Senior Research Associate: Infant Language & Word Learning

Lancaster University; Bailrigg; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday leave - 25 days pro‑r

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits scheme

Athena Swan Silver Award

Job summary

The Psychology Department at Lancaster University invites applications for a full-time Senior Research Associate to work on infant language development. The post is funded for 16.5 months, with an anticipated start in January 2027, and is subject to funding beyond December 2028.

The project, The Origins of Infant Word Learning, explores how hearing words shapes perception and word learning in infancy. Offering 25 days holiday pro-rata, access to pension and flexible benefits, the role supports a

Qualifications

• Demonstrate educational attainment and research experience in infant/language and cognitive development.
• Experience conducting infant behavioral research.
• Competence in designing/developing developmental research, data analysis, open science, and scientific writing.

Responsibilities

• Join a funded project on infant language development and word learning.
• Conduct infant behavioral research and data collection.
• Design and conduct theoretically-driven developmental studies.
• Perform advanced data analysis and promote open science practices.
• Prepare scientific reports and contribute to publications.

Skills

Infant development

Language development

Cognitive development

Infant behavioral research

Research design

Data analysis

Open science

Scientific writing

Education

PhD in Psychology or related field

Tools

R

SPSS

Python

Job description

The Psychology Department at Lancaster University invites applications for a full-time Senior Research Associate to work on infant language development. The post is funded for 16.5 months, with an anticipated start in January 2027, and is subject to funding beyond December 2028.

The project, The Origins of Infant Word Learning, explores how hearing words shapes perception and word learning in infancy. Offering 25 days holiday pro-rata, access to pension and flexible benefits, the role supports a