Research Assistant Behaviour - Newcastle University

Vacancy Reference Number

207325

Closing Date

22 Nov 2018

Salary

£27,821 to £29,515 pro rata, per annum

Address

Institute of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University

Duration

Fixed term for 4 months

Some animals use distinctive and conspicuous colour patterns to warn predators that they are defended in some way. Despite being studied for more than 150 years, we still don’t know why these warning signals have evolved with such striking designs. You have the opportunity to help us run behavioural experiments to test novel theoretical predictions arising from a 3-year BBSRC grant. The grant combines visual neuroscience and behavioural ecology to understand what makes an effective warning signal, and is held jointly with colleagues in St Andrews.

You should be familiar with running behavioural laboratory experiments, ideally with birds. You'll be required to work independently in the laboratory, and should be comfortable handling animals, recording behaviours, and managing large datasets. You'll join an interdisciplinary collaborative group, learn new laboratory skills, and gain insights into different disciplines and how large scientific collaborations work.

This post is fixed term for a duration of 4 months.

Informal enquiries regarding the post should be directed to Professor Candy Rowe candy.rowe@ncl.ac.uk.

The project is funded by the BBSRC.

Further information on the Institute of Neuroscience can be located at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ion.

The Institute holds a silver Athena SWAN award in addition to the University’s silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality, and the University holds the HR Excellence in Research award for our work to support the career development of our researchers. We are also a member of the Euraxess network.

Newcastle University is committed to being a fully inclusive Global University which actively recruits, supports and retains staff from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the community they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, as well as being open to flexible working practices.

Please be advised that due to a new minimum salary threshold of £30,000 per annum imposed by the UKVI, this post may not qualify for University sponsorship under Tier 2 of the points based system.

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Contact Details

Professor Candy Rowe: candy.rowe@ncl.ac.uk