We are looking for an enthusiastic Research Associate/Assistant to join the Plasticity Laboratory, led by Dr Cassandra Sampaio Baptista, to support a Wellcome Trust-funded project. The post holder will play a key role in leading a research program using advanced 7T MRI methods to investigate how brain activity and neurochemical levels regulate measures of myelin and whether interventions targeting myelin can improve cognitive-motor function as we age.

We welcome applicants with a strong background in cognitive neuroscience or a similar field and experience with MRI and/or MEG data acquisition and analysis, MRI software (FSL, SPM), and acquisition and analysis of behavioral tasks.

This is a 3-year full-time position offering excellent training opportunities, including a minimum of 10 days of continuing professional development per year. This post will provide excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, and the post holder will work closely with researchers based in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience and in the Imaging Center of Excellence (ICE).

The Plasticity Lab is an interdisciplinary group that studies how the brain adapts to experiences such as skill learning, as well as to biological processes such as aging. The laboratory uses a multi-species and multi-disciplinary approach, integrating MRI, behavioral interventions, transgenic models and brain stimulation.

The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as assist in the management and direction of this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

The Lab is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and supports the career development of all team members.

Within the School of Psychology and Neuroscience, we celebrate diversity and intersectionality by promoting LGBTQ+, ethnic minority and neurodiverse staff and engaging in decolonizing work and diversifying our curriculum. Our school hosts an LGBTQ+ reading group alongside Rainbow office hours, the Race and Equality Network and the Neurodiversity Network which are open to all staff and students within our school. We support the principles Athena Swan Obtaining bronze, silver and gold awards at the university level and a silver award within the school.

For more information, please contact Dr. Cassandra Sampaio Baptista Cassandra.SampaioBaptista@glasgow.ac.uk

This position is full-time, with a fixed term of up to 3 years from the start date.

To apply online at: https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-assistant-slash-associate-46

Closing date: October 24, 2025 at 23:45

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through everyone’s talents. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the core of our values. We particularly welcome applications from across our communities and particularly people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected figures who are under-represented within the University. Read more about how the University promotes and includes all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/

We support the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/