Post-doctoral Research Associate in Sleep and Neuromodulation - Strand, London, WC2R 2LSAbout UsThe post will be based at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/bmeis. There is an unmatched infrastructure within the School to support cutting-edge translational research, including one of the UK’s only 7 Tesla MRI systems located inside a hospital environment, state-of-the-art engineering and physics laboratories, high-performance computing, and industry collaboration through the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering. About The RoleWe are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join Dr Ines Violante’s Research Group at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London. You will join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team with access to cutting-edge imaging facilities, sleep labs and world-renowned expertise. You will work on a BBSRC funded project to deliver novel approaches to modulate sleep dynamics and shape memory consolidation. The overarching aim of this project is to propel us into a new frontier, in which we will deploy causal, non-invasive approaches to modulate hippocampal activity to probe the interplay between spatial and temporal dynamics of the cortical-hippocampal dialogue during sleep in humans. In this position, you will work with electroencephalography (EEG), brain stimulation (including temporal interference TI stimulation) and magnetic resonance imaging. You will be responsible for data analysis and leading data collection, which includes sleep data. The work will be based at St Thomas’ Hospital with data collection also happening at the Surrey Sleep Research Centre. As part of the project, the post holder will be expected to travel to other study sites to perform study related investigations, including overnight recordings. The applicant should have (or be in the final stages of completing) a PhD in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, or a related area. They should have good knowledge of sleep physiology and prior experience of sleep data collection and analysis, as well as brain stimulation, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. They should also possess good analytical and programming skills and experience of signal processing methods. Experience of methods used for network-level brain functional characterisation and brain stimulation are a plus. Ideally, applicants will have a proven research track record through peer review publications and conference presentations. They will also have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills and a creative approach to problem solving, together with the ability to work constructively and effectively within the team. This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31.12.27.