Fwd: Research Fellow (Fixed-term) in Clinical Neuroscience

please find below a job posting on behalf ofmy colleagues at the Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit (NHBRU). Please get in touch with them directly if you have questions! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Research Fellow (Fixed-term)* ** *Reference *MED222214 ** *Closing Date *Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 ** *Job Type *Research & Teaching ** *Department *Clinical Neuroscience ** *Salary *£28,695 to £37,394 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.* * The main causes of tinnitus are noise-induced and age-related hearing loss which can result from a lifetime’s exposure to occupational or social noise. These impairments to the inner ear cause changes in the way that the hearing brain processes sound information. We are now seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to a multi-disciplinary clinical trial team whose role is to deliver a Phase II trial evaluating the clinical efficacy of a novel drug for subjective tinnitus. This trial is funded by the Technology Strategy Board in partnership with a London-based company – Autifony Therapeutics and working closely with a contract research organisation based in Belgium. Autifony Therapeutics Limited is pioneering the development of drug treatments for hearing disorders and is sponsoring this clinical trial across England to investigate the efficacy of a new drug in the treatment of tinnitus. Outcome measures to be used include psychoacoustic measures, self-report, electroencephalography and ABR. The role holder will be involved in all aspects of research including development, design, implementation and dissemination of research findings but particularly the electroencephalography and auditory brainstem response. The study will be conducted in a close collaborative relationship with the Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research and this post will be co-supervised across organisations. Candidates should have a PhD or equivalent in a relevant scientific discipline. Training and skills in quantitative research methods are essential including digital signal processing and experience of electrophysiology or other objective measurements. Candidates should also have an excellent working knowledge of relevant IT operating systems and software packages (including Windows and Microsoft Office) with a good working knowledge of how to implement statistical software to analyse and interpret experimental data especially Matlab. Candidates should also possess excellent communication skills demonstrating an ability to communicate on all levels within a multi-disciplinary team. Project management skills, demonstrating attention to detail. Excellent organisation and planning are also essential along with good data management and database skills. The successful candidate will have made a substantial scientific contribution to manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals and will be developing a recognised national reputation in a relevant field. This full-time post will be offered on a fixed-term contract until 31 May 2016. This post is open to job share. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Deb Hall, Director of the BRU and Research Lead for the Tinnitus etiology and management research area tel: +44 (0) 115 823 2600 or email: deborah.hall(a)nottingham.ac.uk <mailto:deborah.hall@nottingham.ac.uk> Please note that applications sent directly to this Email address will not be accepted. It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'. For more details and/or to apply on-line please access: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/MED222214. If you are unable to apply on-line please contact the Human Resources Department, tel: 0115 95 15206.