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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. Please note the deadline is this Thursday. </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 of 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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