Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Department of Psychiatry is based on the Warneford Hospital site in Oxford a friendly, welcoming place of work with an international reputation for excellence. The Department has a substantial research programme, with major funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and provides highly rated medical training in psychiatry. The Head of Department is Professor Belinda Lennox.

We are looking for a Part-time Research Assistant to support two related research studies, RELMED and RePRAM in the Department of Psychiatry.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

An excellent contributory pension scheme
38 days annual leave
A comprehensive range of childcare services
Family leave schemes
Cycle loan scheme
Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

The post includes recruiting and testing study participants, and therefore requires onsite working, within standard working hours, in the Warneford Hospital in Oxford.

About the Role

The post is fixed term (funded for 12 months) and is part-time (80% FTE). It is based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital.

The post offers you an opportunity to contribute to high-quality research in computational and personalised psychiatry, combining clinical-trial, behavioural and neuroimaging methods.

Reporting to Professor Michael Browning and Dr Beata Godlewska, you will work closely with the study teams and Computational Psychiatry Research Group. You will liaise with professionals across primary and secondary care and research services, recruit and assess people with depression, and collect, analyse and present high-quality research data. The role also involves using EEG equipment and contributing to research reports, presentations and wider project activities.

About You

You will have a first degree in psychology, cognitive neuroscience or another relevant scientific discipline, together with relevant research experience, and sufficient specialist knowledge to work within established research programmes.

You will have experience of selecting, following and adapting experimental or assessment protocols, and of gathering, managing and quality-checking scientific data from a range of sources along with experience of using EEG in a research environment and performing quality checks of EEG data.

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with research participants, colleagues and collaborators, and to maintain accurate records and confidentiality are also essential.

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

Our active Psychiatry People and Culture teams and initiatives including our values and behaviours framework , work to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. Please see the University pages on the application process at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/application-process

The closing date for applications is 12:00 midday on 20 October 2026

Vacancy ID : 188745

Contact Email : vacancies@psych.ox.ac.uk

Salary ( ) : 35,681- 39,424 per annum pro rata