"Senior Research Associate"

Psychology

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

Salary:  £38,205 to £44,263 (Full time, indefinite with end date)

Closing Date:  Friday 09 August 2024

Interview Date:  Wednesday 14 August 2024

Reference: 0868-24

The Department of Psychology is seeking to appoint a full-time Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to lead a new research grant awarded to Dr Helen Nuttall by The Dunhill Medical Trust. The grant will investigate the utility of neuromodulation within hearing healthcare. Specifically, if neuromodulation can be used as a tool to promote beneficial neuroplasticity to facilitate neural adaptation to hearing aids. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Main duties entail:

• Leading in the construction of new knowledge of how neuroplasticity following hearing loss and hearing aid receipt can be influenced by neuromodulation.
• Recruiting participants to take part in research studies
• Designing studies and leading the scientific and methodological approach 
• Ensuring research practices are compliant and up to date with Open Science practices 
• Data collection from participants including data management and quality assurance
• Participation in project meetings; preparation and presentation of talks, posters and reports to disseminate the results of studies
• Day-to-day lab management including opportunities to supervise undergraduate and postgraduate lab members
• Managing lab engagement activities and online media

ABOUT YOU

You will:

• Be a motivated and organised researcher and are excited and enthusiastic about the research 
• Have (or submitted) a PhD in Auditory/Cognitive Neuroscience with experience in brain stimulation and testing older adults. 
• Be an excellent project manager and be able to lead the project independently and meet deadlines
• Have excellent quantitative research skills including in programming and statistical analysis

THE BENEFITS OF THE ROLE 

• Generous holiday leave - 25 days (pro-rata) annual leave plus University closure days and bank holidays. 
• Access to employee pension scheme, and annual flexible benefits scheme. 
• We are committed to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion across the Faculty, and supporting family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The Department holds an Athena Swan Silver Award, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in Higher Education and research.  
• For more information about the benefits of working at Lancaster University, including support for relocation from overseas, see Jobs - Lancaster University  

The Psychology Department is a busy teaching and research active Department. It is home to a friendly group of over 40 Academic staff, with teams of Research and Professional Services and Technical staff. The Department supports a large cohort of Undergraduate students; a thriving group of Masters and Postgraduate research students; and a wide range of research projects including several cross-institution grants.  Further information about the Department is available at: http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk 

Please upload a cover letter with your application. 

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups, and for this full-time post, we expect a start date by October.

This role is indefinite, subject to funding, which is currently only available for 3 years.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be addressed to Dr Helen Nuttall, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience, h.nuttall1@lancaster.ac.uk. 

Further details:

• Job Description
• Person Specification

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