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<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 associate (Post Doc) job opening at the UCL Ear Institute and would be grateful if you could distribute the advert to relevant
members of your institution. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><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>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Research Associate (Post Doc)- Ref:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> 1288813<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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">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">22/11/2012</span><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">A research associate (Post Doc) position (starting salary
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">£32,055</span> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
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 if London allowance) is available to work on a BBSRC funded project that will use psychophysics, eye tracking and MEG functional brain imaging to investigate the neural systems
that support listeners ability to detect changes in acoustic scenes. </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.
The post holder will be based at UCL Ear Institute and</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> MEG scanning will be carried out at UCL’s Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging.
<span style="color:black">Initial funding for this post is available for 36 months.
</span></span><span 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" 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.
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<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"">PhD degree (or equivalent)<sup>
</sup><span style="color:black">in an engineering or Neuroscience-related subject and have substantial experience in digital signal processing and computer programming. Previous experience with auditory research and/or functional brain imaging is desirable.<o:p></o:p></span></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 #:
<b>1288813</b>) through UCL's online recruitment website, <a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs">
www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs</a>, where<span style="color:black"> you can download a job description and person specifications.
</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:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For an informal discussion please contact Dr. Maria Chait (<a href="mailto:m.chait@ucl.ac.uk">m.chait@ucl.ac.uk</a>).</span><o:p></o:p></b></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"><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">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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D">Senior Lecturer<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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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