Postdoctoral researcher

Acbm Association; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Birmingham invites a researcher to join a project under Prof Elaine Fox to develop behavioural experiments and produce multiple papers. The role includes setting up studies, analysing data from new and existing datasets, and contributing to grant applications.

You will supervise undergraduate researchers and support public engagement in experimental psychopathology. The post holder will work with Prof Fox to advance the research programme, write bids, disseminate findings, and help

Qualifications

• A PhD and a relevant research background or equivalent qualifications.
• High level analytical capability.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Familiarity with models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones.
• Ability to contribute to planning, administering a research programme.
• Commitment to equality and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Develop research objectives and proposals in collaboration with Prof Fox.
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding.
• Establish new behavioural experiments and analyse data from new and existing datasets.
• Interpret findings to develop new intellectual understanding in the field.
• Disseminate research findings via publications, seminars and conferences.
• Assist with supervising students on research-related work and guide PhD students.
• Contribute to developing models, techniques and methods in experimental psychopathology.
• Participate in research management/administration and department activities.
• Engage in public outreach and dissemination with collaborators.

Skills

Analytical capability

Clear scientific communication

Project planning and organisation

Supervision of students

Equality and diversity awareness

Education

PhD relevant to research area

First degree in area of specialism

Tools

Eye-tracking methods

Statistical analysis (R/SPSS)

Academic writing tools

Job description

To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by collaborating with Professor Elaine Fox in establishing a research programme in experimental psychopathology. This will include computer programming of behavioural experiments, participant recruitment and data collection, analysis of data, secondary data analyses from existing datasets, interpretation of data analysis and write up of scientific paper. Collaboration will also be required with preparing grant funding applications.

Role Summary
The postholder will work with Prof Elaine Fox to set up behavioural experiments with the aim of developing at least two 4* papers and contribute to funding bids.
They will operate within the general field of affective science, specifically experimental psychopathology
They will be required to collaboration on developing new experiments, and set up these studies at the University of Birmingham.
They will analyse and interpret research findings and results
They will contribute to generating funding applications.
They will support a new research group and assist with the supervision of undergraduate research students.
They will contribute to the public understanding of experimental psychopathology

Main Duties
The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

The postholder will develop research objectives and proposals for research in collaboration with Prof Fox
This will include contributing to writing bids for research funding
A main part of the role will be establishing new behavioural experiments and analysing and interpreting data that we will collect as well as from existing datasets.
The postholder will be expected to apply this new knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding in the field.
They will disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars and conference presentations.
They will assist Prof Fox with the supervision of students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students.
The postholder will contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods in experimental psychopathology.
They will collaborate in the management/administration that arises from the research
Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration
They will contribute to the public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, in collaboration with Prof Fox and others.
They will collect research data through a variety of research methods, such as behavioural experimentation, literature reviews, and research interviews, possibly incorporating eye-tracking methodology
Produce research outputs, such as posters and talks for seminars and confereneces.
Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and any students who may be assisting with the research.
Trobleshoot and solve problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines.
Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
Person Specification

First degree in area of specialism and a PhD relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications
High level analytical capability
Ability to communicate complex information clearly
Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones
Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively
Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project
Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort
Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly