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Social Neuroscience Research Associate (fMRI & TMS)

University of York • York, North Yorkshire

Salary
£38k – £38k
Posted
17 October 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Creative WorkerTemporary Worker (A rating)
Role overview

University of York is hiring a Social Neuroscience Research Associate (fMRI & TMS) in York, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £38k – £38k. University of York holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Creative Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Department We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral research associate to join Dr David Pitcher’s research group in the Department of Psychology at the University of York. The Research Associate would be working on a project funded by the Leverhulme Trust, entitled “Disrupting the emergence of social perception from visual motion cues”. The project examines the neural processes that enable humans to see, understand, and interact with the people, places, and objects we encounter in the…
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  • Employer: University of York — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Creative Worker
  • Advertised salary: £38k – £38k
  • How this salary compares: about 6% below the £41,068 median across 1,215 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: York, North Yorkshire · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 12 other live scientific & qa roles in York — browse them
  • Posted: 17 October 2026
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