Post-doctoral Research Associate - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Grade 7 - £36,333-£43,155

College/School/Department:
CMVM/CCBS

Contract type:
Full-time - 40 Hours per week

Fixed Term - For 5 years, until 31st May 2028

Two posts available

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join our team working on the five-year Wellcome Trust AMBIENT-BD project: "Ambient and passive collection of sleep and circadian rhythm data in bipolar disorder to understand symptom trajectories and clinical outcomes".

To deliver this ambitious programme of work we require two Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRAs).

The Opportunity:

Your skills and attributes for success:

Knowledge and experience of both mental health research and sleep-circadian science research
Strong analytical and statistical skills
Excellent communication, interpersonal and teamworking skills
Excellent organisational skills
Experience of open science practices
Experience of publishing research papers

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.

You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits
pension scheme ,
staff discounts, family friendly initiatives
, flexible working and much more.

Access our staff benefits page
for further information and use our reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
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