Senior Research Assistant

Senior Research Assistant
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
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Internal Vacancy

This vacancy is open to staff employed directly by Northumbria University and Northumbria University Services Limited. External applications and applications from agency staff will not be considered.

We are looking for a senior research assistant to join Northumbria sleep Research on an exciting project which examines the intersection between sleep, the microbiome and the immune system. The post if fixed-term for one year with a starting date in October 2022.

The role will involve a flexible work pattern which includes weekends and overnights. Due to the critical time nature of the study, the post holder will be required to be excellent at time management and they will be responsible for managing junior staff employed on the grant. It is expected that the post holder will have some working knowledge of trial management, sleep medicine, online data capture or nutrition , however, training in all aspects of the study (e.g. polysomnography, assay, computerised testing) will be provided.

The Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research (NCSR) is a purpose-built two-bedroom en-suite facility with a fully integrated kitchen, conference room and lounge and laboratory control room. The NCSR is designed to study and treat disorders of sleep and wakefulness.

The NCSR has been designed to conduct research examining sleep and wakefulness using psychophysiologic assessment (e.g., EEG, EMG, EOG, ECG, ERP), indices of basal functioning of the endocrine and immune systems (e.g., diurnal cortisol, Cortisol Awakening Rise, cytokines, melatonin), and a variety of signal processing techniques, including power spectral analysis (PSA). We also utilise ecologically valid paradigms (e.g., multi-tasking) to model the reactivity of these systems within the sleep lab environment. Each bedroom has Bluetooth connectivity to the control room so that video and audio monitoring can be conducted in IP mode but it also means that we can do ‘at-home’ ambulatory studies.

For more information please contact the PI Professor Jason Ellis (jason.ellis@northumbria.ac.uk)

To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ and submit a Covering Letter and your CV and where relevant any documents specifically requested in the Role Description and Person Specification.

If you are successful in your application for this role, you will be employed by Northumbria University Services Limited .  

Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our staff.  We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community.  The University holds a bronze Athena Swan award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality, we are a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Race Equality Charter and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme.  The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.  

Northumbria University is an on-campus organisation where colleagues work regular patterns of hours and on campus, with some flexibility on the timing of their hours and the location of their work in discussion with their manager. 

Please note this vacancy will close on 21/10/2022

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