Postdoctoral Researcher: Brain Analytics & HPC

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Oxford invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in neuroscience data analysis at the Department of Psychiatry, Oxford. The role is funded for 18 months and focuses on delivering work packages under a Wellcome Trust grant.

You will lead quantitative analyses of fMRI data, develop methods, manage projects, and drive code and data sharing using GitHub, Docker and Singularity. A PhD/DPhil in neuroscience is required.

Qualifications

• PhD/DPhil in neuroscience or related field with research experience.
• First degree in CS, Engineering, Mathematics or Physics.
• Experience with information-theoretic analysis of fMRI signals and publications/preprints.
• Experience with designing, training and analysing Artificial/Deep Neural Networks to model neural systems or cognitive processes.
• Desirable: experience with fMRI of patients with focal or traumatic brain lesions.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Data analysis

High-performance computing

Code management

Project coordination

Education

PhD / DPhil in neuroscience or related field

BSc in Computer Science/Engineering/Mathematics/Physics

Tools

GitHub

Docker

Singularity

Job description

The University of Oxford invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in neuroscience data analysis at the Department of Psychiatry, Oxford. The role is funded for 18 months and focuses on delivering work packages under a Wellcome Trust grant.

You will lead quantitative analyses of fMRI data, develop methods, manage projects, and drive code and data sharing using GitHub, Docker and Singularity. A PhD/DPhil in neuroscience is required.