Research Associate - A83907R
Health and Medical,Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology,Medical Technology
Short info about job
Company: Newcastle University
Department: Faculty of Medical Sciences - Institute of Neuroscience
Salary: £29,301 to £38,183 per annum.
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Type / Role: Academic or Research
Phone: +44-1208 4084686
Fax: +44-1395 2775939
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Detail information about job Research Associate - A83907R. Terms and conditions vacancy
You will work on a project which aims to develop non-invasive electrical stimulation of the cervical spinal cord to facilitate arm and hand rehabilitation after incomplete spinal cord injury. The project is in collaboration with scientists and clinicians at the Guttmann Institute (Barcelona), the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Oslo. The Newcastle component will examine mechanisms and applications of non-invasive spinal cord stimulation in animal models. The project will require working within an interdisciplinary, international team, collecting and analysing data, communicating research internally and at conferences, and preparing papers for peer-reviewed journals.
You will have a PhD in neuroscience, neurotechnology or a related subject, and a strong track record in neuroscience or neurotechnology. Experience of spinal cord physiology, in vivo electrophysiology and/or motor systems neuroscience is advantageous.
Good communication skills are essential for this role, as is the ability to meet deadlines.
The post is tenable until 30 November 2020.
Informal enquiries regarding the post should be directed to [email protected].
Information about the lab can be found at https://research.ncl.ac.uk/jacksonlab/ and http://www.movementlab.org/. Further information on the Institute of Neuroscience can be located at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ion.
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Please be advised that due to a new minimum salary threshold of £30,000 per annum imposed by the UKVI, this post may not qualify for University sponsorship under Tier 2 of the points based system.
The Institute holds a silver Athena SWAN award in addition to the University’s silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality, and the University holds the HR Excellence in Research award for our work to support the career development of our researchers. We are also a member of the Euraxess network.