POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER / TRIAL MANAGER PSYCHOSIS RESEARCH

We are looking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher/Trial Manager to manage a
Wellcome funded clinical trial “FOCUS: Function and Cognition in Early
Psychosis, led by Dr Rob McCutcheon. Recently the drug xanomeline-trospium
which acts via non-dopaminergic mechanisms has been shown to reduce psychotic
symptoms but its effects on cognition are unclear. The FOCUS trial will
investigate the effects of xanomeline-trospium on cognitive function in
individuals with first episode psychosis. The post is full-time and is based
in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford.





The post is for a fixed term (funded for 12 months) with the possibility of
extension.





You will have trial management responsibility for the post, including leading
ethical approval process, funder reporting, supervision and monitoring of
recruitment. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to develop your own
research with a focus on cognitive function and treatments for psychosis,
including undertaking analyses of neuroimaging measures and cognitive
outcomes, the development of clinical services, the conducting of meta-
analyses, and the analysis of pre-acquired clinical trial data (depending on
your interests and abilities).





You will have or be close to the completion of a PhD/DPhil, and have
experience managing experimental medicine studies or clinical trials,
including recruiting individuals with psychotic disorders to research studies.
With excellent communication skills you will have the ability to use
initiative to plan and organise complex activities and programmes and manage
your own academic research and associated activities. Experience with
programming in python, matlab and R would be desirable.





You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement and a CV
as part of your application.





The closing date for this post is 12.00 midday on 10th November 2023