Research Fellow (Fixed Term)

Salary
£35,608 to £47,389 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

Your normal working hours will be 36.25 hours per week.

This is a Fixed Term contract for 12 months. Anticipated start date 24/02/2027

About the role - Applications are invited for a Research Fellow to join an exciting research programme investigating the neural and cognitive mechanisms that support complex visual behaviour.

The project will combine behavioural experimentation, eye tracking, next-generation OPM-MEG neuroimaging, computational modelling, and advanced data analysis approaches to understand how people make decisions while searching dynamic visual environments. The research aims to advance understanding of adaptive behaviour and decision-making in free-viewing tasks.

The successful candidate will contribute to experimental design, data collection, analysis and dissemination activities, working with multimodal behavioural and neuroscientific datasets. There will be opportunities to contribute to the development of novel analytical and computational approaches within a highly collaborative research environment.

This is a full-time, fixed-term position available until 24 February 2028.

Area
Psychology

Location
University Park

Closing Date
Thursday 19 November 2026

Reference
SCI2637226

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Please contact Dr Matias Ison (Matias.Ison@nottingham.ac.uk) if you have further questions about this role. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted

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