University of Bristol 
Bristol, United Kingdom Project Description
The role
This is a fixed-term post providing maternity leave cover for a Postdoctoral research assistant who is running a randomised trial of a novel therapeutic app for children, designed to improve eye movement control. The trial relies on using an Eyetracker to assess the primary outcome and the postholder will need experience of using an Eyelink Eyetracker to test children, including children with additional needs; of using Matlab and PsychToolbox to set up the tests and of analysis of Eyelink data. The postholder will also need to assist the PI in preparing the study documents and in the day-to-day running of the trial. The postholder will work closely with the PI, the co-lead Professor Iain Gilchrist and the Clinical Research Unit team at the Eye Hospital.
The post is available at either Research Associate or Senior Research Associate level.
Some days in Eye hospital are essential for testing trial participants.
What will you be doing?
Research Responsibilities will include:
- Eye-tracking children taking part in the EyeTrain study, alongside clinicians
- Supporting and training clinical staff on how to eye track the children and to troubleshoot any problems as they arise
- Managing data quality control to ensure everyone eye tracking the children are working to the same standard and identifying any problems
- Designing and managing preliminary data processing for the eye tracking data
- Drafting sections of study report for the funder and results papers
You should apply if
You have experience using an Eyelink Duo to test children.
You have a postgraduate research degree (PhD) in a related subject or are near to submission of such a degree.
Additional information
Contract type: Fixed term for 6 months or earlier return of the postholder from maternity leave
Work pattern: Part time / 0.5FTE
Grade: I or J / Pathway 2
Salary: I: £40,704 – £45,641,J: £45,641 - £51,258 per annuum pro rata
School/Unit: Bristol Medical School
Shift pattern: 17.5 h per week
This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 03/11/2026
For informal queries please contact: Cathy Williams (Professor of Paediatric Ophthalmology): Cathy.Williams@bristol.ac.uk ,
Iain Gilchrist (Professor of Neuropsychology): I.D.Gilchrist@bristol.ac.uk
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