Research Assistant/Associate

Job Purpose

The holder of this post will contribute to a three-year project with Professor Lawrence Barsalou on The Neural Bases of Conceptual Processing in Situated Action. Specific issues to be addressed include: How does conceptual knowledge become situated? How does situated conceptual knowledge produce multi-modal inferences dynamically to support cognition, affect, and behaviour in specific situations? How can individual differences in situated action and conceptual processing be understood within this framework? How can this framework be brought to bear on food concepts, situated eating behaviours, and other affective processes? The position requires a strong general background in cognitive, social, and/or affective neuroscience, together with excellent fMRI, experimental, and statistical skills. Specifically, the position requires playing significant roles in the conceptualization and implementation of experiments, together with helping develop future research programs and grant proposals. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals.

Standard Terms & Conditions

Salary will be on the University’s Research and Teaching Grade, level 6/7, £27,328 – £30,738/ £33,574 – £37,768 per annum.

The post has funding for 36 months in the first instance.

New entrants to the University will be required to serve a probationary period of 6 months.

The successful applicant will be eligible to join the Universities’ Superannuation Scheme. Further information regarding the scheme is available from the Superannuation Officer, who is also prepared to advise on questions relating to the transfer of Superannuation benefits.

All research and related activities, including grants, donations, clinical trials, contract research, consultancy and commercialisation are required to be managed through the University’s relevant processes (e.g. contractual and financial), in accordance with the University Court’s policies.

The University has been awarded theAthena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award

The University is committed to equality of opportunity in employment.

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