Research Assistant

1 week ago

Reading RG UD, United Kingdom University of Reading Full time £30,000 - £60,000 per year

Full Time, Fixed Term till 14th February 2027

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 21st January 2026

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. The successful candidate(s) will have to ensure that they have the right to work in the UK or be able to secure this through another means without the sponsorship of the University. Further information about sponsorship is available on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

We seek to appoint a Research Assistant with a strong linguistic and experimental background to join our multi-disciplinary team investigating speech biomarkers in healthy and pathological ageing among South Asian language speakers at the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences. The research assistant will work with Dr. Bose's Acquired Neurological Disorders Research group. The project aims to advance understanding of language and cognitive changes in understudied languages and populations to improve clinical outcomes. The appointee would lead the development of physical and digital project infrastructure, co-design experimental protocols, engage with diverse communities, manage data collection and analysis, and disseminate the project outcomes across various academic and non-academic stakeholders for the project entitled: "Quantification of Age-related Language Decline in South Asian Languages: Improving diagnostic features of linguistic impairments in Alzheimer's Disease". The post will include the opportunity for clinical experience within patient testing (within research setting), working with charities and community groups who supports people with ageing or dementia, as well as working within a multi-disciplinary research team

You will have :

  • Strong research experience in linguistics, neuro- or psycholinguistics, speech, language, and brain
  • Strong analytic skills, ability to organise and prioritise own work accurately to deadlines
  • Ability to speak and communicate Bengali, Hindi-Urdu and English language communication
  • Ability to engage with wide range of communities, who are hard-to-reach for research
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Masters in Linguistics or Communication Sciences and Disorders/Experimental Psychology/Neuroscience or equivalent

We welcome applications from both external and internal candidates. As part of the University's ongoing commitment to professional development, this role can be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Internal candidates should discuss this with their line manager prior to applying.

Please see the job description and personal specification for further details.

Interviews will be held: 4th February 2026

For more information, please contact:

Contact Name: Dr. Arpita Bose,

Contact Job Title: Associate Professor

Contact Email address:

Contact Name : Dr. Samrah Ahmed

Contact Job Title : Associate Professor

Contact Email address :

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