Job at University of Birmingham. Feel free to contact me or Arie (see below)

Harriet
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http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AAZ875/research-fellow/

Research Fellow
School of Psychology
University of Birmingham - College of Life and Environmental Sciences

Starting salary £27,319 a year, in the range of £27,319 to £35,646 a 
year (potential progression on performance once in post to £37,839)

Experienced & enthusiastic psychology researcher, interested in 
functional neuro-imaging and dietary self-care in young people with type 
2 diabetes, wanted for a new post in the School of Psychology, 
University of Birmingham, liaising closely with colleagues at 
Birmingham's Children's Hospital.

The post is funded by the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes 
for a period of 24 months.

The research associate will be responsible for recruitment and 
assessment of participants, and the development and administration of 
experimental procedures including fMRI activation paradigms. The 
post-holder will receive any necessary training in methods of 
neuro-imaging data collection and analysis. He/she will be expected to 
be involved in administrative aspects of the project and data 
management, to analyse the imaging and behavioural observations, to 
prepare publications for peer-reviewed journals.

You should have a PhD in Psychology in a topic related to health and 
having experience and interest in working with an adolescent population 
is essential.  You should be able to work independently and have 
excellent statistical and writing skills.  Experience of experimental 
psychology approaches and in the analysis of fMRI data would be an 
advantage.

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application 
process, please contact Dr Arie Nouwen ([log in to unmask]), tel: +44 
(0)121 4147203.

Information on the project is on
http://psychology-people.bham.ac.uk/people-pages/detail.php?identity=nouwena

This post is available for 24 months

Closing date: 28 May 2010

Reference: 47214

To download the details and submit an electronic application online 
visit: www.hr.bham.ac.uk/jobs alternatively information can be obtained 
from 0121 415 9000.