About the role
We are recruiting a postdoctoral research fellow with a PhD in biomedical engineering, cognitive neuroscience or a related discipline. This post will support the development and implementation of simultaneous heart-brain imaging studies using Optically Pumped Magnetoencephalography (OP-MEG) and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in human subjects involving mental stress and tragus nerve stimulation. This post will be funded for 12 months in the first instance.
About you
The postholder will lead methodological development and experimental implementation of simultaneous heart-brain imaging using OP-MEG and fMRI, with a particular focus on modelling afferent-efferent dynamics and neuromodulatory interventions such as low-level transcutaneous tragus nerve stimulation (LLTS) and mental stress paradigms. Experiments will be conducted in human subjects, including healthy participants and patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Development and optimisation of OP-MEG methods for simultaneous cardiac–brain imaging, and application of OP-MEG and fMRI to investigate bidirectional heart–brain dynamics in healthy participants and arrhythmia patients. This will include experimental data analysis, optimsation of data collection, protocol design and practical assistance during the ECGI and MRI experiments. Experiments will primarily take place at Chenies Mews, UCL and the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, Queen Square.
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