Research Associate Alzheimer's Disease - University of Cambridge

Vacancy Reference Number

RN19095

Closing Date

2 Jun 2019

Salary

£32,236 to £39,609

Address

Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge

Duration

Fixed term until 30 September 2021 in the first instance

A Research Associate is sought to lead on the analysis of neuroimaging and clinical data collected as part of a longitudinal programme of research using PET and MRI neuroimaging to investigate the high risk of Alzheimer's disease experienced by people with Down's Syndrome (DS). This post is funded by Alzheimer's Research-UK. The Research Associate will be expected to work with the DS and dementia research group under the leadership of Dr Shahid Zaman and to undertake analysis of extensive existing data, to work in partnership with others in the University to apply new techniques to the analysis of the data, and to lead on preparing papers for publication.

Applicants will be expected to work with the research group and to develop the necessary analytic strategies to address the research questions. They must have had experience in the collection and analysis of longitudinal clinical and neuroimaging data and to have the ability to acquire new skills as and when new neuroimaging analytic techniques are developed: (1) Freesurfer, (2) FSL, (3) SPM, (4) resting state analyses with CONN. To support research skills development the University offers a comprehensive programme of research training available to research staff employed by the University. The successful applicant will be based at the Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group in the Department of Psychiatry, Douglas House, Cambridge, and be part of the Down's syndrome research group, and also link with colleagues in Prof John O'Brien's group and with other research groups studying dementia.

Applicants will possess a PhD and a first degree in psychology or another neuroscience discipline and be willing to travel and work occasionally outside of normal working hours. The position requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and Research Passport. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the outcome of the necessary checks.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Professor Tony Holland ajh1008@cam.ac.uk.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 September 2021 in the first instance.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a standard Disclosure and Barring Service check. This appointment also requires a Research Passport application.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/21482.

The closing date is 2 June 2019, with interviews expected to take place 13 June 2019.

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

Please quote reference RN19095 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Contact Details

Professor Tony Holland: ajh1008@cam.ac.uk