Research Assistant/Associate in Computational Neurology

Company description:

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Job description:

Salary:

Research Assistant: £31,396 to  £32,982  per annum

Research Associate: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum

The Role

This is a unique opportunity for a motivated individual to join the School of Computing as a Research Assistant/Associate to work with us on an exciting research project. The project will investigate the structural and functional underpinnings of epilepsy to develop novel therapeutic approaches. The project will leverage data from a variety of modalities including EEG and MRI.

You will join the CNNP lab, which is well supported with recent epilepsy funding of over £3m. The lab currently has expertise across a range of techniques and access to data from over 500 individuals with epilepsy. The lab is based in the School of Computing at the Newcastle Helix site in Newcastle City Centre, with state of the art facilities. Extensive support and mentoring is available to all team members, and a generous budget for travel and computing equipment will be provided.

We are seeking an individual who is consistently methodical in their approach to research and adept at problem solving. We are looking for someone who is naturally collaborative and focussed on producing high-quality research outputs as part of a diverse and interdisciplinary team. You should have excellent interpersonal skills, with a talent for building professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and explore new avenues for medical applications. You may be required to design, create and present group research findings to external stakeholders, we are therefore looking for an individual who is innovative and possesses excellent communication skills.

The appointment is offered on a full-time basis (37 hours per week) and is fixed-term, tenable for 12 months.

To apply, please complete an online application and upload a CV and cover letter. Your cover letter is a supporting statement, and you should outline how you meet the essential criteria of the role and evidence this with examples.

For more information about the lab, please click here

For more information about the school of Computing, please click here

Please send informal enquiries to Yujiang.wang@newcastle.ac.uk and peter.taylor@newcastle.ac.uk 

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