Ref Number
B
Professional Expertise
Research and Research Support
Department
School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
See advert text
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
31-Oct-2025
About us
UCL situated at the heart of London is a top-ranked university in the UK for research in psychology and neuroscience. The post will be based in the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN), within the Faculty of Brain Sciences. ICN is an inter-disciplinary research institute with over 120 staff, bringing together different disciplines with common interests in the human mind and brain, in both health and disease. Prof Rick Adams is a leader in the field of Computational Psychiatry – the application of computational methods to psychiatric neuroscience. UCL is a world-leader in the fusion of neuroscience and AI research, exemplified by its NeuroAI initiative.
About the role
This postdoctoral position is part of a Wellcome Mental Health Award project: 'Testing a computational model of the role of cortical circuits in auditory hallucinations in people with psychosis'. The project will investigate how properties of cortical circuits can cause hallucinations and associated phenomena. It is partly based on Prof Adams' recent finding (Adams et al, 2022, Biol Psych) that auditory hallucinations in people with schizophrenia diagnoses were associated with disinhibition of auditory cortex. This job involves i) biophysical modelling of mouse LFP and human (including schizophrenia patient) EEG data from auditory cortex, and ii) simulation of hallucinations using a spiking neural network model.
About you
The candidate needs a relevant PhD, experience with neural networks/computational modelling and programming, and an excellent research track record. Interest in mental health science is preferable.
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 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; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.