Research Fellow_Sleep Psychology

Job description

Full time fixed term for 2 years at Camperdown Opportunity to contribute to a leading clinical and translational research program Base Salary $127,436 - $151,328 + 17% superannuation About the opportunity: The Healthy Brain Ageing program in the School of Psychology guided by Professor Sharon Naismith , is seeking a Level B Research Fellow in Sleep Psychology to contribute to a multidisciplinary research program investigating the bidirectional associations between sleep and ageing. This role sits within a clinical and translational research environment and will focus on understanding how sleep disruption contributes to cognitive decline and dementia risk, and how changes in the ageing brain alter sleep physiology. The role will generate new insights into sleep as a modifiable mechanism in neurodegeneration and support the development of targeted interventions and biomarkers for early detection. Your key responsibilities will be to: work closely with clinical researchers, neuroscientists and senior investigators within the Healthy Brain Ageing program contribute to the design and delivery of research studies integrating polysomnography, neuroimaging and blood-based biomarkers lead a...