Postdoc: Child Neurodevelopment & Cohort Research

EHS; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Liverpool is seeking an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join our child neurodevelopment programme. The role is part-time (0.7FTE) and fixed-term until October 2028, supporting C-GULL and HBHF, with a 0.25FTE allocation to the FEVER II study.

You will work under Professor Melissa Gladstone to manage behavioural assessment quality, develop manuals/SOPs, train assessors, and contribute to future follow-up designs.

Qualifications

• PhD (or near completion) in psychology, neuroscience, developmental science, medicine or related field.
• Experience with standardised neurodevelopmental or behavioural assessments in infants/young children.
• Experience with longitudinal or cohort research, data analysis and proposal development.
• Willingness to undertake Good Clinical Practice certification.

Responsibilities

• Quality assurance of neurodevelopmental assessments and data collection.
• Develop assessment manuals and standard operating procedures; train and calibrate assessors.
• Contribute to the design of behavioural and developmental assessments for follow-up.
• Analyze C-GULL data; contribute to publications and develop new research/funding proposals.
• Provide support for FEVER II: translation, piloting, staff training, QA and harmonisation of assessment approaches.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Scientific writing

Independent worker

Education

PhD (or near completion) in psychology/neuroscience/developmental science/medicine

Job description

The University of Liverpool is seeking an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join our child neurodevelopment programme. The role is part-time (0.7FTE) and fixed-term until October 2028, supporting C-GULL and HBHF, with a 0.25FTE allocation to the FEVER II study.

You will work under Professor Melissa Gladstone to manage behavioural assessment quality, develop manuals/SOPs, train assessors, and contribute to future follow-up designs.