ppBCBL BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION BRAIN AND LANGUAGE /p pOrganisation/Company BCBL BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION BRAIN AND LANGUAGE Research Field Neurosciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Research Support Positions Application Deadline 1 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC Reference Number ERC-2024-ADG_ Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No /p h3Offer Description /h3 pThe bBasque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) /b is offering a bResearch Assistant position /b within the bDISORDERED SPEECH /b project, recently funded by the bEuropean Research Council (ERC) /b. /p pAdvances in recent years have improved our ability to address language problems in both children and adults, with roughly 7 % of children known to have significant spoken language problems (developmental language disorder, DLD) and another 7 % having written language problems (developmental dyslexia, DD). Early identification remains difficult, and no theory has yet explained their overlaps. The ERC-funded DISORDERED-SPEECH project will introduce and explore a novel research frontier for developmental language disorders, focusing on speech rhythm and the accurate production of prosodic patterns. It will use novel speech-production tasks alongside the neural theory of child language acquisition to develop tools for the identification of DD and DLD across a variety of European languages. /p pbJob Description: /b /p ul liCoordinate participant recruitment and testing through outreach activities bin the BCBL Junior Lab (Colegio Carmelitas Sagrado Corazón) in Vitoria-Gasteiz /b /li liCollect behavioural and neuroimaging data from bilingual children with and without developmental dyslexia and developmental language disorders bin the BCBL Junior Lab (Colegio Carmelitas Sagrado Corazón) in Vitoria-Gasteiz /b.



/li liCollaborate on the finalization and implementation of experimental designs /li liPreprocess and organize behavioural data /li liParticipate in regular scientific meetings of the research groups at BCBL /li liContribute to the dissemination of research findings to the general public /li /ul pbMarie Lallier /bis an Ikerbasque Research Professor and the leader of the Educational Neuroscience and Developmental Disorders group. The group has extensive experience in clinical and educational neurocognitive science research and employs a wide range of behavioural and neuroimaging techniques (e.g., EEG, MEG), as well as diverse experimental designs (e.g., longitudinal, training-based, and single-case studies) involving young populations with or without developmental language disorders. The team is also strongly committed to the societal impact of science, actively engaging in the transfer of scientific knowledge to society by working closely with clinicians and educators and fostering dialogue between scientists and the broader community. /p pbMarina Kalashnikova /b is an Ikerbasque Research Professor and the leader of the Infant Language and Cognition group Thegroup investigates the process of early language acquisition in monolingual and bilingual infants, as well as the interactions between early language abilities and the development of general perceptual and cognitive capacities. The group’s primary objective is to define the earliest determinants of later individual language ability, including but not limited to endogenous factors, such as family risk for developmental language disorders or hearing loss, and environmental factors,



such as the quantity and quality of infants’ early language input. The team is highly multidisciplinary; our expertise combines the fields of linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience. The group members have unrestricted access to the BCBL’s BabyLab, a state-of-the-art facility that hosts specialized methods for investigating the first steps of human language development, including fNIRS, EEG, eye-tracking, and LENA, among others. /p ulliExcellent written and oral communication skills in both Basque and Spanish /li liPrevious experience working with children and communicating with their families /li liStrong organizational and interpersonal skills /li liProficiency in organizing and visualizing data (e.g., using Excel) /li /ul h3Specific Requirements /h3 ul liPrevious experience conducting neuropsychological assessments of language and reading disorders /li liExperience with working with children with developmental disabilities /li liMaster’s degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, or a related field /li liPrevious involvement in research projects (e.g., data collection, analysis) /li liGood written and oral communication skills in English /li liFamiliarity with statistical software such as RStudio /li /ul pbTraining opportunities and Career development plan: /b /p pOpportunity to develop professionally in a multicultural, young and dynamic environment. /p pThe necessary technical training for this position will be offered by the centre. /p pBCBL seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, sociocultural background, nationality or impairments. We are proud to have in place both an LGTBIQ+ Plan and a Gender Equality Plan to actively promote inclusion and equal opportunities. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support, please contact us. /p h3Selection process /h3 pNumber of offers available 1 Company/Institute BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain Language Country Spain Geofield /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Research Assistant Position - ERC ADVANCED GRANT - DISORDERED SPEECH (España)
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