ynic-users August 2014

ynic-users@ynic.york.ac.uk

4 participants
35 discussions

Fwd: Research Fellow (Fixed-term) in Clinical Neuroscience

by Gary Green

please find below a job posting on behalf ofmy colleagues at the Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit (NHBRU). Please get in touch with them directly if you have questions! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Research Fellow (Fixed-term)* ** *Reference *MED222214 ** *Closing Date *Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 ** *Job Type *Research & Teaching ** *Department *Clinical Neuroscience ** *Salary *£28,695 to £37,394 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.* * The main causes of tinnitus are noise-induced and age-related hearing loss which can result from a lifetime’s exposure to occupational or social noise. These impairments to the inner ear cause changes in the way that the hearing brain processes sound information. We are now seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to a multi-disciplinary clinical trial team whose role is to deliver a Phase II trial evaluating the clinical efficacy of a novel drug for subjective tinnitus. This trial is funded by the Technology Strategy Board in partnership with a London-based company – Autifony Therapeutics and working closely with a contract research organisation based in Belgium. Autifony Therapeutics Limited is pioneering the development of drug treatments for hearing disorders and is sponsoring this clinical trial across England to investigate the efficacy of a new drug in the treatment of tinnitus. Outcome measures to be used include psychoacoustic measures, self-report, electroencephalography and ABR. The role holder will be involved in all aspects of research including development, design, implementation and dissemination of research findings but particularly the electroencephalography and auditory brainstem response. The study will be conducted in a close collaborative relationship with the Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research and this post will be co-supervised across organisations. Candidates should have a PhD or equivalent in a relevant scientific discipline. Training and skills in quantitative research methods are essential including digital signal processing and experience of electrophysiology or other objective measurements. Candidates should also have an excellent working knowledge of relevant IT operating systems and software packages (including Windows and Microsoft Office) with a good working knowledge of how to implement statistical software to analyse and interpret experimental data especially Matlab. Candidates should also possess excellent communication skills demonstrating an ability to communicate on all levels within a multi-disciplinary team. Project management skills, demonstrating attention to detail. Excellent organisation and planning are also essential along with good data management and database skills. The successful candidate will have made a substantial scientific contribution to manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals and will be developing a recognised national reputation in a relevant field. This full-time post will be offered on a fixed-term contract until 31 May 2016. This post is open to job share. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Deb Hall, Director of the BRU and Research Lead for the Tinnitus etiology and management research area tel: +44 (0) 115 823 2600 or email: deborah.hall(a)nottingham.ac.uk <mailto:deborah.hall@nottingham.ac.uk> Please note that applications sent directly to this Email address will not be accepted. It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'. For more details and/or to apply on-line please access: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/MED222214. If you are unable to apply on-line please contact the Human Resources Department, tel: 0115 95 15206.

10 years, 8 months

Fwd: Tenure-track faculty position at The Division of Schizophrenia Research, Rutgers University

by Gary Green

The Division of Schizophrenia Research at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), located in Piscataway, NJ, is looking to hire a full-time faculty member at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level.Â Within RBHS there would be appointments at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Department of Psychiatry) and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC).Â This would be a full-time, tenure-track, research position with full support for 3 years, and the expectation of having 40% or more salary coverage by grants (oneâs own, or othersâ) by the beginning of the 4th year.Â This could include a K award.Â The ideal candidate will have: 1) a doctoral degree in psychology with a specialization in clinical psychology/science; candidates in other areas will be considered; 2) experience in schizophrenia research and treatment; 3) a background in cognitive neuroscience, with expertise in EEG/ERP recording and/or related techniques (e.g., MEG, tDCS); 4) a strong or promising publication record; and 5) a history of acquiring extramural funding, or evidence of competitiveness in this regard.Â Â The person to be hired will work within the Division of Schizophrenia ResearchÂ [http://ubhc.rutgers.edu/dsr/ <http://ubhc.rutgers.edu/dsr/%5d%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0d>Â directed by Steven Silverstein, Ph.D.Â Â The faculty member will be expected to develop his/her own independentÂ research program, but it should be complementary to existing research, which is primarily in the following areas: 1) visual processing impairments in schizophrenia (using psychophysics, fMRI, and retinal imaging) and their prodromal expression, longitudinal course, relationships with symptoms, and significance for predicting relapse and treatment response; and 2) cognitive and perceptual remediation in schizophrenia.Â There are also ongoing studies involving family treatment and other interventions.Â We are particularly interested in hiring someone who could develop a program of ERP research on vision, integrate ERP indices into studies of clinical prediction and treatment response, and train staff on clinical and cognitive measures.Â There are also opportunities to supervise psychology interns and post-doctoral fellows, and to mentor graduate students in neuroscience.Â Classroom teaching is not required, but opportunities are available.Â Â Rutgers is a large university and offers many collaborative opportunities with neighboring departments and centers including the Center for Cognitive Science, the Rutgers University Brain Imaging Center, and the Departments of Psychology, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and Genetics, among others.Â UBHC is one of the largest academically-affiliated mental health service delivery systems in the United States, and sees over 10,000 patients a year, most of whom have a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia.Â There are patients at the inpatient, partial hospital, outpatient, and residential levels of care, affording opportunities for longitudinal studies across phases of illness.Â To apply, please submit a cover letter, a research statement, a CV, 2-3 representative publications, and 3 letters of recommendation to Caren Alexander atÂ alexanch(a)ubhc.rutgers.edu<mailto:alexanch@ubhc.rutgers.edu <mailto:alexanch@ubhc.rutgers.edu%3cmailto:alexanch@ubhc.rutgers.edu>>.Â Review of applications will beginÂ September 15th. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Emily S. Kappenman, Ph.D. UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain 267 Cousteau Place Davis, CA 95618 eskappenman(a)ucdavis.edu <mailto:eskappenman@ucdavis.edu> --------------------------------------------------------------------

10 years, 8 months

Fwd: Research fellow position in Electrophysiology and Neuroimaging

by Gary Green

Dear All, I am recruiting a research fellow to join our laboratory in Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University. We currently perform research projects to determine the long-term language outcome following brain surgery, and to determine how human brain works during speech. The funding has been approved by NIH, with a score of top 1.0 percentile, for five years (see the summary below). We have 192-channel EEG Machines, Direct Cortical Stimulator, Eye Tracking System, 3T MRI, and PET. An applicant interested in working on our projects can email me with your CV. Email address is: eishi{at}pet.wayne.edu [Change {at} to @]. Thank you very much, Eishi SUMMARY: The goals of this project are: (i) to generate an empirical model to predict the long-term language outcome following epilepsy surgery and (ii) to better understand ‘how’ the language system works during speech. About 1% of the general population has epilepsy, while one-fifth of epilepsy is medically intractable. Subsets of patients with intractable focal epilepsy benefit from surgical resection of the seizure focus with functionally-important areas preserved. Yet, in reality, accurate identification of language areas is difficult, especially in children, since electrical stimulation mapping lacks sufficient sensitivity, often takes hours to complete, and has a risk of stimulation-induced seizures. In the first funding period, we demonstrated that naming-related augmentation of gamma activity (50-120 Hz) on electrocorticography (ECoG) recording can delineate the language circuitry, and that surgical damage of sites showing such gamma-augmentation predicted the acute postoperative language outcome better than electrical stimulation mapping. An important next step is to determine how well the long-term language outcome can be predicted, since some but not all children recover language function well after the resection of language networks. To maximize the predictive performance, we will determine the language cortex and subcortical pathway, while combining ECoG gamma mapping with diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) fiber tractography. Furthermore, the prediction model will take into account the chronic effect of functional recovery in addition to the acute effect of damaged language networks on neuropsychological outcome measures. This project is significant since the results will be directly translatable into patient management, and our innovative multimodality technique has the potential to become a mainstream method to localize functionally-important brain structures. We will also determine the anatomical and functional connectivity within the language networks, using ECoG gamma mapping, DWI tractography and cortico-cortical evoked potentials (CCEPs). Theoretical models of human speech propose that phonologic and semantic information is transferred, via the arcuate fasciculus, between the temporal and frontal language areas. Yet, the exact location of each arcuate pathway for phonologic and semantic information has not been elucidated. Furthermore, directional efficiency of signal transferring in each pathway has not been clarified, although a modern theoretical model indicates the presence of bi-directional signal transferring between the frontal and temporal lobes. In this project, we will specifically determine if these sites involved in phonological and semantic functions are differentially connected via distinct arcuate fasciculus fibers. We will also determine ‘in which direction’ electrical signals propagate more efficiently within and across the two lobes involved in language. The model refined or revised by this empirical study will help in prediction of specific language symptoms following focal brain damage, and ultimately may better localize the therapeutic targets for improving different types of language impairments in neurological diseases. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eishi Asano, MD, PhD, MS (CRDSA) Associate Professor, Pediatrics & Neurology, Wayne State University Director, Neurodiagnostics, Children's Hospital of Michigan 3901 Beaubien Street, Detroit, Michigan, 48201, USA. Phone: +1-313-745-5547; FAX: +1-313-745-0955; E-mail: eishi{at}pet.wayne.edu [Change {at} to @] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message (including any attachments) is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the message (including any attachments) and notify the originator that you received the message in error. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. _______________________________________________ Eeglablist page: http://sccn.ucsd.edu/eeglab/eeglabmail.html To unsubscribe, send an empty email to eeglablist-unsubscribe(a)sccn.ucsd.edu For digest mode, send an email with the subject "set digest mime" to eeglablist-request(a)sccn.ucsd.edu

10 years, 8 months

Fwd: Postdoc position in Essen, Germany

by Gary Green

the following job description is in German only, because proficiency in German is mandatory for this particular job. In der Arbeitsgruppe Experimentelle Neurologie (Prof. Dr. D. Timmann) der Klinik für Neurologie, Essen ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt die Stelle einer/eines wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiterin / Mitarbeiters (Entgeltgruppe TV-L / 100% - befristet) zu besetzen. Die Eingruppierung richtet sich nach den persönlichen und tarifrechtlichen Voraussetzungen. Die Beschäftigung ist als Postdoktorandenstelle zunächst für die Dauer von drei Jahren vorgesehen. Verlängerungen sind entsprechend den Höchstbeschäftigungsfristen des Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetzes (WissZeitVG) möglich. Es handelt sich um eine Postdoktorandenstelle im Rahmen des von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft geförderten Projekts „Proprioceptive training for patients with degenerative cerebellar ataxia” (DFG TI 239/14-1, EI 892/4-1). Das Projekt ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt der Arbeitsgruppen von Frau Professor Dagmar Timmann (Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen), Herrn Professor Jürgen Konczak (Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota) und Herrn Professor Thilo van Eimeren (Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel). Das Projekt untersucht die Wirksamkeit eines propriozeptiven Trainings bei Patienten mit degenerativen Kleinhirnerkrankungen anhand von Verhaltens- und Bildgebungsdaten. Funktionelle und strukturelle MRT-Messungen des Kleinhirns werden an einem 3T MR-Tomographen durchgeführt. Ihre Aufgaben: Im Mittelpunkt steht das Training der Patienten, die Durchführung der MRT-Untersuchungen und die Auswertung der Verhaltens- und MRT-Daten. Die Arbeit beinhaltet Besuche in den Laboren von Herrn Professor Konczak in Minneapolis und Herrn Professor van Eimeren in Kiel. Ihr Profil: Die Stellenausschreibung richtet sich bevorzugt an Neurowissenschaftler/innen, Neuropsychologen/innen, Sportwissenschafter/innen und Neurobiologen/innen mit abgeschlossener Promotion. Gute Matlab-Kenntnisse sind Voraussetzung. Vorerfahrung in der Durchführung und Auswertung von (f)MRT-Untersuchungen ist ein Plus. Bewerben können sich auch Physiker/innen und Informatiker/innen mit entsprechender Vorerfahrung und Interesse an den Klinischen Neurowissenschaften. Die Mitarbeit bei Nebentätigkeit richtet sich nach der Hochschulnebentätigkeitsverordnung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Schwerbehinderte Bewerberinnen / Bewerber und Gleichgestellte i.S. des § 2 Abs. 3 SGB IX werden bei gleicher Eignung bevorzugt berücksichtigt. Als universitäres Klinikum der Maximalversorgung mit einer Kapazität von rund 1300 Betten betreuen wir mit über 5.500 Beschäftigten in 54 Kliniken, Instituten und Fachzentren jährlich 208.000 Patienten. Hinzu kommt ein umfangreiches Leistungsspektrum in Forschung und Lehre auf international konkurrenzfähigem Niveau. Die Universität Duisburg-Essen strebt eine Erhöhung des Anteils von Frauen beim wissenschaftlichen Personal an. Bewerbungen von Frauen sind ausdrücklich erwünscht. Frauen werden bei gleicher Eignung, Befähigung und fachlicher Leistung bevorzugt berücksichtigt, sofern nicht in der Person des Mitbewerbers liegende Gründe überwiegen. Eine Bewerbung ist mindestens bis 2 Wochen nach Erscheinen der Ausschreibung möglich. Bewerbungen werden angenommen, bis sich ein geeignete/r Kandidat/in gefunden hat. Bitte senden Sie Ihre aussagekräftigen Bewerbungsunterlagen per Email an: Frau Prof. Dr. D. Timmann-Braun dagmar.timmann-braun(a)uni-duisburg-essen.de Klinik für Neurologie Universitätsklinikum Essen Hufelandstraße 55 45147 Essen.

10 years, 8 months

Fwd: Research Assistant - Motivation and Cognitive Control

by Gary Green

Applications are invited for a research assistant position at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The candidate with work with Dr. Hanneke den Ouden. Our research combines methods of experimental psychology, functional neuroimaging (fMRI), psychopharmacology and patient research to investigate the role of dopamine and serotonin in motivation and cognitive control, with the ultimate aim to understand the neurobiological basis of a wide range of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Duties and responsibilities of the candidate will be focussed on data analysis (behavioural, psychopharmacology and genetics) and preparing findings for publication. The candidate will also be involved in data collection (behavioural, clinical and neuroimaging) and programming and developing neuropsychological tasks. This position is funded for one year in the first instance. The successful candidate will have, or will expect to receive, a strong degree in neuroscience or psychology with a strong interest in mathematical methods, or a mathematical background (engineering, physics,c omputer science, machine learning, mathematical psychology) and a strong interest in cognitive neuroscience. The candidate should be organized and have good interpersonal skills as required for interacting with participants and working as a part of a team. Experience with analysing data (e.g. using SPSS/Matlab, preferably using Bayesian methods and/or machine learning) is highly desirable. Experience running and analysing psychological experiments, especially those involving pharmacology, neuroimaging and/or patients with mental illnesses is also highly desirable. Deadline 12 October. Incoming applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis, and suitable candidates will be invited for an interview. If the position is filled before the closing date, the vacancy will be closed. For more information on how to apply please visit: http://www.ru.nl/vacatures/details/details_vacature_0?recid=541480 . Pre-application enquiries can be sent to h.denouden(a)donders.ru.nl <mailto:h.denouden@donders.ru.nl>

10 years, 8 months

Fwd: Science of Compassion Conference 2014

by Gary Green

Something different. -------------------- Dear Members of SPM, we believe the following compassion-related conference may be of interest to you. Science of Compassion, November 10-11, 2014: Stanford University's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) is excited to offer its second Science of Compassion academic conference, a gathering of leading experts in research on compassion, altruism, empathy, social connection and service to discuss their latest scientific findings. The conference will explore the origins of compassion and compassionate action, how it can be measured, and how it can be fostered through interventions. For more events that will take place during Compassion Week 2014, please visit http://ccare.stanford.edu/compassionweek2014/. Early Bird registration ends THIS Friday, August 15! Sincerely, Jessica Jessica Waala Research& Outreach Associate Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education School of Medicine - Stanford University ccare.stanford.edu T: 650-724-9359

10 years, 8 months

Fwd: Postdoc position in Cognitive Neuroscience in Juelich, Germany

by Gary Green

The Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3) of the Research Centre Juelich (Germany) is looking for a postdoc in cognitive neuroscience to join the team. Please click on the link for further information or email me (s.vossel(a)fz-juelich.de) for further inquiries: http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Stellenangebote/_common/dna/2014-174-EN…

10 years, 8 months

Fwd: MRI physics job Manchester

by Gary Green

We have a 12 month post-doctoral position available at the University of Manchester involving the development and testing of Arterial Spin Labelling for use in pharmacological fMRI. Please see this link for further details: https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/DisplayJob.aspx?&frnd=ldapply&JobID=8391&… <https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/DisplayJob.aspx?&frnd=ldapply&JobID=8391&…> ____________________________________ Dr Laura Parkes Senior Lecturer in Neuroimaging University of Manchester +44 161 2755577 Laura.Parkes(a)manchester.ac.uk

10 years, 8 months

Fwd: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Neuroimaging and Neuromodulation at the University of Pennsylvania

by Gary Green

Posted on behalf of Dr. Danielle Bassett: University of Pennsylvania – Postdoctoral Research Associate. Applications are invited to fill an open post-doctoral research position in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA). The ideal appointee will (1) have, or be in the final stages of obtaining, a PhD in psychology, cognitive science, neurology, neuroscience, bioengineering, or similar, (2) have experience in human neuroimaging (particularly fMRI), and (3) have an interest in learning neuromodulatory techniques including TDCS and TMS. An interest in and general knowledge of cognitive neuroscience =and the human connectome in particular would be advantageous. Excellent computer programming skills (MATLAB or similar) and familiarity with neuroimaging software are essential. Candidates should be able to communicate effectively and flourish as the center of a diverse interdisciplinary research team. The appointee will join an interdisciplinary research team and become integrated into a community of stimulating colleagues through the Penn Neuromodulation Consortium, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science. The appointee will also have the opportunity to interact with research scientists in Penn’s world-class medical school, who provide a unique clinical and translational context for ongoing basic research programs. Applications in the form of a covering letter, a CV with full publication list, and 3 letters of reference should be sent to Danielle S. Bassett at dsb(a)seas.upenn.edu. Closing date: 31 Dec 2014 Start date: Negotiable. Position available as soon as 1 January 2015 Limit of tenure: Term is for 1 year, renewable for 3 years Salary: Commensurate with experience Benefits: Health insurance and travel for research-related purposes -- John D. Medaglia, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Translational Neuroscience University of Pennsylvania/ Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute

10 years, 8 months

Fwd: Postdoc in developmental neuroimaging

by Gary Green

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position in the laboratory of Dr. Signe Bray at the University of Calgary and the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI). Our group uses brain imaging, primarily with MRI, to study child and adolescent brain and cognitive development, and atypical trajectories associated with developmental disorders. Please visit http://brayneuroimaginglab.ca <http://brayneuroimaginglab.ca/> to learn more about our research. The post-doctoral scholar will work on projects related to the development of brain networks involved in attention and reward, in both typical children and disorders that affect neurodevelopment (e.g. Autism Spectrum Disorders, pre-term birth). Facilities include a research dedicated 3T MR scanner on-site at the Alberta Children's Hospital, MR-simulator environment, eye-tracking and EEG. The successful applicant will have experience with functional and/or structural neuroimaging and a strong interest in applying advanced methodologies to investigate brain development. Previous experience with MATLAB is highly desirable. The scholar will be funded through the University of Calgary Eyes High post-doctoral scholars program (http://www.ucalgary.ca/risingstars/postdoc) which includes a competitive stipend and benefits. This program targets high caliber applicants with the potential to make a difference in their field of research, and places a strong emphasis on mentoring and professional development. The University of Calgary is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, a vibrant city of 1 million people located just a short drive from Canada's Rocky Mountains. Pre-application inquiries should be directed to Dr. Signe Bray (slbray(a)ucalgary.ca <mailto:slbray@ucalgary.ca>). To apply, please submit a CV, including a list of publications, a cover letter describing your research interests and contact information for two references to slbray(a)ucalgary.ca <mailto:slbray@ucalgary.ca>. Applications due by Sept 1st, 2014.

10 years, 8 months

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

ynic-users August 2014