Research Associate

We are seeking to appoint a Research Associate for a Wellcome Trust funded post. The position is for 12 months initially. The successful applicant will be working on a project assessing the role of the medial diencephalon and wider Papez circuit in memory consolidation in rodents.

The post-holder will need to be experienced in stereotaxic surgery and behavioural testing. The post-holder will need to hold a UK Home Office License. 

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and fixed term for 12 months from appointment.

Salary:  £39,347 - £44,263 per annum (Grade 6)  
Please note that it is not expected that we will appoint above grade 6.32, currently £39,347 per annum

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Seralynne Vann at vannsd@cardiff.ac.uk

Closing date: Wednesday, 25 September 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

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 who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. 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.

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

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

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