Research Fellow/Study Manager ALSPAC-MRI-II - University College London

Closing Date
17 Feb 2019
Salary
£35,328 to £42,701 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance
Address
Division of Psychiatry, University College London
Duration
Fixed term for 4 years

The appointment will be on UCL Grade 7. The salary range will be £35,328 - £42,701 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

We are seeking a Research Fellow–Study Manager to work in UCL’s Division of Psychiatry on the ALSPAC-MRI-II Study (Mapping Neurodevelopmental Trajectories for Adult Psychiatric Disorder).

This project will enable us to map the change in brain development in young people with and without potentially important psychotic experiences taken from ALSPAC, one of the most well-studied epidemiological samples available to medical science.

The post involves working as part of an interdisciplinary team which spans the disciplines of epidemiology, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, psychiatry, immunology and genetics. The research will be coordinated by the postholder and based at UCL, with study co-investigators based across centres at UCL, Bristol, Cardiff and Cambridge. In the initial phase the study manager will contribute to setting up the project, and thereafter will also play a full part in the acquisition, organisation and analysis of imaging and other data.

The appointment is available from January 2019 and is funded by the MRC for four years in the first instance.

Applications for this position are invited from candidates who have a strong academic record and experience in mental health and neuroscience.

Candidates will be familiar with research and academic environments including data management and preferably have experience in project management including grant and resource management. They will have exceptional IT, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, as well as the ability to collect and analyse data. The successful candidate will have a PhD or equivalent research experience, experience of conducting high quality research relevant to mental health, and a commitment to ensuring high quality research. 

UCL vacancy reference: 1789501       

Informal enquiries should be made to: Prof Tony David anthony.s.david@ucl.ac.uk. 

For queries about the application process please contact Ros Brown at ros.brown@ucl.ac.uk or on 020 7679 9038.

Those selected for interview will be contacted by email so please ensure your contact details are correct.

Latest time for the submission of applications: 23.59.

Interview Date: 4th March.

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Contact Details

Prof Tony David: anthony.s.david@ucl.ac.uk
Ros Brown: ros.brown@ucl.ac.uk
020 7679 9038