Research Associate in Decision Neuroscience
3 weeks ago
Position Details
School of Psychology
Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £31,396 to £33,966, with potential progression once in post to £38,205.
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to 31 July 2025
Closing date: 19 May 2024
Background
Role Summary
- Participant recruitment, testing and liaising with parents, carers and schools (when testing developmental samples)
- Assistance with collecting neuroimaging data (fMRI and MEG)
- Administrative duties including assisting with expenses, ethical approval, website development and maintenance and lab meeting organisation
- Programming of experimental tasks and basic data analysis in R, python, Matlab or similar
- Contributing to manuscripts for publication
- Assisting lab members in their research activities.
Main Duties
- Collect research data more specifically neuroimaging data (fMRI and MEG) this may be through a variety of research methods, such as scientific experimentation, literature reviews, and research interviews
- Undertake participant recruitment, testing and liaising with parents, carers and schools (when testing developmental samples)
- Analyse research data as directed and present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars and as posters
- Develop or adapt techniques, models and methods
- Administrative duties including assisting with expenses, ethical approval, website development and maintenance and lab meeting organisation
- Programming of experimental tasks and basic data analysis in R, python, Matlab or similar
- Contributing to manuscripts for publication
- Provide guidance as required to support staff and any students who may be assisting with 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
- A BA or BSc undergraduate degree in psychology, neuroscience, computer science or a related field at a minimum of a high
- Ideally working towards an MSc in psychology, neuroscience, computer science or a related field
- Experience in the recruitment and testing of participants
- Experience or interest in working with diverse populations including adolescents, older adults or adolescents with behavioural problems
- Experience with programming and statistics (Matlab, R or python)
- Experience with Microsoft office
- Experience with collecting neuroimaging data is desirable
- 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
- Resourcefulness and organisational skills to act on own initiative Ability to work independently
**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. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website.
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