Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Sussex
United Kingdom
Research and Science
Skilled Worker
Salary
£38,249 - £45,413 a year
Job posted on July 15, 2025
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Job Description:
Location Brighton, UK Hours Full time or part time hours considered up to a maximum of 1 FTE/ 37.5 hours per week. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need). Salary Grade 7 starting at £38,249 to £45,413 per annum, pro rata if part time. Contract Type Fixed Term Contract About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to conduct research on how a 4 day working week changes mind, brain, and body. You will collect and analyse data from employees switching to a 4 day working week. The research is part of the £1.6m Future Leaders Fellowship project led by Dr Charlotte Rae and funded by UK Research and Innovation.
You will join a group of researchers investigating how our working lives interact with wellbeing at the Adaptive Behavioural Control Lab at the University of Sussex. Your role will involve collecting questionnaire, actigraphy, blood sample, and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data, and creating analytical pipelines to analyse these data in R and python. You will also contribute to writing pre-registration analysis plans, and writing up the studies for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
About you
You will have a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, and be experienced in collecting task and resting-state fMRI data from members of the general public. You will also have experience processing blood samples for collection and storing of serum, and experience collecting online questionnaire data using Qualtrics survey software. You will be comfortable programming analysis pipelines for fMRI data in python, and for quantitative statistical analysis in R. You will be capable of writing up cognitive neuroscience studies for publication in peer-reviewed journals. You will be a quick learner, and have a friendly and amenable manner for working with participants and colleagues.
About our School
Our Psychology school has a rich history extending over half-a-century, marked from the start by our variety of research and courses. From the ground-breaking work of scholars such as Stuart Sutherland and Marie Jahoda, we've grown to cover all areas of psychology.
The School was formally established in 2009, bringing together academics across biological, cognitive, developmental, clinical and social psychology into one School. We've now entered the second decade of our existence as one of the largest and most influential academic communities for psychology in the country!
Anchored by our core values of kindness, integrity, inclusion, collaboration and courage, our research and teaching address societal challenges to create a better world.
The School of Psychology is proud to hold a Silver Athena Swan Award.
Why work here
Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.
Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.
Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion
Further Key Information
Please contact Charlotte Rae (c.rae@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.
For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page.
The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.
Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role has been assigned an eligible SOC code, and meets the salary requirements for Skilled Worker Sponsorship if full time. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship.
July 24, 2025 5:59 PM Expected Interview Date Expected Start Date September 2025 Fixed Term Contract Duration Fixed term until 31 December 2025
APPLY NOW
This is an exciting opportunity to conduct research on how a 4 day working week changes mind, brain, and body. You will collect and analyse data from employees switching to a 4 day working week. The research is part of the £1.6m Future Leaders Fellowship project led by Dr Charlotte Rae and funded by UK Research and Innovation.
You will join a group of researchers investigating how our working lives interact with wellbeing at the Adaptive Behavioural Control Lab at the University of Sussex. Your role will involve collecting questionnaire, actigraphy, blood sample, and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data, and creating analytical pipelines to analyse these data in R and python. You will also contribute to writing pre-registration analysis plans, and writing up the studies for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
About you
You will have a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, and be experienced in collecting task and resting-state fMRI data from members of the general public. You will also have experience processing blood samples for collection and storing of serum, and experience collecting online questionnaire data using Qualtrics survey software. You will be comfortable programming analysis pipelines for fMRI data in python, and for quantitative statistical analysis in R. You will be capable of writing up cognitive neuroscience studies for publication in peer-reviewed journals. You will be a quick learner, and have a friendly and amenable manner for working with participants and colleagues.
About our School
Our Psychology school has a rich history extending over half-a-century, marked from the start by our variety of research and courses. From the ground-breaking work of scholars such as Stuart Sutherland and Marie Jahoda, we've grown to cover all areas of psychology.
The School was formally established in 2009, bringing together academics across biological, cognitive, developmental, clinical and social psychology into one School. We've now entered the second decade of our existence as one of the largest and most influential academic communities for psychology in the country!
Anchored by our core values of kindness, integrity, inclusion, collaboration and courage, our research and teaching address societal challenges to create a better world.
The School of Psychology is proud to hold a Silver Athena Swan Award.
Why work here
Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.
Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.
Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion
Further Key Information
Please contact Charlotte Rae (c.rae@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.
For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page.
The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.
Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role has been assigned an eligible SOC code, and meets the salary requirements for Skilled Worker Sponsorship if full time. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship.
July 24, 2025 5:59 PM Expected Interview Date Expected Start Date September 2025 Fixed Term Contract Duration Fixed term until 31 December 2025