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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I am writing to point your attention to a research assistant job opening at the UCL Ear Institute and would be grateful if you could distribute the advert to relevant students in your department. Please note that it is possible </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>to undertake a UCL PhD degree within the context of this research work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Research Assistant - Ref:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> 1174144</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Closing Date: </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>17/02/2011</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Apply on: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A research assistant position (salary £27,796 - £29,318 per annum</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Inclusive of London allowance) is available to work on a Wellcome Trust funded project that will use MEG functional brain imaging to investigate the neural systems that support auditory change detection in the human brain. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>You will be supervised by Dr Maria Chait (UCL Ear Institute) and Prof. Tim Griffiths (Newcastle University). The post holder will be based at UCL Ear Institute, and report to Dr Maria Chait. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> MEG scanning will be carried out at UCL’s Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Initial funding for this post is available for 36 months. There is the possibility (if UCL eligibility criteria are satisfied) to undertake a UCL PhD degree within the context of this research work. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Your main duties and responsibilities will be: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Design and execute MEG brain imaging experiments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Develop</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> MatLab software for running the experiments and for data analysis</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Train subjects in preparation for relevant experiments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Record and analyze imaging data.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Assist in the preparation of manuscripts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The UCL Ear Institute provides state-of-the-art research facilities across a wide range of disciplines and is </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>one of the foremost centres for hearing, speech and language-related research within Europe. The Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging is a leading centre for brain imaging, bringing together clinicians and scientists who study higher cognitive function using neuroimaging techniques. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Key Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Applicants should hold a </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1<sup>St</sup> class, or upper 2<sup>nd</sup> (or equivalent) <span style='color:black'>bachelor’s degree (masters degree an advantage) in an engineering or scientific subject and have substantial experience in digital signal processing and computer programming. Previous experience with functional brain imaging and/or acoustics is desirable.</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Further Details<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You should apply for this post (Ref #: 1174144) through UCL's online recruitment website, </span><a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, where<span style='color:black'> you can download a job description and person specification. </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you have any queries please contact Dr. Maria Chait (email <a href="mailto:m.chait@ucl.ac.uk">m.chait@ucl.ac.uk</a>)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Maria Chait PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:m.chait@ucl.ac.uk"><span lang=FR style='color:blue'>m.chait@ucl.ac.uk</span></a></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Research Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>UCL Ear Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>332 Gray's Inn Road<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>London WC1X 8EE</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>