Research Assistant in Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience (Fixed Term) Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
We are seeking a creative and motivated Research Assistant to join Prof Timothy O'Leary's research group in the Department of Engineering. The position involves contributing to an international collaboration funded by the Kavli Foundation to understand how environmental perturbations such as temperature change affect the nervous systems of marine animals. The specific goal for this position is to develop and apply data assimilation algorithms to a realtime model of a small neural circuit, using data gathered from our collaborator's lab. We especially encourage applications from minorities and underrepresented groups.
The project combines ideas and methods from control theory and neuroscience to understand how biological nervous systems develop and maintain behaviour. The role involves developing mathematical models, simulations and analysing data to understand neural circuits. The successful applicant will be expected to attend local seminars/events, journal clubs, and other group-related activities and publish research in journals and conferences.
The post holder will be located in Central Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.
The successful applicant will have a Bachelors and/or Masters degree in neuroscience, physics/engineering, applied mathematics or a related subject and experience of project work in their field. They will also have excellent mathematical and programming skills ( eg Matlab, Python, C++) and excellent communication and organisational skills.
Salary Ranges: Research Assistant: £29,605- £33,966
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance.
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Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a covering letter and a statement of research interests 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 submit your application by midnight on the closing date.
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Rachel Fogg by email at: [email protected] .
Please quote reference NM37946 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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