Research Associate


Company:	Lancaster University
Salary:	£33,002 - £37,694
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	LA1 4YW
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	28 Jul 2026
Closing date:	9 Aug 2026

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Summary

The Department of Psychology at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a part-time (0.5FTE) Research Associate, from August 1st 2026 to December 31st 2026 to support the research project “Linguistic behaviour in autistic interviewees”

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will:

Be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communications skills & have a publication record in a field related to the project.
Be a psychologist or from a related discipline
Have experience of conducting research with the relevant communities involved in the project
Be able to demonstrate competence in data management and analysis.

THE BENEFITS OF THE ROLE

Generous holiday leave - 25 days (pro-rata) annual leave plus University closure days and bank holidays.
Access to employee pension scheme, and annual flexible benefits scheme.
We are committed to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion across the Faculty, and supporting family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The Department holds an Athena Swan Silver Award, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in Higher Education and research.
For more information about the benefits of working at Lancaster University, including support for relocation from overseas, see Jobs - Lancaster University

The Psychology Department is a busy teaching and research active Department. It is home to a friendly group of around 40 Academic staff, with teams of Research and Professional Services and Technical staff. The Department supports a large cohort of Undergraduate students; a thriving group of Masters and Postgraduate research students; and a wide range of research projects including several cross-institution grants.

Further information about the Department is available at: http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk

Please upload a cover letter with your application.

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups, and for this 0.5FT post, we expect a start date by mid August 2026.

This role is subject to funding, which is currently only available until December 31st 2026.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be addressed to Dr Lara Warmelink, Senior lecturer, l.warmelink@lancaster.ac.uk

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