Post-Doctoral Researcher for Brain Analytics and Computing

Institute for Modern; Oxford; Ibrido; GBP 40.000 - 49.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to lead delivery of work packages within a Wellcome Trust grant. The role is based at Warneford Hospital, Oxford, and focuses on neuroscientific data analysis and high-performance computing.

You will manage your own research and administrative tasks, develop new methodologies, analyze quantitative data, and drive the project’s code and data-sharing strategy using GitHub, Docker, or

Competenze

• PhD or equivalent in neuroscience or closely related field.
• Strong experience in quantitative data analysis and HPC.
• Experience coordinating research projects and meeting deadlines.

Mansioni

• Manage own academic research and administrative activities.
• Coordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines.
• Adapt existing and develop new research methodologies and materials.
• Lead the project's code and data-sharing strategy (GitHub, Docker/Singularity).

Conoscenze

Neuroscience data analysis

High-performance computing

Research project management

Formazione

PhD in neuroscience or closely related field

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Strumenti

GitHub

Docker

Singularity

Descrizione del lavoro

Location

Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Department of Psychiatry is based on the Warneford Hospital site in Oxford - a friendly, welcoming place of work with an international reputation for excellence. The Department has a substantial research programme, with major funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and provides highly rated medical training in psychiatry. The Head of Department is Professor Belinda Lennox.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher with expertise in neuroscientific data analysis and high-performance computing, to lead delivery of Work Packages within the context of a Wellcome Trust Grant held by Dr. Luppi.

About the Role

The post is funded for 18 months and is based in the Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing, Stoke House, Oxford OX3 9BX

You will manage own academic research and administrative activities. This involves small scale project management, to co-ordinate multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines. You will adapt existing and develop new research methodologies and materials. You will prepare working theories and analyse quantitative data from a variety of sources, reviewing and refining theories as appropriate. You will lead the project's code and data-sharing strategy (GitHub, Docker/Singularity).

About You

You will have or to be close to completion of a relevant(PhD/DPhil ) in neuroscience or a closely related field with relevant research experience. You will hold a first degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics. You will possess sufficient specialist knowledge in information-theoretic analysis of functional MRI signals, as demonstrated by relevant peer reviewed publications/preprints. You will also possess sufficient specialist knowledge in designing, training, and analysing Artificial/Deep Neural Networks to model neural systems or cognitive processes, as demonstrated by relevant peer reviewed publications/preprints. Experience of conducting research investigating functional MRI of patients with focal or traumatic brain lesions is desirable.

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

Our active Psychiatry People and Culture teams and initiatives including our values and behaviours framework, work to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible.

The closing date for applications is 19 November 2026

£40,178 to £48,700 per annum