Research Assistant

6 days ago

Charing Cross, United Kingdom Imperial College London Full time

Job number

**MED05381**
- Faculties

**Faculty of Medicine**
- Departments

**Department of Brain Sciences**
- Salary or Salary range

**£43,863 - £47,223 per annum**
- Location/campus

**Charing Cross Campus - On site only**
- Contract type work pattern

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

**1 Sep 2025**

**About the role**:
We are looking for a Research Assistant to work on an exciting project that is looking to better diagnose neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. This post is funded by the UK DRI and aims to develop and validate a new blood test which could detect the earliest signs of these conditions.

**What you would be doing**:
You would be working with Professor Paresh Malhotra, Professor David Sharp, and the Imperial Memory Unit to is perform cognitive testing and blood tests at the Imperial Memory Unit at Charing Cross Hospital, alongside MRI and PET scanning at Hammersmith Hospital.

**What we are looking for**:
You should hold an MSc/BSc in Neuroscience, Psychology or related disclipline, or equivalent research, industrial or commercial experience. You should have experience of conducting neuropsychological testing and working in a research environment. You should be flexible and proactive in a busy environment, and able to organise your own work.

**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.
- Grow your career: gain access to Imperial’s sector-leading dedicated career support for researchers as well as opportunities for promotion and progression.
- Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes).
- Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

**Further information**:
This is a full-time fixed term role. You will be fully onsite, based at Imperial’s Hammersmith and Charing Cross campuses.

**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.

**About Imperial**:
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