Job Description

Location

Brighton, UK

Hours

Part time of 0.6 FTE / 21.9 hours per week.

Salary

Grade 6 starting at 34,610 to 38,784 per annum, pro rata if part time.

Contract Type

Fixed Term Contract
About the role



As a Research Assistant in Psychology you will support the Sussex Vision Lab team with conducting ongoing research studies. Our research involves running experiments with human participants to understand colour perception. Our methods include electroencephalography (EEG) and psychophysics, where we record participant responses to coloured stimuli. The Research Assistant will be responsible for recruiting participants and running experimental sessions (under supervision by the PI and/or other members of the research team), including fitting electrode caps and recording EEG data. They will be responsible for basic processing of psychophysics and EEG data including artifact rejection, and data management. Interested candidates will have the opportunity to assist with further stages of data analysis.

The Research Assistant will be part of the COLOURCODE team, which is a 5-year ERC-funded project to better understand the neural mechanisms of colour perception. The Sussex Vision Lab is affiliated with the Sussex Colour Group, which consists of a community of active vision science and colour science researchers working on diverse topics. The Research Assistant will be part of the Sussex vision science community and wider research networks within the university (e.g., the Sussex Centre for Sensory Neuroscience and Computation and the Sussex Centre for Excellence in Consciousness Science.

About you



You will have a degree in psychology neuroscience or a related discipline, and experience of working as a Research Assistant. You will have had experience running or assisting to run EEG sessions and be familiar with methods to ensure good EEG data quality (including EEG artifact rejection). Experience using MATLAB for data analysis is desirable but not essential, as is experience in colour calibrating stimulus displays for running experiments. You will have the skills to manage your own workload and at times, support other colleagues. You will communicate clearly with the team, line management, and stakeholders.

About our School



Our Psychology school has a rich history extending over half-a-century, marked from the start by our variety of research and courses. From the ground-breaking work of scholars such as Stuart Sutherland and Marie Jahoda, we've grown to cover all areas of psychology.

The School was formally established in 2009, bringing together academics across biological, cognitive, developmental, clinical and social psychology into one School. We've now entered the second decade of our existence as one of the largest and most influential academic communities for psychology in the country!

Anchored by our core values of kindness, integrity, inclusion, collaboration and courage, our research and teaching address societal challenges to create a better world.

The School of Psychology is proud to hold a Silver Athena Swann Award.

Why work here



Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it's our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information



Please contact Jenny Bosten (j.bosten@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.


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October 26, 2025 6:59 PM

Expected Interview Date

3rd November Approximately

Expected Start Date

17 November 2025

Fixed Term Contract Duration

Fixed Term until 16th November 2026.