Research Assistant in Sleep and Stroke Rehabilitation

John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU

The role

An exciting opportunity to join the OxCIN Plasticity Group as a postgraduate research assistant to carry out studies investigating sleep, motor learning and recovery in healthy adults and people with brain injury. We have previously demonstrated that people with brain injury, such as stroke, have disrupted sleep, and that sleep quality relates to rehabilitation outcomes and recovery. Sleep is necessary for consolidation of learning, and we therefore seek to explore how sleep changes over time with recovery, how this relates to learning and consolidation, and test novel methods for interacting with the sleeping brain to boost learning.

The postholder will assist with recruitment of participants, data collection, and analysis, as well as contributing to the general running of the plasticity group. The role will involve visiting participants in rehabilitation hospitals and in their homes, as well as overnight sleep studies in the lab. 

Techniques would include EEG, actigraphy, and clinical/behavioural assessments in healthy adults and people with brain injury. Prior knowledge of programmes such as Python, Matlab, and/or R would be advantageous. 

This role involves data collection in university and hospital buildings as well as in participants’ homes. The role also requires overnight data collection in the sleep lab. Possibilities for remote/hybrid working will therefore be limited. 

Please see the below 'Job Description' for further details on the role, responsibilities, and selection criteria, as well as further information about the university and how to apply. 

This post is full time and fixed term until 31 December 2026 in the first instance. 

Only applications received before midday 12:00 on 29th October 2025 will be considered. 

Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter. 

Contact Person: NDCN HR Recruitment

Closing Date & Time: 29-Oct-2025 12:00

Pay Scale: RESEARCH GRADE 6

Contact Email: recruitment@ndcn.ox.ac.uk

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