Research Assistant (0.1 FTE)

Introduction

We are looking for a research assistant for a project funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO): Verbs and Eyewitness Testimony: A Multilab Registered Replication Report. This is a large-scale, international collaboration.

Job description

The research assistant will contribute to several key aspects of the project, including writing and maintaining experimental software code, developing and refining experimental stimuli, and running studies in the lab. The role may also involve assisting with data management, ensuring that materials are implemented consistently across labs, and supporting the coordination of experimental procedures within the broader international collaboration.

Job requirements

We are looking for a candidate with a strong interest in cognitive psychology and a solid background in research methods. The ideal applicant is comfortable working with experimental designs, understands core principles of data collection and analysis, and is motivated to contribute to a collaborative research environment. Experience with programming in R is required for data handling and analysis, and familiarity with Qualtrics is essential for designing and implementing online experiments.

The research assistant will work closely with the principal investigators, supporting them in the development and execution of the project rather than working independently. We are therefore looking for someone who is dependable, works accurately, and has strong communication skills, as the role involves coordination within an international team. Proficiency in both Dutch and English is required (level C1): Dutch for the creation of stimuli and communication with participants, and English for communication with collaborating researchers.

Employment conditions and benefits

We offer you an internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with excellent working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU).

The start date of this position is to be discussed and you will be based at Campus Woudestein in Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB). This position is for 0.1 fte. The salary is € 3.057 gross per month Scale 7 on a fulltime basis (38 hours), in accordance with the CAO-NU. The contract is offered for a period of 1 year.  You will be employed via EUR or EURflex.

Everything else we offer you; you can find below!

- Everything you need for a good work-life balance: the option to work from home in consultation with your manager, 41 days of paid leave with a 40 hour contract, 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and a significant discount on a subscription for our on-campus sports centre!

- Sustainable, inclusive and diverse work environment with an open culture, where you can be yourself and we pay attention to each other and to the world around us. Make the most of our bicycle budget, or join networks such as Young@EUR, FAME or QuEUR.

- Time and space for your development in the broadest sense: development days and a personal career budget and free access to our university library.

- Good pension with ABP that EUR contributes 2/3rds towards, discounts on various collective insurances with Zilveren Kruis Achmea, Loyalis, and Allianz, and compensation for travel, working from home and home internet use.

- Are you currently combining your job with parenthood, or do you want to do so in the future? EUR offers partially paid parental leave and fully paid additional birth leave for partners, and our campus features a daycare (daycare not paid for by EUR).

Employer

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 4.100 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl.

Faculty / Institute / Central service

Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB) combines various disciplines such as public administration, pedagogical sciences, psychology and sociology. In addition, the Erasmus University College is affiliated with the faculty. Within ESSB, we work in teams on education and research, emphasising interdisciplinarity, diversity, inclusion and sustainability. Together, we strive for societal and scientific impact.

ESSB distinguishes itself through inter-, multi- and transdisciplinary research, in which academics and students work together on complex social issues. Thanks to this approach, ESSB successfully attracts national and international research subsidies and funds, with which we continuously strengthen and renew our education and research.

ESSB serves almost 6,000 students annually with a wide range of bachelor's and master's programmes and has more than 600 employees. These programmes are highly rated by students and alumni. Within ESSB, developing new insights and realising positive societal impact are central, always with a focus on people and society.

Visit our website for more information about the faculty, and click here for more information about our academic teams.

Department

Team Brain and Cognition

The mission of our team Brain and Cognition is to explore and investigate fundamental questions about brain and cognition conform the principles of open and responsible science. Our strengths lie in both fundamental and applied research, covering topics of memory, language, and perception as well as artificial intelligence, large language models and their effects on human cognition. Our team offers future-proof, engaging courses about the brain and cognition within the bachelor’s programme Psychology and the master’s specialisation Brain and Cognition. These courses also address relevant societal issues, such as conspiracy thinking, stereotypes, and spatial navigation, aligning with our university's strategy for tangible societal impact.

For more information, please visit our website.

Additional information

You can find more information about the EUR on our website www.eur.nl.

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Rolf Zwaan via zwaan@essb.eur.nl.

Applying

Please submit your application, consisting of a motivation letter and CV, before the vacancy closing date.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Persons of all gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, religions, ethnicities, ages, neurodiversities, functional impairments, citizenships, or any other aspect are welcome to apply and join the EUR community.