Research Associate

Job number

**MED05211**
- Faculties

**Faculty of Medicine**
- Departments

**Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction**
- Salary or Salary range

**£48,056 - £49,895 per annum**
- Location/campus

**Hammersmith Campus - On site only**
- Contract type work pattern

**Full time - Fixed term**
- Posting End Date

**25 May 2025**

**About the role**:
We are excited to advertise for a highly motivated Research Technician to join in the new Advanced BiomaRkers Advanced Imaging of Neurological Health Clinic (‘Advanced BRAIN health Clinic’). This longitudinal research study and clinical service provides state-of-the-art assessment of retired elite athletes who have concerns about their brain health, while gaining wider scientific insights into the relationship between sports traumatic brain injury (TBI) and clinical outcomes, including neurodegenerative disease & dementia. The study is funded to assess retired rugby and football players, funded but run independently of the Premier Rugby League (PRL), Rugby Football Union and the Football Association. Former elite players will have neuropsychological assessment, injury ascertainment, blood biomarker testing (including genetics/neurodegenerative markers), neuroimaging (3T MRI including DTI/fMRI) and neurological review.

**What you would be doing**:
Duties include: acquisition and management of data from elite athletes and healthy control data, including: neuropsychological assessment (overseen by clinical neuropsychologist), advanced MRI acquisition, blood sample processing and management; developing techniques for advanced neuroimaging analyses, integrating biomarkers data longitudinally and across modalities and epidemiological analyses within this unique patient cohort. Preparing and publishing findings.

**What we are looking for**:

- Undergraduate degree in biological (or related) sciences or equivalent vocational qualification
- Experience in laboratory-based research or equivalent work experience in a relevant technical or scientific role
- Knowledge of how to design experiments with appropriate controls
- Knowledge of neurosciences and neurodegenerative disease

**What we can offer you**:
**What we can offer you**:

- The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity
- Benefit from sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes)
- Get access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day 1, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and a cycle-to-work scheme
- Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel
- Be part of a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

**Further information**:
This is a Full Time Fixed Term role based at our Hammersmith Campus.

**Available documents**:

- Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.- Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

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