Senior Research Fellow (Level B)

Job Description:

• One of Australia’s leading research & teaching universities
• Vibrant campus life with a strong sense of community & inclusion
• Enjoy a career that makes a difference by collaborating & learning from the best

At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work.

The School of Psychology at UNSW is the leading Psychology school in Australia. It is located in the Faculty of Science and is recognised nationally and internationally for its excellence in research and teaching. It offers world class undergraduate psychology degrees, as well as postgraduate professional Masters training in Clinical and Forensic Psychology, an online Graduate Diploma program, and a PhD research program with over 120 students. 40 academic staff conduct experimental research in many areas of Psychology, including behavioural and cognitive neuroscience, perception, learning, memory and cognition, as well as health, social, developmental, clinical and forensic psychology. UNSW Psychology is the only School in the southern hemisphere ranked in the top 30 by discipline in the THES, QS and ARWU rankings. The School has well equipped research and teaching facilities and attracts outstanding staff and students from Australia and overseas. UNSW is located 5 km from the centre of Sydney and is close to other research centres, teaching hospitals, transport, shopping, and beaches.

For further information about the school please visit www.psychology.unsw.edu.au

The Senior Research Fellow (Level B) is expected to carry out independent and/or team research within the field in which they are appointed and to carry out activities to develop their research expertise relevant to their particular field of research.

This position focuses on comparative and translational systems neuroscience, linking rodent electrophysiology with human neuroimaging using optically pumped magnetoencephalography (OP-MEG). The Senior Research Fellow will conduct independent research and work closely with collaborators across human and animal psychology, neuroscience and clinical disciplines while developing translational tasks, analyses and models that bridge animal and human data.

A key component of this role is to support the planning and preparation of a new OP-MEG facility in the new Psychology building scheduled for completion in 2028. This includes contributing to experimental preparation, data and analysis pipelines, data governance and storage solutions, and equipment specification and procurement. The role also involves developing ethics documentation and standard operating procedures for human research.

THIS ROLE IS LOCATED IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.