Grade 6, £32,958 per annum, plus 2,623 per annum London Allowance
Grade 5, £32,004 per annum plus £2,623 London Weighting Allowance per annum
Appointments made on the basis ‘thesis submitted’ and without doctorate awarded, will be placed on grade 5 until the award date
Fixed Term Contract for 18 months
Ref: R6/PAD/0161/17-SB
Further opportunities for research in the future will also potentially be available
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Worker to join the laboratory of Prof. Gunter Schumann at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London.
We are seeking a talented, energetic and highly motivated individual to participate in an interdisciplinary research programme on population neuroscience and precision medicine that is supported by different funding agencies, including the European Research Council, the European Commission, the UK-Medical Research Council, the U.S. National Institute of Health and others.
To achieve the goals of this programme we require a computer scientist/applied mathematician with experience in handling biological datasets, or related fields.
Our overall aim is to identify, in several large adolescent behavioural neuroimaging-genetics cohorts that are both population- and patient-based, widely applicable early markers for neural processes that specifically predict psychopathology and allow for targeted early interventions.
This work involves data analyses of existing large scale datasets, including IMAGEN, ENIGMA, ALSPAC, SCAMP and UK biobank) as well as datasets in Europe, China and India that are currently being generated allowing cross-cultural comparisons of adolescent brain development and behavior, as well identification of genetic and environmental determinants. The analyses will employ state of the art stratification and prediction techniques, including deep learning methods and various sparse representational techniques. Results generated will be followed up using functional biological characterization, both in our research group (functional –omics), as well as an active international network of collaborating partners (including animal behavioural experts). The successful candidate will have a track record of the highest standard in their respective fields and are expected to be experienced in several, but not all of the methods required in this programme.
The closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on 2 March 2017.
Interviews are scheduled to be held shortly after the closing date.
For an informal discussion to find out more about the role please contact Prof Gunter Schumann:
[email protected]To apply for this role, please visit
https://www.hirewire.co.uk/HE/1061247/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=74899 and register to download and submit the specified application form.
