Research Associate

University of Bath - Psychology

About the role

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant to work with Dr George Stothart across multiple research projects conducted by Dr Stothart’s Fastball Lab.

Our research focuses on the clinical and cognitive neuroscience of dementia and includes studies to validate new electroencephalography (EEG) markers of cognitive impairment for use in the diagnosis of dementia.

Your role will involve extensive contact with dementia patients and carers, clinical and research staff.

You will be responsible for patient recruitment, data collection and management across multiple studies, and extensive analytic methods development, specifically in frequency tagging of cognitive functions in MEG and EEG data.

Our ideal candidate

Candidates must have an undergraduate degree in psychology, experience in administering EEG with dementia patients, and in frequency tagging analytical approaches to MEG and EEG data.

Applicants should be enthusiastic, well-motivated and able to work as part of a collaborative research team.

The position is full-time, fixed-term (until September 2027). Part-time will, unfortunately, not be considered.

Additional information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

George Stothart (gs744@bath.ac.uk), or Sophie Alderman (sla51@bath.ac.uk).

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

A lower grade offer may be made (Grade 6) with comparable reduction in responsibilities and amendment in job title to Research Assistant, if a suitable applicant cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position. Applicants will need to be within six months of their course completion date and will be promoted to Research Associate once their PhD has been awarded.

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What we can offer you:

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• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance

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