Research Trainee

7 days ago

University of York, United Kingdom University of York Full time

We are looking for a highly motivated research assistant to join Dr Lusine Grigoryan’s research group in the Department of Psychology at the University of York. The research assistant will work on a project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant, entitled “The many faces of prejudice: the “What”, the “Why”, and the “How” of inferences we make from membership in social groups”. The project will address three broad research questions: What inferences people across the globe make from membership in social groups? Why do we come to believe that group memberships are informative? and How do we process information about different group memberships at neural level? The project will address these questions with cross-cultural survey experiments, text analysis, developmental experiments, and neuroimaging. This role is fixed term for 12 months.

**Department**:
The Department of Psychology is a leading research and teaching center in the UK. In the Times Higher Education's ranking of the most recent nationwide assessment of research quality (REF 2021) Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of York was rated in the UK top ten for research excellence.

**Role**:
**Skills, Experience & Qualification needed**:

- Undergraduate degree in Psychology or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of and interest in social cognition and cross-cultural research
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to self-organize and to work as part of a team
- Research experience in the field of social, developmental, or cognitive psychology is desirable

**Interview date**: 24 January 2025

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