About the role
About the role
The Inner Safety Project is funding a post-doctoral researcher in the Experimental Psychology department at UCL to work across three interconnected strands: 1) examining how lifetime experiences of safety may correlate to structural differences in the brain, using existing structural fMRI data from an accelerated aging study conducted with Dartmouth College and the Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya; 2) developing integrative conceptual and methodological frameworks for studying felt safety across psychological, biological, cultural, and spiritual dimensions; and 3) exploring how psychosocial experiences, particularly humiliation and restricted agency, shape safety perceptions, regulation, and wellbeing in trauma-exposed populations. This role involves research in a cognitive neuroscience laboratory, including brain imaging analysis, and brain data collection. As such, this position requires working on campus in a lab from time to time. It also involves travel to conferences and meetings to support funders.
This role is eligible for hybrid working.
This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https: // www. ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching- and-professional-services-staff for more information.
This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Academic Staff. Please visit https: // www. ucl.ac.uk/human- resources/policies/2021/jun/conditions-service-academic-staff for more information.
About us
The Division of Psychology and Language Sciences (PALS) at UCL brings together a diverse community of academics, clinicians, and students dedicated to advancing understanding of the mind, behaviour and language.
Our work spans the full breadth of psychology and language sciences—including behavioural and cognitive neuroscience, language and cognition, learning and memory, and therapeutic interventions—and is underpinned by a strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration. Through our research and teaching, we aim to address some of the most pressing challenges facing individuals and societies today, such as climate change, mental health, inequality and social conflict.
The Experimental Psychology department within PALS consists of internationally recognised scholars and a diverse population of graduate students and researchers. We are engaged in groundbreaking studies that are investigating theoretically important questions and bringing their work to bear on society's most pressing needs.
About you
This candidate is expected to make an intellectual contribution to the scholarship of felt safety post trauma, inter-group conflict, violence, and displacement, as well as possess the technical skills to complete functional and structural analysis of large brain imaging data sets. The candidate should aspire to being an academic researcher, and is expected to present at and attend conferences, supervise doctoral, master's and bachelor's students, assist with teaching when on offer, interact with funders, publish manuscripts, and conduct high-quality scientific research.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Immigration loan Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance Visit https: // www. ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Athena Swan Status Statement
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https: // www. ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
For more information about the position and to submit an application: https: // www. ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl- jobs/details?nPostingId=19605&nPostingTargetId=47733&id=Q1KFK026203F3VBQBLO8M8M07&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&mask=ext
How to apply
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