Postdoctoral Research Associate- PDRA: The University of Exeter’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences is seeking applications for a full-time fixed-term position for a Graduate Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Associate. This role, immediately available until September 3, 2026, offers a hybrid working model. Candidates interested in part-time or job-sharing arrangements are encouraged to apply. The position is part of a Wellcome-funded multi-site project on personalized psychiatry, focusing on the transdiagnostic stratification of sleep EEG.
Designation: Graduate Research Assistant / Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Area: Translational framework for personalized psychiatry, Computational models of thalamo-cortical dynamics, Sleep EEG
Location: Exeter
Eligibility/Qualification:
- Graduate Research Assistant (GRA):
- First-degree level education or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field.
- Expertise in the analysis of human neurophysiological data (e.g., E/MEG), computational neuroscience, and predictive statistical models.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA):
- Relevant Ph.D. (or nearing completion) or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field.
- Expertise in the analysis of human neurophysiological data (e.g., E/MEG), computational neuroscience, and predictive statistical models.
Job Description:
- Develop a translational framework for personalized psychiatry using sleep EEG data.
- Focus on computational models of thalamo-cortical dynamics.
- Utilize machine learning and statistical models to examine the relationship between sleep EEG and clinical, phenotypic, and genomic data.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary research team across different university sites.
- Engage with patients with lived experience (PWLE) from the project’s inception.
How to Apply: Interested candidates should carefully review the Job Description and Person Specification available for this role. For additional information, contact Dr. Alex Shaw via email at a.d.shaw@ex.ac.uk.
Last Date for Apply: 01 January 2024
