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Fwd: Postdoc EEG data analysis and source modeling
by Gary Green 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

*From: *Thomas Knoesche <knoesche(a)cbs.mpg.de <mailto:knoesche@cbs.mpg.de>> *Subject: **Postdoc EEG data analysis and source modeling* *Date: *29 Apr 2014 13:02:42 GMT+2 *To: *Thomas Knoesche <knoesche(a)cbs.mpg.de <mailto:knoesche@cbs.mpg.de>> Dear colleagues, would you please be so kind as to spread the job offer cited below at your institutions and forward it to anyone whom you know and who might be interested? Thank you so much, Thomas Knösche -------------------------------- The Research & Development Unit „MEG and Cortical Networks“ at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science at Leipzig offers a position as POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER in the area of Medical Signal Processing and Biophysical Modelling. The research project aims at the development of fast and effective processing techniques for EEG data. The task of the successful applicant will be to develop methods for artefact identification and correction, spatial interpolation and source reconstruction. The successful applicant holds a PhD degree in informatics, mathematics, physics, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering or similar. Experience with the measurement and analysis of brain signals is an advantage, but not essential. A keen interest in the biological foundations of cognition should be present. Decent programming skills are of importance. In order to increase the proportion of female staff members, applications from female scientists are particularly encouraged. Disabled applicants are preferred if qualification is equal. The position is available for 2 years. Payment is according to the German scale TVöD 13. The selection procedure starts as the applications come in. Please send your application by email, citing the code number "PD 14" to: PD Dr.habil. Thomas R. Knösche Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Stephanstraße 1A, 04103 Leipzig, Germany [phone: +49 341 9940-2619] [email: knoesche(a)cbs.mpg.de <mailto:knoesche@cbs.mpg.de>]

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Fwd: Postdoctoral Position in fMRI at Northwestern University
by Gary Green 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

Postdoctoral Fellowship Position in fMRI at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago in Northwestern University's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Duration: 2 years (option to renew for additional years) Start date: Summer 2014 Salary: Depends on experience, in accordance with NIH Guidelines For further information, applicants should contact: Jordan Grafman, Ph.D. Director, Brain Injury Research Program Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory jgrafman(a)northwestern.edu Overview: The focus of research in the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory is identifying the forms of knowledge represented in the prefrontal cortex and related brain structures (including social processes, event parsing and storage, planning processes, etc.), and studying functional neuroplasticity during learning and during recovery of function after brain injury. The operating framework to study these processes and their disorders is based on cognitive science theory, and we combine this approach with state-of-the-art clinical neuroscience techniques such as structural and functional MRI, genetics, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), as well as single-pulse and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). The laboratory studies healthy volunteers as well as a variety of patients with focal and diffuse brain damage. The Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory is located in the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) on the Northwestern University Medical Center campus in downtown Chicago. The laboratory provides ample opportunity for the development of innovative, focused research and a broad collaborative cognitive neuroscience experience. Required Qualifications: Position qualifications include a PhD in neuroscience, psychology, or a related field. The successful applicant will have expertise in fMRI data acquisition and analysis, strong skills in statistical and experimental methods, and experience in conducting human cognitive neuroscience research. Experience with neuroimaging analysis programs (AFNI, FSL, SPM, or other relevant programs), stimulus presentation programs (E-prime, Presentation, Superlab, Cogent/Psychtoolbox [MATLAB]), and statistical analysis programs (MATLAB, R, SPSS) is also required. Excellent scientific writing skills and strong publication records are highly desired. Applicants should be able to work independently and with minimal supervision, but should also demonstrate good interpersonal skills and a desire to work collaboratively. Salary and benefits are competitive. An earlier start time is possible. Candidates should submit a CV, statement of interest, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Jordan Grafman (jgrafman(a)northwestern.edu).

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Fwd: Postdoctoral position
by Gary Green 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory McLean Imaging Center at McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA Harvard Medical School A National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-sponsored T32 Postdoctoral Research Position is available in a multidisciplinary, productive and stimulating environment with excellent research, clinical and training resources. The focus of the training is on brain imaging (EEG, MRI, MRS, near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)), psychiatry and substance abuse with an additional focus on translational research. A recent partnership with the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at the MGH, allows us to offer training in PET as well. Current resources include clinical 3T and 4T magnets and a 9.4T small bore animal magnet. Applicants with a background in brain imaging, computational science, physics, methods development and imaging-related statistics are sought and the program will be tailored to meet the individual’s needs in order to help him/her to develop into an independent researcher with a focus on neuroimaging of addiction or addiction psychiatry. After working with a preceptor, the fellow will be given opportunities to conduct research in a number of areas in order to advance his/her career development. Fellowships are available for 2-3 years. Applicants should hold an M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent degree in physics/medical physics, computer science, neuroscience, psychology, pharmacology or a related field. Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply. Earliest possible start date is July1, 2014; salary is commensurate with experience and is dictated by NIH guidelines (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-046.html). Candidates must be US citizens or hold a green card. Inquiries may be made to the Director of the Program, Dr. Scott E. Lukas at 617-855-2767 or via e-mail at slukas(a)mclean.harvard.edu with a copy to the T32 Administrative Assistant, Wendy Tartarini (wtartari(a)mclean.harvard.edu); she may also be reached at 617-855-2174. To set up a meeting at the OHBM meeting at Hamburg, contact Dr. Blaise Frederick via email at bbfrederick(a)mclean.harvard.edu or Dr. Amy Janes (ajanes(a)mclean.harvard.edu ).

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Fwd: PhD studentship in Psychology / Statistics
by Gary Green 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

PhD studentship in Psychology / Statistics: From peak to meta-analysis map: cumulating knowledge across neuroimaging studies Responsible: Ruth Seurinck & Beatrijs Moerkerke, Department of Data Analysis, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is an important research technique in psychology. Since publications of single fMRI studies have flourished, it is increasingly recognized that progress in understanding human brain function will not only require the acquisition of new data but a synthesis and integration of data across studies and labs (Yarkoni, Poldrack, Van Essen & Wager, 2010). Meta-analysis is a promising tool to achieve this goal. The current available procedures for fMRI data use coordinate-based techniques where the limited amount of voxels that survive a statistical threshold are combined into one map to determine the location in the brain of the overall observed effect (Laird et al., 2005; Radua et al., 2009; Wager, Lindquist, Nichols, Kober and Van Snellenberg, 2009). However, statistical significance is not an optimal indicator for the true underlying effect and information is only available for these significant peak voxels. Also, there is evidence of publication bias in fMRI studies. Studies that do not reach statistical significance are less likely to be published and included in a meta-analysis, distorting the results of the meta-analysis. A recent study demonstrated evidence for publication bias in a meta-analysis of the frontal lobe in working memory by summarizing activation in the frontal lobe (> 1000 voxels) in a single effect size for each study (Jennings and Van Horn, 2012). The main goal of this research proposal is to adapt coordinate-based meta-analysis methods for fMRI data to create an informative set of meta-analysis brain maps with a focus on effect size estimation. We will further develop procedures for the assessment and correction of publication bias. This project obtained a grant from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and will be conducted in close collaboration with dr. Simone Kühn from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany. Candidate The successful candidate will hold a Master's degree in Psychology (or related discipline) and/or Statistical Data Analysis. She/he will be hosted within a dynamic group of researchers. She/he will be offered excellent training and development opportunities, and will be involved in both methodological development on meta analysis in fMRI studies as well as the applications thereof. Duration: 48 months Date of start: as soon as possible Please send your application (including a current CV, publication list, letter of recommendation and copies of diplomas and certificates) to Beatrijs Moerkerke. We encourage candidates to apply early. Applications received before June 2, 2014 will be given full consideration. Applications received after June 2 will be considered as they arrive, until the position is filled. Contact: Beatrijs Moerkerke Department of Data Analysis Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Ghent University, Belgium E-mail: Beatrijs.Moerkerke(a)UGent.be References Jennings, R. G., & Van Horn, J. D. (2012). Publication bias in neuroimaging research: Implications for Meta-analyses. Neuroinformatics, 10, 67-80. Laird, A. Fox, P.M., Price, C.J., Glahn, D.C., Uecker, A.M., Lancaster, J.L., Turkeltaub, P.E., Kochunov, P., & Fox, P.T. (2005). ALE meta-analysis: Controlling the false discovery rate and performing statistical contrasts. Human Brain Mapping, 25, 155-164. Radua, J., Mataix-Cols, D., Phillips, M.L., El-Hage, W., Kronhaus, D.M., Cardoner, N., & Surguladze, S. (2009). A new meta-analytic method for neuroimaging studies that combines reported peak coordinates and statistical parametric maps. European Psychiatry, 27, 605-611. Wager, T. D., Lindquist, M. A., Nichols, T. E., Kober, H., & Van Snellenberg, J. X. (2009). Evaluating the consistency and specificity of neuroimaging data using meta-analysis. Neuroimage, 45, S210-S221. Yarkoni, T., Poldrack, R. A., van Essen, D. C., & Wager T. D. (2010). Cognitive neuroscience 2.0: building a cumulative science of human brain function. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 14, 489-496.

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Fwd: Postdoctoral position in FMRI of breathlessness / Oxford
by Gary Green 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

I have a postdoctoral position in my group -- 3 year position investigating brain plasticity in breathlessness perception in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The job advertisement is at the link below, and of course, please get in touch <https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.disp…> with best wishes Kyle -- Dr Kyle Pattinson, BM DPhil FRCA Senior Clinical Research Fellow / University Research Lecturer Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, OX3 9DU Consultant Anaesthetist Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU http://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/~kylep/index2.html

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MEG/EEG research group meeting
by Emma Holmes 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear all, The next MEG/EEG group meeting will be *Thursday 8th May *at *12:00pm* Scott Cairney will be presenting "Reactivating and Reorganising Memories in Sleep". Hope to see you there! Best, Emma ____________________________________________ Emma Holmes PhD Student Room B001b, Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK. Email: eh776(a)york.ac.uk; Tel: 01904 322879

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YNiC Science Committee Meeting. Monday 28th April, 2pm. Psychology C108.
by Michael Simpson 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear all, the next meeting for the YNiC Science Committee is on Monday 28th April at 2pm in C108. The meeting will be less than 1hr and is held in Psychology, which should be convenient for many users. This meeting is a key mechanism by which YNiC can support the needs of users. If you would like to raise an issue at the meeting, please email the Chair of Science Committee, <beth.jefferies(a)york.ac.uk> so that your item can be added to the agenda for discussion. The agenda for the meeting is: 14/10. Apologies for absence. 14/11. Approval of previous minutes. 14/12. Matters arising. 14/13. YNiC Science issues. 14/14. YNiC Ethics and Research Governance issues. 14/15. Any issues raised by users of YNiC. 14/16. Any issues passed from the Dept. Research Committee. 14/17. Plans for Science Day. 14/18. Any Other Business. Kind regards, Michael -- Dr Michael Simpson Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre Innovation Way York YO10 5DG Tel: 01904 567614 Web: http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk

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YNiC seminar 24th April
by Rebecca E Millman 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear Users Please note that YNiC seminars will now take place in B020, Department of Psychology, at a slightly earlier start time of 4 pm. This Thursday (4 pm in B020) there will be 2 internal project proposal presentations: 1) David Smailes "Associations between brain structure, parental bonding, bullying, mind-mindedness, and psychotic-like experiences" 2) Bruce Keefe "Is global orientation processed in LO1?" Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- Dr. Rebecca E. Millman York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park York YO10 5DG Email: rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Tel: 01904 435 5373

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Fwd: Research Coordinator - Northwestern University Chicago
by Gary Green 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

Research Coordinator job available at Northwestern University’s Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago, IL. The research assistant will be responsible for analysis of neuroimaging datasets, in order to contribute to neuroscientific studies of normal aging and pathological aging. Duties include coordinating PET and MRI scans, and analyzing the resultant structural and functional imaging data. Additional duties include working on graphics for manuscripts and grants or other general lab responsibilities. Candidates must have proficiency with computer programming, ideally with relevant technical languages such as MATLAB or Python. They must be willing to learn new MRI analysis software and troubleshoot problems independently. Prior experience with neuroimaging analysis suites such as Freesurfer, FSL, or SPM would be extremely useful. Relevant backgrounds would be in Neuroscience, Biology, Psychology, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Biomedical Engineering. *Minimum Qualifications:* - The candidate must hold a Bachelor degree. - Candidate must be fluent in at least one programming language. - A two-year commitment is requested. *Preferred Qualifications: * - Experience using SPM/Freesurfer or other neuroimaging platforms. Interested applicants can apply online here: http://www.northwestern.edu/hr/careers/ Job ID: 23069 If you have specific questions please email: amartersteck(a)northwestern.edu To learn more about our center please go to: www.brain.northwestern.edu

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Fwd: Research specialist position in the Wisconsin ADRC Imaging Group
by Gary Green 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

We are pleased to announce an opening for a data analyst in the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Neuroimaging Group (www.brainmap.wisc.edu), a multidisciplinary collective of more than 20 principal investigators with over 41 human and nonhuman primate research projects spanning the diagnostic spectrum from normal aging to Alzheimer’s dementia. The successful candidate will be actively engaged in neuroimaging research studies of lifestyle factors (e.g., physical activity, cognitive reserve) in healthy aging and preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. A bachelor's degree is required (students graduating this spring may apply). Preferred majors include psychology, neuroscience, exercise science, kinesiology, the life sciences, computer sciences, med physics, or other related fields. Experience in brain image analysis, including use of software such as Matlab, SPM, FSL, AFNI, & FreeSurfer is preferred. Proficiency with Linux or a programming language is desirable. The applicant should have the flexibility to work both independently and collaboratively, and should understand basic elements of research studies such as study design & objectives, study visit logistics, statistical analyses, and presentation of results. This position requires analytic thinking, good interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and study participants. Interested candidates need not satisfy each of the foregoing conditions to apply. Primary duties include:  Brain Image and Cognitive Data Analyses/Processing (~45%) • Conduct brain image analyses using relevant software such as Matlab, SPM, FSL, AFNI, & FreeSurfer. • Analyze cognitive and other clinical data using relevant software such as SPSS, SAS, R. • Work under the supervision of principal investigator to prepare research data for presentation at scientific meetings and publication in peer-reviewed journals.  Study Coordination (~45%) • Recruit and enroll study participants, including phone contacts. • Maintain study schedules and appointments. • Run study visits. • Maintain IRB approvals and ensure that all research protocols are followed. Secondary duties (~10%) include attending lab meetings, interacting with lab investigators/staff, and executing other research-related tasks as determined by the supervising principal investigator. The percent effort devoted to the above duties may fluctuate depending on the lab’s needs. A period of evaluation will be required. Additional information about the position may be found at http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=794… Please send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #79416 to: Amy Hawley J5/Mezz Clinical Science Center 600 Highland Ave Madison, WI 53792-2420 Email: fmri(a)medicine.wisc.edu; Phone: 608-265-2201; Fax: 608-265-3091 NOTE: Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding the names of applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality. UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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