Research Associate

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and is fixed term for up to 2 years in the first instance.

The School of Physics & Astronomy are searching for a computational neuroscientist to contribute to the R&D of EEG and time-domain fNIRS approaches to the functional measurement of brain activity, with a specific focus on performing analysis of the data and computational modelling of neuro-circuits.

The project will be carried out with Professor Daniele Faccio at the Advanced Research Centre, a multidisciplinary research building with labs specialised in photonics, quantum technologies, bioengineering, neuroscience.

The project will bridge the disciplines of computational neuroscience, photonic sensing and AI/data analysis – the successful candidate will have experience in all of these domains.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Professor Daniele Faccio at Daniele.Faccio@glasgow.ac.uk

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For more information and to apply please visit: https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-associate-5863387?source=gla.ac.uk

Closing date: 19 April 2026

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