"Postdoctoral Researcher: Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research ‘All About Me’ (Adolescent Focus)"

About the Role

The post is available from 1 October 2025. It is funded for two years in the first instance, and is full time with consideration to candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 80% FTE on a pro-rata basis). The post is based in the Department of Experimental Psychology, Life and Mind Building in Oxford.

You will be part of a project that works with neurodivergent children and young people, their families, and educators to develop a neurodiversity-affirming toolkit to explore children’s character strengths, abilities, and potential across contexts. Embedding Artificial Intelligence and assistive technology, we aim to be at the forefront of equipping key stakeholders to identify, explore, and scaffold opportunities for strengths-based approaches that allow neurodivergent children and young people to achieve goals that are most meaningful to them.

About You

You will have or be close to the completion of PhD/DPhil/DClin or other professional doctorate degree, together with relevant experience and sufficient specialist knowledge in a relevant subject area.

With knowledge of statistics and ability to use statistical packages for analysing data, you will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work co-operatively as part of a team. Experience of collecting data from, or working with, adolescents and young adults, including individuals with developmental conditions or other special educational needs, and a professional, reassuring and supportive manner when interacting with young people and their parents is 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.psych.ox.ac.uk/about/people-culture. The closing date for applications is 12:00 midday on 3 September 2025. Interviews will take place during week commencing 15 September and will be face to face.