Research Fellow – MRC

Job title:

Research Fellow – MRC

Company:

University College London

Job description

About us At UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience we undertake world-leading research in human mind and brain, in both health and disease. We bring together researchers from different disciplines such as psychology, neurology and psychiatry. The ICN is an integral part of UCL Neuroscience, which is one of the best neuroscience centres in the world – ranked second in the world and first in Europe by ISI Essential Science Indicators. This position will be based in the Neuroscience and Mental Health Group: Depression Lab.About the role The post-holder will be expected to carry out research in the area of cognitive neuroscience relating to mental health. The post-holder will: assist in the running and analysis of behavioural and other cognitive neuroscience experiments with humans; record and assist with the analysis of data; recruit and maintain a secure database of study participants; assist with administrative tasks relating to the management of the experiments and the research group; prepare manuscripts for publication.About you -PhD in neuroscience/cognitive neuroscience/psychology/psychiatry/computational neuroscience/mathematical psychology or a related field.
– Experience conducting statistical analyses of behavioural and mental health symptom data.
– Experience using R, Python or comparable software packages.
– Ability to write up research findings.
– Experience of working in the context of a research team and managing a participant database.What we offer As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Sat, 10 May 2025 05:31:30 GMT

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