Research Fellow
1 month ago
Position Details
College of Life and Environmental Sciences
Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974
Grade 7
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to December 2024
Closing date: 22nd February 2024
Background
The starting date for the position is January 2024 (with some flexibility), the end date is 31st December 2024. This is a full-time position with a competitive salary. Funding for project-relevant conferences is also available.
Our work focuses on "social cognition" including emotional expression, emotion recognition, face perception, biological motion processing, social learning and decision making, imitation and theory of mind.
Primarily we use in-house developed computer-based tasks but we also combine these tasks with motion-tracking and use psychopharmacology, genetics and neuroimaging to make inferences about neural, genetic and neurochemical mechanisms.
Much of our work relates to the role of dopamine in social cognition and we have a strong active collaboration with a lab that study the genetics of honey bee social behaviour.
In addition to investigating social cognition in the typical population we work with autistic individuals and people with Parkinson's Disease.
This work aims to better understand the psychological and neurochemical mechanisms underpinning differences in social cognitive abilities in these clinical populations.
Role Summary
Main Duties
The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.
- Analyse and interpret data
- Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc
- Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline
- Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods
- Undertake management/administration arising from research
- Contribute to Departmental/School researchrelated activities and researchrelated administration
- Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
- Contribute to writing bids for research funding
- Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters
- Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and any students who may be assisting with the research
- Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
- Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
Person Specification
This post will require analysing data associated with this project, preparing manuscripts for publication, presenting results at national and international conferences and the possible supervision of research assistants and students.
- First degree in area of specialism (e.g., genetics, psychology, neuroscience) and a PhD (or one near to completion) relevant to research area
- High level analytical capability
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly
- Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones
- Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively
- Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
- Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project
- Coordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly
We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website **.
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