Postdoctoral Researcher — Behavioral Experiments & Grants

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

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