Part-time Research Assistant: RELMED and RePram Studies

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

An excellent contributory pension

38 days annual leave

Comprehensive childcare services

Family leave schemes

Cycle loan scheme

Discounted bus travel

Membership to social clubs

Job summary

The University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant position based at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford. The role is 80% FTE, fixed-term for 12 months, with onsite duties and opportunities to contribute to high-quality research in computational and personalised psychiatry.

You will recruit and assess participants with depression, collect and analyse data, operate EEG equipment, and help prepare reports, presentations and project materials,

Qualifications

• A first degree in psychology, cognitive neuroscience or another relevant field with research experience.
• Experience selecting and adapting experimental or assessment protocols and handling scientific data.
• Experience using EEG in a research environment and performing data quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and test study participants for RELMED and RePRAM studies.
• Liaise with study teams and the Computational Psychiatry Research Group.
• Recruit and assess people with depression and manage data collection.
• Analyze and present high-quality research data and findings.
• Operate EEG equipment and contribute to reports, presentations and project activities.

Skills

EEG experience

Data handling

Research communication

Protocol adaptation

Education

First degree in psychology or cognitive neuroscience

Tools

EEG equipment

Job description

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Department of Psychiatry is based on the Warneford Hospital site in Oxford - a friendly, welcoming place of work with an international reputation for excellence. The Department has a substantial research programme, with major funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and provides highly rated medical training in psychiatry. The Head of Department is Professor Belinda Lennox.

We are looking for a Part-time Research Assistant to support two related research studies, RELMED and RePRAM in the Department of Psychiatry.

What We Offer

• 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

The post includes recruiting and testing study participants, and therefore requires onsite working, within standard working hours, in the Warneford Hospital in Oxford.

About the Role

The post is fixed term (funded for 12 months) and is part-time (80% FTE). It is based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital.

The post offers you an opportunity to contribute to high-quality research in computational and personalised psychiatry, combining clinical-trial, behavioural and neuroimaging methods.

Reporting to Professor Michael Browning and Dr Beata Godlewska, you will work closely with the study teams and Computational Psychiatry Research Group. You will liaise with professionals across primary and secondary care and research services, recruit and assess people with depression, and collect, analyse and present high-quality research data. The role also involves using EEG equipment and contributing to research reports, presentations and wider project activities.

About You

You will have a first degree in psychology, cognitive neuroscience or another relevant scientific discipline, together with relevant research experience, and sufficient specialist knowledge to work within established research programmes.

You will have experience of selecting, following and adapting experimental or assessment protocols, and of gathering, managing and quality-checking scientific data from a range of sources along with experience of using EEG in a research environment and performing quality checks of EEG data.

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with research participants, colleagues and collaborators, and to maintain accurate records and confidentiality are essential.

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, ouractive Psychiatry People and Culture teams and initiatives including our values and behaviours framework , work to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible.

The closing date for applications is 12:00 midday on 20 October 2026

Pay Scale : RESEARCH GRADE 6

Salary (£): £35,681-£39,424 per annum pro rata