Hybrid Postdoc: Brain Analytics & AI Neuroscience

University of Oxford; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

An excellent contributory pension

38 days annual leave

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Cycle loan scheme

Discounted bus travel

Season Ticket travel loans

Membership to social/sports clubs

Hybrid working

Job summary

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford invites a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing in Oxford. You will manage your own academic research and administrative activities, coordinate small scale projects, and adapt existing and develop new research methodologies and materials.

You will lead the project's code and data-sharing strategy (GitHub, Docker/Singularity).

Qualifications

• PhD/DPhil in neuroscience or a closely related field with relevant research experience.
• First degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• Peer-reviewed publications/preprints demonstrating specialist knowledge in information-theoretic analysis of fMRI signals.
• Experience in designing, training and analysing Artificial/Deep Neural Networks to model neural systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of Work Packages within the context of a Wellcome Trust Grant.
• Manage own academic research and administrative activities and coordinate deadlines.
• Adapt existing and develop new research methodologies and materials.
• Analyse quantitative data from various sources and review/refine theories.
• Lead code and data-sharing strategy (GitHub, Docker/Singularity).

Skills

Neuroscientific data analysis

High-performance computing

Deep learning / Neural networks

fMRI analysis

Education

PhD in Neuroscience

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics

Tools

GitHub

Docker

Singularity

Job description

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford invites a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing in Oxford. You will manage your own academic research and administrative activities, coordinate small scale projects, and adapt existing and develop new research methodologies and materials.

You will lead the project's code and data-sharing strategy (GitHub, Docker/Singularity).