Job Description

Research Assistant in NeuroAI

Role:

Research Assistant in NeuroAI

Department:

School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems

Grade:

6 (33,020 per annum)

Responsible to:

Principal Investigator (PI)

Campus:

Derry~Londonderry

(Fixed-Term from 1 February 2026 - 30 November 2026, Full-Time)

Job Purpose

The post holder will work as part of an interdisciplinary research team at the Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC), Ulster University, within an international, multi-institutional project supported by a US-Ireland research grant.
The role holder will report to the team lead in the ISRC, and be responsible for performing advanced computational modelling and data analysis, including applying advanced artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, on neural and behavioural data in decision making.

Closing Date: 25 November 2025 at 23.30

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please check your options here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

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The School of Computing, Engineering & Intelligent Systems holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality in higher education. You can read more about what this means at https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/equality-charters/transformed-uk-athena-swan-charter and on our University website https://www.ulster.ac.uk/peopleandculture/employee-benefits/equality-diversity/athena-swan. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.

Job ID :

039447

Location :

Magee

Close Date :

25-Nov-2025