Research Associate

Applications are invited for a Research Associate position in the School of Healthcare Sciences, based at Cardiff University Heath Park campus.

The successful candidate will conduct work within the Research Centre for Clinical Kinesiology using the MOTEK Gait Realtime Interactive Laboratory (GRAIL) system. They will develop a protocol and conduct a study to quantify the modulation of the nociceptive withdrawal reflex throughout the gait cycle, and the effect of tonic pain on this modulation. This work is relevant to the Chronic Pain Neurotechnology Network+, which launched in 2022 and is funded by the UKRI Building Responsible Neurotechnology Research Capability. The role holder will be encouraged to engage with the wider network.

This position can be full time or part time, up to 35 hours per week and fixed term up to 8 months.

Secondment opportunity welcome - please note for Cardiff University members of staff interested in this post on a secondment basis, permission will need to be sought from your current Line Manager before applying.

Salary: £39,347 - £44,263 per annum, pro-rata for part-time roles (Grade 6).
Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances. 

Closing date: Thursday, 09 May 2024

This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only. We now invite external applications.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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