Postdoctoral Brain Analytics & HPC Researcher (Hybrid)

University of Oxford; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent contributory pension

38 days annual leave

Comprehensive childcare services

Family leave schemes

Discounted bus travel

Season Ticket travel loans

Membership to social and sports clubs

Hybrid working

Job summary

University of Oxford invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant focused on Brain Analytics and Computing. Based in the Department of Psychiatry, you will lead quantitative analyses, manage research projects, and contribute to open data practices using GitHub and container technologies.

The post is funded for 18 months with hybrid working options. You should hold a PhD/DPhil in neuroscience or a closely related field, with strong data-analysis skills and a track record in neural

Qualifications

• PhD/DPhil in neuroscience or related field with research experience.
• First degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics.
• Experience with information-theoretic analysis of fMRI signals.
• Experience designing and analysing AI/Deep Neural Networks for neural systems.
• Desirable: experience with fMRI in patients with brain lesions.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Neuroscientific data analysis

High-performance computing

fMRI analysis

Deep neural networks

Brain imaging research

Education

PhD/DPhil in neuroscience or related field

Bachelor in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Physics

Tools

GitHub

Docker

Singularity

Job description

University of Oxford invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant focused on Brain Analytics and Computing. Based in the Department of Psychiatry, you will lead quantitative analyses, manage research projects, and contribute to open data practices using GitHub and container technologies.

The post is funded for 18 months with hybrid working options. You should hold a PhD/DPhil in neuroscience or a closely related field, with strong data-analysis skills and a track record in neural