Social Neuroscience Research Associate

Job description

A postdoctoral research associate position in Dr David Pitcher's group, Department of Psychology, supporting a Leverhulme Trust-funded project, 'Disrupting the emergence of social perception from visual motion cues'. The project studies how the brain enables people to perceive and interact with other people, places, and objects, using models of cognition based on anatomical connectivity. Fixed-term, full time. Job ref 15377. Informal enquiries: David.pitcher@york.ac.uk.

Responsibilities

• Assist with experimental design, data collection, and data analysis
• Work closely with Dr Pitcher and other project researchers
• Use proficiency in at least one method, TMS or fMRI

Requirements

• Knowledge of experimental psychology
• Experience with TMS or fMRI (both extremely desirable)
• Experience supervising other researchers, such as students or research assistants
• Strong written and oral communication, plus skill in R for analysing complex datasets
• Experience of independent and collaborative research and of writing for publication

Benefits

• Family-friendly, flexible working arrangements
• Forums and inclusive facilities for staff

Skills

• Experimental psychology
• fMRI
• R
• TMS