Research Assistant​/Associate in Data Science and Computational Neuroscience

Salary

Research Assistant: £33,002 to £34,610 per annum

Research Assistant: £33,002 to £34,610 per annum

Research Associate: £35,608 to £43,482 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 29 March 2026

As part of the project “Assessing Chr Onobiological Rhythms iN health and epilepsy (ACORN)”, we are excited to recruit a motivated individual with research experience in a relevant subject area to work with us on this exciting project at the CNNP Lab.

The aim of ACORN is to understand the role of biological rhythms (chronobiology) in health and disease, and develop time‑adaptive therapies. This project is funded by UKRI and is a collaborative project that spans multiple continents.

Your main role will be to develop advanced algorithms for multivariate, multi‑resolution time series analysis of wearable and neuro‑physiological data spanning weeks to months. You will build robust data pipelines and analytics workflows for large‑scale chronobiological datasets. You will engage also with a wide network of stakeholders, and explore new avenues for medical applications. For ongoing work and publications on this project, please see our website:

This is a 12‑month position initially (extendable to three years) and is expected to be held full time and in person. You should hold a PhD in a relevant area, or nearing completion of a PhD.

You will join the CNNP Lab, which is well supported with recent funding of over £4M. The lab is based in the School of Computing at the Newcastle Helix site in Newcastle city centre, with state‑of‑the‑art facilities. Extensive career support and mentoring is available to all team members, and a generous budget for travel and computing equipment will be provided.

As a UKRI‑FLF funded role, the successful applicant may be eligible for the Endorsed Funder Route of the Global Talent Visa. We can provide an interest‑free loan scheme to support applicants who need to apply for a visa.

Please contact Prof Yujiang Wang  for specific questions.

For more information about the School of Computing, please .

We follow the Researcher Development Concordat. We enable all staff to fulfil their research potential regardless of career stage. This commitment secures our thriving research culture and vibrant research environment. Our offer to each individual and their researcher development involves: mentoring, annual research planning discussions, pooled research funding to support career development and research activities, peer review support for the development of research and innovation funding applications.

• To contribute to data curation, workflows and analyses of new and existing data in a responsible manner
• To prepare and deliver presentations on research outputs/activities to diverse audiences which may include: research sponsors, academic and non‑academic audiences
• To contribute to publication of high quality outputs, including papers for submission to peer‑reviewed journals and papers for presentation at conferences and workshops under the direction of the Principal Investigator
• To assist with the development of research objectives and proposals
• To conduct individual and collaborative research projects under the direction of the Principal Investigator
• To work with the Principal Investigator and other colleagues in the research group, as appropriate, to identify areas for research, develop new research methods and extend the research portfolio
• To deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines by discussing with the Principal Investigator and offering creative or innovative solutions
• To liaise with research colleagues and make internal and external contacts to develop knowledge and understanding to form relationships for future research collaboration
• To plan and manage own research activity, research resources in collaboration with others and contribute to the planning of research projects
• To deliver training in research…