205/2026 - A post-doctoral researcher (R2) in psycholinguistics and experimental linguistics.

Organisation/Company Universitat de les Illes Balears Research Field Language sciences » Linguistics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 11 Nov 2026 - 23:55 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 11 Jan 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number _3_205 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The contract is for a full-time post-doctoral researcher (R2) in psycholinguistics and experimental linguistics with proven experience in using electroencephalography to support experimental research design, implementation and analysis within the framework of the NeuroSYC project (PRD2025_022)) and
the BASLA group research areas ( ).
The successful candidate will work closely with the research team and be responsible for day-to-day implementation of the project’s experimental programme. Their main responsibilities will include designing and preparing psycholinguistic experiments to look into the project’s focus areas (i.e. object
omission, adjective placement and aspectual se) linked to syntactic processing in bilingual populations in the Balearic Islands, including the development and validation of experimental stimuli, questionnaires and other research materials; recruiting and managing participants through online and in-person participant panels; and organising and implementing experimental data collection in online and lab-based studies.

The candidate will also contribute to pre-processing and quantitatively analysing experimental data, as well as writing articles. Moreover, they will collaborate in organising and managing linguistic and experimental databases, systematically archiving and documenting research materials (electronic and physical), and
maintaining and preparing laboratory facilities and equipment.

Finally, they will support the research team in project-related admin tasks and contribute to preparing internal and external reports, and other project outputs. The position will provide the candidate with opportunities for advanced training and professional development in experimental design, psycholinguistic research methods, quantitative data analysis, research data management and circulating scientific results, with a view to enhancing their competitive profile as an R3 researcher by the end of the contract period.

PI: Pedro Guijarro Fuertes
Funding body: 7055
Institution: Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) / University of the Balearic Islands (UIB)

A PhD in Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience or a related field.

Specific Requirements

The successful candidate must have a PhD (or equivalent) awarded within the last five years in psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, cognitive science, psycholinguistics or a related field, alongside:

• Research experience in psycholinguistics, bilingualism, experimental linguistics, cognitive science or a related area
• Experience designing, implementing and analysing behavioural experiments and neurocognitive measures (electroencephalography and/or eye-tracking) that investigate language processing and comprehension, demonstrating advanced knowledge of scientific literature on bilingualism and proven research experience in the relevant area
• Experience working with bilingual or multilingual participants, preferably in research on linguistic or syntactic processing
• Experience preparing experimental material, recruiting and assessing participants and managing experimental data
• Proficient skills in pre-processing and quantitatively and statistically analysing experimental data
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary research team
• Strong organisational skills, including the ability to manage multiple research activities and meet set deadlines
• Solid written and spoken English for scientific communication and dissemination
• An empirical research track record and scientific contributions through peer‑reviewed publications and conference presentations would be a plus

Desirable qualifications include documented training and experience in:

• Bilingualism and language processing, syntactic processing, sentence comprehension or individual differences in linguistic and cognitive abilities