Research Assistant/Associate in Quantum Modelling

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Salary: Research Assistant: £33,951 - £35,608 per annum Research Associate £36,636 - £46,049 per annum Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you. Closing Date: 22 May 2026: The Role: We are excited to launch this new opportunity for a Research Associate/Research Assistant in Quantum Modelling to join us in the Quantum Group in the School of Computing. You will join a diverse community of colleagues based in our state-of-the-art Urban Sciences Building, in the Newcastle Helix Campus, 10 mins walk from Newcastle Central Station. You’ll be working with Dr Jonte Hance, Head of the Quantum Group and an emerging leader in quantum foundations and quantum information, and Dr Barbara-Anne Robertson (School of Psychology), a behavioural neuroscientist focussed on understanding emotional memory. The position is funded under Dr Robertson and Dr Hance’s UKRI Cross Research Council Responsive Mode Grant Quantum Emotions: Using the Quantum Formalism to explain temporal order effects in memory for emotional events...