Research Support Officer- Clinical Physiologist

at  University College Cork

POSITION SUMMARY

The INFANT Research Centre was established in 2013 and is dedicated to maternal and child health research. The overarching vision of INFANT is to advance maternal and child health translational research and to place Ireland to the forefront of this field. INFANT is hosted by University College Cork (UCC) and is focused on delivering scientific excellence and impact through a range of activities in academic, translational, and commercial areas. The INFANT team is a diverse group of clinicians and scientists who are supported by selected industry partners, international collaborators and business and regulatory advisors. The Centre is funded by a range of national and international funding agencies, EU, industry, and philanthropy. INFANT has a well-established Clinical Trials Platform which is underpinned by ISO 9001:2015 accredited Quality Management System.
The INFANT Research Centre is now accepting applications for a Research Support Officer – Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiologist) for the Wave project. This is a three-year project funded by the Enterprise Ireland Disruptive Technology and Innovation Fund (DTIF) in which the INFANT Research Centre is partnered with two industry partners, Cergenx and Evervault. The aim of the overall project is to develop the Newborn Brain Test (NBT), a novel platform to assess newborn brain activity in infants at birth through an automated AI assessment.
INFANT seeks an experienced Clinical Physiologist (Neurophysiology) with substantial experience in neonatal EEG recording and analysis to join the dynamic project team. Two prospective clinical studies will be completed, and historic and prospective EEGs will be analysed.
Project Title: Wave
Post Duration: 3 Years
Salary: HSE Neurophysiologist Senior Scale €52,445 - €68,672
For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Prof. Geraldine Boylan Director, INFANT Telephone: +353 (0) 21 4205061 Email: g.boylan@ucc.ie
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title and project name.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 13th September, 2024.

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