Postdoctoral Researcher – Psychiatric Neuroimaging, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, 1FTE, 011051
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed-term position as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychiatric Neuroimaging at the University of Galway, Ireland.
This position is funded by NEURON, the Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research & the Health Research Board as part of an award to study the mechanisms of resilience and vulnerability to environmental challenges in mental health, entitled ‘RESIST-D: Reward-Stress Interactions as Neural Substrate for Resilience and Vulnerability in Mental Health: A Translational Large-Scale Study’ awarded to Professor Dara Cannon at Galway in an EU partnership across six sites.
The postdoctoral researcher post is available from 1st of June 2025 for 1 year and 6 months.
RESIST-D is a translational project to investigate the neurobehavioral responses to rewards and to acute stress as key neurobiological mechanisms underlying individual differences in the risk of developing depressive symptoms at different ages after early life stress experiences, a well-documented environmental risk factor for psychopathology. This will involve neuroimaging, behavioural, clinical and demographic data analyses and management of cohorts across a multi-site European study.
The post is open to applicants internationally and minority applicants are encouraged to apply. The
research will be carried out on-site at the University of Galway https://www.universityofgalway.ie/ under the supervision of Professor Cannon: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/daracannon/
Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €45,846 to €58,481 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.
The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.
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Closing date for receipt of applications is 16:00 (Irish Time) on 1st May 2025. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.
For the full job description and information on how to apply, please see: Jobs - University of Galway