Graduate Research Assistant
Overview
The University of Oxford invites applications for a Graduate Research Assistant to join the Brain, Speech and Language Research Group within the Department of Experimental Psychology. Led by Professor Kate Watkins, the position is funded by a European Research Council grant for the STUTTER project, which explores the neural mechanisms of stuttering across the lifespan. The successful candidate will contribute to a longitudinal study examining children who stutter and children who do not stutter.
Responsibilities include participant recruitment, conducting behavioural and neuroimaging assessments, follow-up testing, data collection and analysis, and helping prepare publications, reports, and conference presentations. This role operates on a full-time, fixed-term basis for two years initially, with a possibility of extension depending on funding. Flexible working hours, such as evenings, weekends, and school holidays, are necessary to accommodate participant testing and MRI scanning sessions. The position is stationed at the Life and Mind Building and requires work at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity in Headington, Oxford.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a good first degree, achieving at least a 2:1, in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, speech and language sciences, or a related field. Essential qualifications include prior experience with experimental research methods, behavioural assessment, or neuroimaging research. Additional experience working with children, speech and language disorders, MRI, or MEG is considered advantageous.
What you get
The position offers an annual salary ranging from £35,681 to £41,636 at Grade 6. Employee benefits include a contributory pension scheme, 38 days of annual leave, childcare services, family leave schemes, a cycle loan scheme, discounted bus travel, travel season ticket loans, and access to various social and sports clubs.
Key dates
The application closing date is midday on 13 November 2026. Only applications received by this deadline will be considered.
About University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. Teaching there is documented from the late eleventh century, which makes it one of the oldest universities in the world, although its exact founding date is unknown. It has no single central campus, and its buildings are spread throughout the city. Every student belongs to a college, and the colleges operate alongside the university's academic departments, which are grouped into divisions.
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