Organisation/Company: University of Galway
Research Field: Medical sciences – Medicine
Positions: Researcher (R2)
Postdoc Positions
Application Deadline: 9 Jun 2026 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Country: Ireland
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 39
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Reference Number: 011806
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed‑term position as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychiatric Neuroimaging at the University of Galway, Ireland.
This position is funded by NEURON, the Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research & the Health Research Board as part of an award to study the mechanisms of resilience and vulnerability to environmental challenges in mental health, entitled ‘RESIST‑D: Reward‑Stress Interactions as Neural Substrate for Resilience and Vulnerability in Mental Health: A Translational Large‑Scale Study’ awarded to Professor Dara Cannon at Galway in an EU partnership across six sites. The post‑doctoral researcher post is available from 1 st of September 2026 for 1 year and 3 months.
RESIST‑D is a translational project to investigate the neuro‑behavioral responses to rewards and to acute stress as key neurobiological mechanisms underlying individual differences in the risk of developing depressive symptoms at different ages after early life stress experiences, a well‑documented environmental risk factor for psychopathology. This will involve neuroimaging, behavioural, clinical and demographic data analyses and management of cohorts across a multi‑site European study.
The post is open to applicants internationally and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.
The research will be carried out on‑site at the University of Galway under the supervision of Professor Cannon.
Salary: Post‑doctoral Researcher salary scale €46,805 to €59,654 per annum (subject to the project’s funding limitations), pro rata for shorter and/or part‑time contracts.
The default position for all new public‑sector appointments is the first point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the salary scale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 16:00 (Irish Time) on 9th June 2026. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.
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