Research Scientist

1 day ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom University of Cambridge Full time

The University of Cambridge seeks a highly skilled Research Scientist to join its esteemed Department of Psychology. As part of a Wellcome-funded cohort study, you will contribute to groundbreaking research on microstructural brain development and cognitive development in typically developing children and adolescents.

This exciting opportunity is part of a collaborative project with international experts from the Donders Institute in the Netherlands and Cardiff University. You will work closely with Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Prof Rogier Kievit, Prof Marianne van den Bree, and Prof Derek Jones to explore social-cognitive processing and cognitive control in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

Your responsibilities will include:

  1. Designing and conducting experimental behavioural studies using various cognitive paradigms;
  2. Writing protocols for pre-registration and ethics applications;
  3. Programming tasks and questionnaires;
  4. Working with a children and young people's advisory group based in Cambridge;
  5. Data collection (in local schools and/or in the lab);
  6. Data analysis and writing up results under the supervision of the team.

You will be based at the University of Cambridge but will also make short visits to Cardiff University to set up the cognitive aspects of the neuroimaging study.

This fixed-term position is available for 2 years, and the salary is around £30,000 - £40,000 per annum, depending on experience.

As a valued member of our team, you will have opportunities to travel to the Donders Institute and engage with the research team there.



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