RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE)
JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION
Post:
Department:
Grade:
Research Associate
UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
Grade 7 £28,839 pa plus £2,781 pa London Allowance
Main Purpose of Job
The post holder will be employed on a project grant funded by the MRC. The purpose of the grant is
to investigate the structural and functional neural correlates of spoken language production.
Specifically, the grant looks at recovery and treatment of anomia in chronic aphasic stroke volunteers,
including a proof of concept TMS and behavioural treatment trial. The post holder will be involved in
all aspects of the project, including designing of experiments, subject recruitment, data collection,
analysis, preparation of manuscripts, and conference presentations. Further details about the grant can
be obtained from Jenny Crinion : j.crinion@ucl.ac.uk
Work Relationships
The post holder will collaborate with Dr. Jenny Crinion who will be his/her line manager. He/she is
expected to be able to work independently, but also as part of a small research team. No direct
supervisory responsibilities are involved. However, the post holder may on occasion be asked to help
oversee experiments run by students and visiting researchers.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
 To help design, program, and run neuroimaging experiments investigating the neural
underpinnings of speech production in healthy and stroke volunteers.
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To arrange, coordinate, and run experimental sessions.
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To assist and lead the write up of research results as scientific papers and conference presentations.
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To assist in the analysis of neuroimaging and behavioural data.
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Attend and contribute to regular lab meetings
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To occasionally provide supervision and/or training of students or others as may be required.
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Carry out any other duties that are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the
post and its grading as requested by the line manager.
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The post holder is expected to undertake all work in line with UCL policies, procedures and
regulations, including awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations, Equal
Opportunities, and Race Equality policies.
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The post holder is expected to attend staff meetings and training as required.
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE)
JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION
Post:
Department:
Grade:
Research Associate
UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
Grade 7 £28,839 pa plus £2,781 pa London Allowance
Qualifications
- PhD in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging or a related field (Essential).
Skills and Knowledge
- Interest in neuroimaging, language and brain plasticity following acquired brain damage and/or
cognitive neuroscience (Essential).
- Excellent academic record with evidence of independent, creative work (Essential).
- Able to work independently and as part of a team (Essential).
- Effective written and verbal communication skills (Essential).
- Reliable and punctual (Essential).
- Commitment to high-quality research and adherence to UCL’s procedures and policies
(Essential).
- Familiarity with SPM or similar neuroimaging programming (Essential).
- Familiarity with Cogent or E-prime programming for experiments (Desirable).
- Familiarity with experimental statistics (Desirable).
Experience
- Research background in neuroimaging, language or a related discipline (Essential).
- Experience with functional magnetic resonance imaging –fMRI (Essential).
- Experience in Dynamic Causal Modelling (DCM) of neuroimaging data (Desirable).
- Experience with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) (Desirable)
- Experience with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) (Desirable)
- Experience with behavioural experiments (especially language related) (Desirable).
- Experience with stroke patients (Desirable)