Student research assistant

Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Malmö

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

We are inviting applications for a student research assistant to assist our ongoing research.

Our research projects leverage an innovative approach – utilizing state-of-the-art neuroimagingat 3 and 7T as well as novel behavioral memory assessments – to examine howfunctional brain systems that are critically involved in episodic memory change in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

Work duties

The selected candidate will assist in data acquisition including assistance during ultrahigh-field MRI scanning, handling of research participants and patients as well as neuropsychological assessments. The position also involves programming experimental tasks, data organisation, pre-processing and quality assessment of behavioral and neuroimaging data.

Qualifications

Required education

- Enrollment in a study programme in the field of psychology, (cognitive) neuroscience, medicine or comparable course of studies

Required experiences and skills

- Strong interest in cognitive neuroscience studies, human memory, Alzheimer’s disease and methods (data organisation, data analysis and statistics)

- Flexibility, commitment and the ability to work in a team

- Enjoy working with research participants of different age groups and patients

- Experience in handling research participants and patients in research or a clinical context

- Very good knowledge of English

Experience in (f)MRI scanning

MERITORIOUS

Meritorious education

- Bachelor student in advanced semester or Master student in a study programme in the field of psychology, (cognitive) neuroscience, medicine or comparable course of studies

Meritorious experiences and skills

- Experience in (f)MRI analyses using SPM, FSL, Freesurfer or ANTS

- Experience with advanced data analysis methods and statistics

Programming experience in R/MATLAB

Contact person: Postdoctoral fellow, David Berron, david.berron@med.lu.se

Please include salary range in application.

The Faculty of Medicine is a part of Lund University, and is responsible for education and research within medicine and healthcare. Our academic programs are closely linked with the healthcare system and are firmly anchored in the faculty’s strong research tradition. Our research spans a broad field within experimental preclinical research, near-patient clinical research and health sciences research. The Faculty of Medicine, with its 1,800 employees and 2,700 students in Lund and Malmö, is a knowledge-intensive meeting place for students, teachers and researchers from all over the world.

The Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö is one of the six departments at the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University. We have a strong focus on clinical and epidemiological research and also conduct an extensive preclinical laboratory research.

Type of employment	Temporary position
Contract type	Part-time
First day of employment	By agreement
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	20
City	Malmö
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2019/3084
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-222 93 62 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-222 93 64 SEKO: Seko Civil, 046-222 93 66
Published	26.Sep.2019
Last application date	10.Oct.2019 11:59 PM CEST

Student research assistant - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Malmö