocess behavioural and neuroimaging data.
• Participate in scientific meetings and disseminate findings.

Conocimientos

Communication in Basque

Communication in Spanish

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Data visualization

Educación

Master’s degree in Psychology

Master’s degree in Neuroscience

Master’s degree in Cognitive Science

Herramientas

Statistical software (RStudio)

Excel

Descripción del empleo

BCBL BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION BRAIN AND LANGUAGE

Organisation / Company BCBL BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION BRAIN AND LANGUAGE Research Field Neurosciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Research Support Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 30 Jun 2025 - 23 : 59 (Europe / Madrid) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC Reference Number 101170337 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Information about the project :

The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) is offering a Research Assistant position within the BIBALANCE project, recently funded by the European Research Council (ERC) . The project aims to investigate the impact of early bilingualism on the brain’s resilience to dyslexia. The research involves acquiring behavioural, MEG, and MRI data from young Basque-Spanish bilingual children (aged 5–12) with or without a familial risk of dyslexia.

Job Description :

• Coordinate participant recruitment through outreach activities in relevant educational and clinical institutions
• Collaborate on the finalization and implementation of experimental designs
• Collect behavioural and neuroimaging data from bilingual children
• Preprocess both neuroimaging and behavioural data
• Participate in regular scientific meetings of the research group
• Contribute to the dissemination of research findings to the general public
• Previous experience working with children and communicating with their families
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in Basque and Spanish
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in organizing and visualizing data (e.g., using Excel)

Specific Requirements

• Master’s degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, or a related field
• Experience with state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques and data analysis
• Previous involvement in research projects (e.g., data collection, analysis)
• Good written and oral communication skills in English
• Familiarity with statistical software such as RStudio

Training opportunities and Career development plan :

Researchers at any stage of their career, regardless of their contractual situation, are given opportunities for professional development and for improving their employability through access to a Personal Career Development Plan which includes

1) Training through individually personalized research projects under senior supervision

2) Exchanging knowledge with the scientific community and the general public

3) Network-wide training in theory and methods

4) Complementary training courses

5) Involvement in proposal writing, task coordination

6) Development of skills for the organization of training and scientific events

BCBL seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, age, cultural background, nationality or impairments. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support contact us.

Selection process

To submit your application, please follow this link : applying for “Research Assistant Position - ERC Consolidator Grant - BIBALANCE ” and attach the following documentation :

• A statement outlining research interests and motivation to apply for the position
• Evaluation by committee : 1 / 07 / 2025 – 15 / 07 / 2025

Marie Lallier is also very happy to have informal chats about the project and the position with prospective candidates :

Number of offers available 1 Company / Institute BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain & Language Country Spain State / Province Gipuzkoa City Donostia-San Sebastian Postal Code 20009 Street Paseo Mikeletegi 69 Geofield

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