School of Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Senior Research Associate
Ref: RA2312
Starting salary from £38,249 per annum, dependent on skills and experience, with an annual increment up to £45,413 per annum.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Research Associate to join the School of Psychology at UEA to conduct studies in the field of the cognitive neuroscience of memory.
The project, funded by an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) grant led by Dr Louis Renoult, involves a programme of experimental work with the aim to reach a better understanding of how semantic and episodic memory differ in their representational content, in related subjective experience, and in neural substrates in young and older adults. Using a variety of behavioural, fMRI and EEG tasks, it is hoped that this research project will help break new ground in our understanding of these fundamental aspects of cognition.
You will be responsible for coordinating data collection, designing in person and on-line experiments, analysing the data, and contributing to dissemination and impact activities.
You will hold a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience or equivalent discipline, and have experience of the acquisition and analysis of experimental data. You will have research experience with fMRI and related analyses, and experience writing papers for academic journals, and be able to satisfy all the essential criteria detailed in the person specification for this post.
This post is available from 8 of September 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, on a full-time basis for a fixed-term period until 7 September 2028.
UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.
Benefits include:
- 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days (pro rata for part-time).
- Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
- Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
- Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
- Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
- Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.
Closing date: 15 June 2025
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