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A position exists for a Research Assistant in Behavioural and Computational Neuroscience in the Department of Engineering, to work on projects in the field of statistical learning, decision making, and neuroimaging.
The postdoc will be supervised by Dr Flavia Mancini and join the dynamic and multidisciplinary research environment of the Computational and Biological Learning group.
The key responsibilities/duties
- Ideating, designing and conducting neuroimaging/behavioural studies using behavioural, computational and neuroimaging research methods in humans
- Analysing neural, neuroimaging or behavioural data
- Dissemination of research findings
- Maintaining and developing methodological/ technical skills to expand their scientific potential. The post-holder is expected to grow and develop in methodological skills and theoretical understanding during this post.
The skills, qualifications and experience required
- Applicants must have (or be close to obtaining) a bachelor's degree in a relevant subject area to neuroscience, physics, mathematics, biology, psychology or a related neuroscience field.
- Knowledge of statistics, behavioural, systems, cognitive and/or computational neuroscience
- Specialist skills in neuroimaging methods, from data collection to analysis (especially fMRI).
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience in conducting and analysing behavioural and/or neuroimaging experiments on human participants
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Excellent organizational skills
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 December 2025 in the first instance.
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How to apply
- Your Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- A covering letter
- Your academic transcripts (inclusive of exams taken and grades) for all your degrees
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 submit your application by midnight on the closing date.
If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Dr Mancini fm456@cam.ac.uk for queries of a technical nature related to the role, and cbl-enquiries@cam.ac.uk for queries related to the application process.
