Graduate Research Assistant: Stuttering & Neuroimaging

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave 38 days

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Cycle loan scheme

Travel discounts

Job summary

The University of Oxford's Department of Experimental Psychology invites applications for a Graduate Research Assistant to join the Brain, Speech & Language Research Group led by Professor Kate Watkins. The post is funded by an ERC grant for the STUTTER project, studying neural mechanisms underlying stuttering across the lifespan.

The successful candidate will assist with a longitudinal study of children who stutter and those who do not, including recruitment, behavioural and neuroimaging

Qualifications

• Good first degree (2:1 or higher) in cognitive neuroscience, psychology, speech and language sciences, or related discipline.
• Experience of experimental research methods, behavioural assessment and/or neuroimaging research is essential.
• Experience of working with children, speech and language disorders, MRI or MEG would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist with a longitudinal study of children who stutter and children who do not.
• Recruit participants and conduct behavioural and neuroimaging assessments.
• Participate in data collection, analysis and preparation of publications, reports and conference presentations.

Skills

Experimental research methods

Behavioural assessment

Neuroimaging

Working with children

Data analysis

Education

2:1 degree in cognitive neuroscience/psychology/speech and language sciences

Tools

MRI

MEG

Job description

The University of Oxford's Department of Experimental Psychology invites applications for a Graduate Research Assistant to join the Brain, Speech & Language Research Group led by Professor Kate Watkins. The post is funded by an ERC grant for the STUTTER project, studying neural mechanisms underlying stuttering across the lifespan.

The successful candidate will assist with a longitudinal study of children who stutter and those who do not, including recruitment, behavioural and neuroimaging