University of Cambridge
Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)
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Applications are invited for a Research Associate in Climate Change and Computational Modelling
This is a postdoctoral-level appointment, but applicants within a few months of submitting their PhD thesis may be considered, and will be appointed as a Research Assistant until successful award of their PhD.
The role is available as part of a Wellcome funded Climate and Mental Health award, examining the impacts of extreme heat exposure on learning and decision-making, as relevant to mental health. This is a full-time role, based in Central Cambridge.
Role Summary
The primary function of this post is to undertake research and innovation. The postholder will make a substantive contribution to the design, conduct, analysis, and dissemination of research within the project, working with the Principal Investigator and wider research team. This role is primarily a computational modelling and advanced data analysis position, and it is essential for the postholder to have a PhD in computational neuroscience or computational psychiatry. The successful applicant will be expected to apply advanced modelling techniques across species (mice and humans) and developmental stages (infancy and adulthood) to develop inference about uncertainty processing across these different scales. At later stages of the project, the role holder will have the opportunity to work with co-Investigators responsible for climate modelling and longitudinal tracking of wearables.
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Key Responsibilities
- Advanced programming and modelling expertise, particularly relating to computational models of behaviour and eye-tracking using a broad range of approaches, including reinforcement learning, hierarchical models, Bayesian inference, etc.
- Applying advanced modelling techniques across species and developmental stages to develop inference about uncertainty processing.
Essential Qualifications
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- PhD in computational neuroscience or computational psychiatry.
Further Information
More details of key responsibilities of this role, in addition to the essential and desirable job criteria, are available in the Further Particulars.
Job Details
- Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.
Application Process
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Contact Information
Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to: Professor Rebecca Lawson (rl337@cam.ac.uk)
Please quote reference PJ50601 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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