Post-doctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)

Applications are invited for a Research Associate/Fellow in Computational Psychiatry to join the Mental Health Neuroscience lab led by Dr Camilla Nord at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge.

The post holder will form part of our interdisciplinary lab of cognitive neuroscientists at the MRC CBU developing neuroscientific methods to better understand and treat neuropsychiatric disorders. The current major focus of the lab is the intersection of computational psychiatry and brain-body interactions.

The post holder will lead on development of new computational psychiatry projects in the lab, working closely with the PI to design new studies, coordinate with clinical and research collaborators (when relevant) to collect data, analyse data from existing and future projects, and write papers. The post holder's work will explore the relationship between mental and physical health using formal computational modelling of cognitive tasks, with a particular emphasis on causal probes including psychopharmacology.

The MRC CBU is a unique place to work - a highly collaborative MRC-funded Unit at the University of Cambridge. We are lucky to be equipped with world-class cognitive neuroscience resources, including MRI and MEG scanners, TMS/TMS-fMRI, eye-tracking, and cluster computing facilities. We are actively supportive of career development, including those pursuing clinical training. Any training, experience, or collaboration to advance the candidate's future research/clinical interests will be actively encouraged and facilitated by the lab and the Unit (e.g. training courses; pursuing independent projects outside the lab's main interests; applying for independent funding).

Funding for this project is from Wellcome. The initial post is 24 months and extensions are available.

For further enquiries please contact the PI: camilla.nord@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. 

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and a CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

The closing date for applications is: 4th September 2024

The interview date for the role is: To be confirmed

Please quote reference SU42778 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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