Research Assistant, Interoception & Emotions Neuroscience

1000scholars; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

41 days annual leave

Pension scheme (CARE)

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Relocation scheme

On-site nursery

On-site gym

Discounted medical insurance

Job summary

University College London invites applications for a Research Assistant within the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Group to contribute to a mindfulness- and decentring-based intervention study addressing depression and anxiety. You will conduct behavioural, interoceptive and emotion-based tasks and assist with recruitment and retention of participants.

You will work under Prof. Sarah Garfinkel and Prof.

Qualifications

• Experience in behavioural and psychophysiological testing.
• Experience in clinical research and/or working on a clinical trial.
• Ability to code (Python/R) and work with mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct behavioural, interoceptive and emotion-based tasks.
• Contribute to recruitment, tracking and retention of participants.
• Collaborate with a team led by Prof. Garfinkel and Prof. Nord to study interoceptive mechanisms.

Skills

Behavioural testing

Psychophysiological testing

Clinical research

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology or cognitive neuroscience

Tools

Python

R

Job description

University College London invites applications for a Research Assistant within the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Group to contribute to a mindfulness- and decentring-based intervention study addressing depression and anxiety. You will conduct behavioural, interoceptive and emotion-based tasks and assist with recruitment and retention of participants.

You will work under Prof. Sarah Garfinkel and Prof.