MEG Position in Glasgow

[Joachim Gross]

UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW        			

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (CCNi)

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT

£22,774 - £25,633 or £25,889 - £31,840 per annum

REF: 13696/DPO/A3

A strategic priority of the University is the current creation within the 
Department of Psychology of a Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (CCNi), a 
major initiative to install an in-house platform of complementary, 
state-of-the-art brain imaging facilities dedicated to Cognitive 
Neuroscience research. Equipment will include a 3T fMRI scanner, a MEG 
system, a TMS system, and several EEG systems – including fMRI compatible 
systems.  

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work in 
the Magnetoencephalography (MEG) group in the newly established CCNi. The 
successful candidate will receive specialist training from 4D Neuroimaging 
company and will be responsible for the first-line maintenance of the MEG 
system. Further responsibilities include the integration and testing of 
additional stimulation and recording hardware and optimization of analysis 
procedures. 

You will have the opportunity to: contribute to the setup and handling of 
a state of the art MEG system; be involved in data acquisition; play a 
leading role in research collaborations with 4D Neuroimaging company. 

You will be qualified, with a PhD, or equivalent, in Electrical 
Engineering, Neuroinformatics, Physics, Psychology, Neuroscience or a 
related discipline. Expertise in handling technical equipment and advanced 
programming skills (preferably with MATLAB) are essential. Experience with 
MEG/EEG equipment is highly desirable. 

This post is available from 1 December 2007 and funding is available for 
36 months initially. Salary scale will depend on experience (level 6: 
£22,774 - £25,633 or level 7: £25,889 - £31,840).

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor J Gross, (+44 (0) 141 330 
3947; or email j.gross at psy.gla.ac.uk. 

For further details about the post and how to apply:

See our website at http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/jobs.php or contact Clare 
Alexander, Department of Psychology, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ (+44 
(0) 141 330 5090, email: c.alexander at psy.gla.ac.uk .

For an application pack, please see our website at www.gla.ac.uk.  

Applications comprising applicant information form, cv, covering letter, 
list of publications and names and contact details of two referees should 
be sent to:  Clare Alexander at the above address. Closing date:  17 
October 2007.

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