Research Assistant/Associate in Data Science and Computational Neuroscience

Newcastle University - School of Computing

Location:	Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary:	£33,002 to £43,482 per annum. See advert text for details.
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 10th February 2026
Closes: 29th March 2026
Job Ref: 29064

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Salary
Research Assistant: £33,002 to £34,610 per annum.
Research Associate: £35,608 to £43,482 per annum.

The Role
As part of the project "Assessing ChrOnobiological Rhythms in health and epilepsy (ACORN)", we are excited to recruit a motivated individual with research experience in a relevant subject area to work with us on this exciting project at the CNNP Lab.

The aim of ACORN is to understand the role of biological rhythms (chronobiology) in health and disease, and develop time-adaptive therapies. This project is funded by UKRI and is a collaborative project that spans multiple continents.

Your main role will be to develop advanced algorithms for multivariate, multi-resolution time series analysis of wearable and neurophysiological data spanning weeks to months. You will build robust data pipelines and analytics workflows for large-scale chronobiological datasets. You will engage also with a wide network of stakeholders, and explore new avenues for medical applications. For ongoing work and publications on this project, please see our website: www.cnnp-lab.com.

This is a 12-month position initially (extendable to three years) and is expected to be held full-time and in person. You should hold a PhD in a relevant area, or nearing completion of a PhD.

You will join the CNNP Lab, which is well supported with recent funding of over £4M. The lab is based in the School of Computing at the Newcastle Helix site in Newcastle city centre, with state-of-the-art facilities. Extensive career support and mentoring is available to all team members, and a generous budget for travel and computing equipment will be provided.

As a UKRI-FLF funded role, the successful applicant may be eligible for the Endorsed Funder Route of the Global Talent Visa. We can provide an interest free loan scheme to support applicants who need to apply for a visa.

Please contact Prof Yujiang Wang yujiang.wang@newcastle.ac.uk for specific questions.

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We follow the Researcher Development Concordat. We enable all staff to fulfil their research potential regardless of career stage. This commitment secures our thriving research culture and vibrant research environment. Our offer to each individual and their researcher development involves: mentoring, annual research planning discussions, pooled research funding to support career development and research activities, peer review support for the development of research and innovation funding applications.