Academic ConnectResearch Associate
Job number
MED05258
Faculties
Faculty of Medicine
Departments
Department of Brain Sciences
Salary or salary range
£48,056 - £56,345 per annum
Location/campus
White City Campus - Hybrid
Contract type work pattern
Full time - Fixed term
Posting end date
12 Jun 2025
About the role
The Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London is looking to fill a Research Associate position to contribute to our research in dementia and the effect of multimorbidity on diagnosis and prognosis of dementia.
The candidate should have a PhD or MSc in a relevant field such as Neuroscience, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related disciplines with a focus on machine learning, deep learning or data science for clinical applications.
What you would be doing
The postholder will become a member of the research group in the Department of Brain Sciences working with Professor Payam Barnaghi. They will be expected to carry out their own research, submit publications to refereed journals and attract external research funding.
This work will focus on developing robust and adaptive methods that use continuous in-home observation and measurement data and electronic healthcare records at population and individual levels to extract health insights and develop analytical models for healthcare risk analysis.
We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic researcher who can take on a challenging role with considerable scope for independent scientific achievement and personal growth. The successful candidate will play a central role in developing the neuroscientific and machine learning work within the Department of Brain Sciences.
What we are looking for
The candidate will be supported in their career development. The research will involve working with partially labelled data, natural language processing, unstructured and semi-structured data analysis, and applying semi-supervised learning approaches to develop decision support and predictive models. The technical work will also require integration, verification and validation of the designed solutions using existing clinical study data. Experience in software development and programming and practical applications of machine learning in clinical data analysis will be highly desirable.
What we can offer you
The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity
Benefit from sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes)
Get access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day 1, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and a cycle-to-work scheme
Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel
Be part of a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing.
Further information
This is a full time fixed term role (3 years), based at our White City Campus.
Please contact Payam Barnaghi (p.barnaghi@imperial.ac.uk) for further information.
