Centre for Eudaimonia & Human Flourishing, Stoke House, Oxford

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Department of Psychiatry is based on the Warneford Hospital site in Oxford – a friendly, welcoming place of work with an international reputation for excellence. The Department has a substantial research programme, with major funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and provides highly rated medical training in psychiatry.  The Head of Department is Professor Belinda Lennox.

We are looking for a research assistant who will  work as a member of a research group with responsibility for the provision of research support for Work Packages within the context of a Wellcome Early Career Grant held by Dr Luppi. The research will take place within the Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing, headed by Prof. Morten Kringelbach.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

•               An excellent contributory pension scheme
•               38 days annual leave
•               A comprehensive range of childcare services
•               Family leave schemes
•               Cycle loan scheme
•               Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
•               Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

The post is available on a flexible hybrid basis, minimum on site working 3 days

About the Role

The post is funded for 1 year and is based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital.

You will be responsible for the day to day administration of research activities for the Work Packages within the Wellcome Early Career Grant. The project is already ongoing, and you will contribute to wider project planning and contribute to new research project ideas. You will analyse neuroimaging and behavioural data and develop statistical and computational models

About You

You will have first degree in neuroscience, data science, computer science, or engineering, along with sufficient knowledge of neuroscience and neuroimaging to understand the project questions and objectives, and with proficiency with programming in MATLAB (preferred) or Python. Post qualification research experience would be desirable.

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