Research Fellow in M/EEG Research on Exploration and Attention

About us

We have an opening for a postdoctoral research fellow to join the Brain Attention and Time laboratory at the Department of Experimental Psychology, within the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences. The lab comprises of a team of researchers and PhD students led by Prof Ayelet N. Landau. We research the psychological and neural mechanisms of attention, time perception with a specific interest in the role of rhythmic processes in cognition. The post is available for 12 months in the first instance with the possibility of further extension.

About the role

The postdoc researcher will work on a project investigating the neural mechanisms underlying the relationship of attention and oculomotor exploration in a naturalistic task using M/EEG. Specifically, the project involves rapid frequency tagging, the monitoring of eye movements and sophisticated assessment of behaviour and perception using psychophysics.

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About you

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in cognitive neuroscience or related areas and have knowledge of a range of relevant research techniques and scientific literature. The candidate will also have experience of psychophysiological methods, preferably EEG or MEG, and strong quantitative and programming skills in time series analyses using Python/MATLAB (or equivalent). The successful applicant will have effective written and verbal communication skills, a proven ability to analyse and write up data, as well as previous experience of working in a research environment. Additional desirable skills include: knowledge of programming and analysing RIFT experiments and the resulting EEG/MEG data; expertise in the fields of the neurobiology of, and psychology of attention; ability to present complex information effectively to a range of audiences, and experience of contributing effective to the work of a team.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery • On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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