SPONSORSHIP IKERLAN PROGRAM - RESEARCH ASSISTANT - NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST

at the BCBL- Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) www.bcbl.eu

INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION

Position: Research Assistant
Department: Lab
Number of vacancies: 1
Location: Donostia > Parke Tecnológico Donostia
Funding source: Lanbide – Servicio Público Vasco de Empleo
Type of contract/Duration of Contract: Temporary - 2 years
Job Status: Full-time
Hours per week: 35
Starting date: Latest 30 November 2025
Application deadline: 10 November 2025

The Lab Department at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (San Sebastián) aims to sponsor a candidate for an Ikerlan Fellowship - a competitive program for the recruitment of young researchers to carry out research projects in Basque companies, awarded by Lanbide, the Basque Public Eployment Service. See the current call here:

Job description:

The selected candidate will be involved in the acquisition and processing of participant data in the context of the development and validation of digital tools for the diagnosis of different language-related disorders. Specifically, the selected candidate would combine clinical work and research activities:

Cognitive, linguistic and neuropsychological assessments of participants, including their longitudinal monitoring.
Recruitment and management of participants database
Participation in the analysis, interpretation and publication of data.

The department:

The Laboratory Department has several techniques for the study of brain activity and cognition, such as MEG, fMRI, BH, Eyetracking, EEG, and OCT. In addition, it includes a dedicated Babylab.

CANDIDATE PROFILE AND SELECTION CRITERIA

Required skills:

Degree in Psychology, and/or Speech-Language Pathology, Master in Neuropsychology
Native speaker of Spanish and Basque. Good command of English.
Ability and willingness to interact with elderly populations

Desirable skills:

Previous experience in the design and implementation of experimental tasks.

Eligibility:

Be under 30 years of age
Unemployed and be registered as a job seeker at any public employment service on the day prior to the start of the contract

WORKING CONDITIONS

Salary: 22.000€ gross annual salary

Entitlements and other benefits: https://www.bcbl.eu/en/join-us/what-is-like-to-work-bcbl

Training opportunities and Career development plan:

Research assistants are given the opportunity for professional development during their time at the BCBL and receive training in the techniques and diagnostic batteries that they will use in their tasks. They also receive fMRI safety training for prevention and risk-awareness purposes.

BCBL 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.

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Language policy

The corporative language at the center is English
A high level of English, Spanish and Basque is required for this position.
The interview will be conducted in English, Spanish and Basque

APPLICATION PROCESS

Submission of the application and documentation:

To submit your application, you will have to apply through the Lanbide platform following this link: https://web.lanbide.eus/apps/OF_DETALLE_OFERTA_TRABAJO?LG=C&ML=OFEMEN1&MS=Eaaa&IDRG=162025011922&CTRG=1

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Application process timeline: