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    Applications are invited for the post of Research Assistant in the Department of Psychology [full-time post, available from 01 January 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter for a fixed term of 2 years, with the possibility of extension.

    The role

    The position is in the N-CoDe (Neuroscience of Communication Development Lab). The group does research investigating cognitive and neural mechanisms in developmental disorders affecting communication and is directed by Prof. Saloni Krishnan. The group currently consists of two postdoctoral researcher and three PhD students. The post holder will be a member of this lab with responsibility for the provision of research support for an MRC-funded project, “Reward and motivation mechanisms supporting language learning: a cross-syndrome investigation of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and autism”.

    The position offers an exciting opportunity to develop and use state-of-the-art methods to build a framework of how reward and motivation affect language learning in DLD and autism. The role will involve testing children with DLD, autistic children and neurotypical children, and scanning children in an MRI scanner. There is significant opportunity for skill development, including gaining experience of neuropsychological testing and working with neurodivergent populations.

    The project team already includes a postdoctoral researcher and PhD student. The post also offers the opportunity to collaborate with Dr. Pablo Ripollés (NYU), Dr. Matthew Apps (Birmingham), and Dr. Kyle Jasmin (Royal Holloway). The team will also benefit from input from the grant advisory board, which includes Prof. Matt Davis (Cambridge), Prof. Francesca Happé (Kings College London), Prof. Courtenay Norbury (UCL), and Prof. Kathy Rastle (Royal Holloway).

    The postholder would join a thriving research-intensive department (ranked 3rd in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience in REF2021, source: Times Higher Education). Royal Holloway has a dedicated MRI scanner, a strong MRI research community, and excellent research-practice links with schools.

    Benefits

    In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

    • Generous annual leave entitlement
    • Training and Development opportunities
    • Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
    • Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
    • Free parking

    The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. The university has adopted hybrid working for some roles therefore some remote working may be possible for this role.

    Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.