Professor Narender Ramnani Steps into Presidency at the British Neuroscience Association
29th April 2025
Research Assistant in Translational Systems Neuroscience
- Vacancy Reference Number
- MED02309
- Closing Date
- 30 Apr 2021
- Salary
- £36,045 to £39,183 per annum
- Address
- Imperial College London
- Duration
- 1 year
Job Details
Dementia is the greatest health challenge of our century.
To date, there is no way to prevent it or even slow its progression, and there is an urgent need to fill the knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause it.
The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative driving forward research to fill this gap.
The UK DRI at Imperial brings together researchers from diverse backgrounds with fresh perspectives, drawing on the university’s unique strengths, resources and focus on science, engineering, medicine and business. The team recognises that the challenges of dementia demand new concepts, new approaches and a diverse range of new research tools and directions. Their holistic approach views the ageing brain in the context of the ageing body, not in isolation.
This project, funded by the Alzheimer’s Association and Bill Gates Foundation, will apply a novel form of non-invasive brain stimulation, using temporally interfering (TI) electrical fields, to patients with early stage of Alzheimer’s disease.
In this role, you will, together with members of the clinical team, be responsible for the recruitment of people with early stage of Alzheimer’s disease to the project, administer non-invasive brain stimulation with TI, and develop and administer novel behavioural paradigms to probe the efficacy of temporal interference (TI) in modulating memory function.
You will also work alongside other team members to assess neurophysiological effects using neuroimaging (incl., electroencephalography, EEG, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, and PET).
Person Criteria
You should hold a BSc or equivalent in Neuroscience, Psychology, Biomendical Engineering subject, or equivalent vocational qualification. You must have prior experience in working with patients, ideally patients with dementia or other cognitive disorders.
Desirable skills include experience in assessment of cognitive function using standardised and experimental tasks, coding behavioural tasks (e.g. in Matlab, Python), experience in conducting non-invasive brain stimulation experiments, and design and analysis of function EEG or MRI studies.
You will be inquisitive, self-motivated and practical, keen on developing your skills and willing to take on responsibilities within your competence.
How to Apply
Contact Details
Should you have any queries please contact Dr Nir Grossman, nirg@imperial.ac.uk .