WAND Research Associate: Multimodal Scanning and Analysis

The Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), in the School of Psychology, seeks an enthusiastic scientist to join a large team of researchers on a Wellcome-funded Strategic Award entitled “Multi-Scale and Multi-Modal Coupling in the Healthy and Diseased Brain”.   The postholder will be involved in data collection from healthy participants, and patients with schizophrenia and epilepsy, using a range of MRI scanners (7T, Connectom, 3T Prisma) and magnetoencephalography, as well as cognitive assessment.

The postholder will be located the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC - https://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/cubric ), which houses a Siemens ‘Connectom’ system (with 300 mT/m gradients), 7T MRI, 2 x 3T Prisma systems, MEG and EEG, alongside brain stimulation and cognitive testing laboratories.
It is strongly recommended that interested candidates arrange for an informal chat with Krish  Singh ([email protected] )  or Derek Jones ([email protected] )  prior to submitting an application

This post is full-time, fixed-term until 11 June 2023 and available immediately.

Salary: £34,304 - £40,927 per annum (Grade 6).  It is not expected to appoint above £34,304 per annum, salary point 33.
Closing Date: Sunday, 17 October 2021
 
This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only.  We now invite external applications.

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

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