Dear SPM colleagues,
Below please find an advertisement for a position as a full-time
academic clinical researcher at the BC Mental Health & Addictions
Research Institute (BCMHARI), located centrally in beautiful
Vancouver, Canada, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry
and the Institute of Mental Health in the Faculty of Medicine at the
University of British Columbia. Please forward to those who may be
interested. fMRI, EEG, multimodal neuroimaging and clinically applied
research is the focus. The text is pasted below.
Best Wishes,
Todd Woodward
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Todd S. Woodward, Ph.D.
Cognitive Neuroscience of Schizophrenia Lab (CNoS)
http://www.bcmhari.ca/faculty/woodward-todd.php
604-875-2000 x4724
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Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia
BC Mental Health and Addiction Research Institute
Vancouver, Canada
The BC Mental Health & Addictions Research Institute (BCMHARI), in
partnership with the Department of Psychiatry and the Institute of
Mental Health in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British
Columbia, and with support from BC Mental Health & Substance Use
Services (BCMHSUS) invites applications for a position as a full-time
academic clinical researcher. The position will have fully protected
academic time and will include an appropriate academic appointment in
the UBC Department of Psychiatry. This position is expected to be
filled at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor
(Partner Track), commensurate with experience of the successful
candidate.
The successful applicant must have appropriate qualifications and meet
UBC criteria for an academic appointment. She/He will be required to
provide evidence of highly productive scholarly activity and teaching
(or the potential to meet these criteria) and must have demonstrated
promise as an independent investigator. The successful candidate will
have training in research methodology and have publications in peer
reviewed journals. The candidate will coordinate projects with
collaborators from diverse specializations and must have a proven
ability to effectively communicate with researchers varying widely in
their knowledge and skillsets. She/he should have demonstrated
effectiveness in bringing to fruition (i.e. publication) projects
collaborating with individuals from another discipline than her/his
own.
She/He must have an established track record of research relevant to
the field of neuroimaging and its application to mental health
research. Development of cognitive paradigms that activate brain
activity in regions impacted by psychiatric treatment will be
expected. This position will require development of methodology for
analyzing EEG signals, and merging this with simultaneously collected
fMRI data using multivariate analysis methodologies. Contributions to
non-pharmacological treatment program methodologies and clinical
trials are also advantageous.
She/He will be expected to contribute to the university community with
responsibilities in research, teaching and service. The successful
candidate will work in an interdisciplinary environment, and needs to
be able to establish collaborative working relationships with
clinicians, educators and research groups. This position is for a 5
year period with the possibility of extension based upon funding
availability.
BCMHSUS is committed to strengthening capacity for research, knowledge
exchange and academic teaching to enhance understanding and skills
among service providers, policymakers and the public. Areas of focus
include: Schizophrenia, using state-of-the-art brain imaging
techniques to study the mechanism of illness, origin of symptoms, and
changes in response to treatment; Bipolar Disorder, including
laboratory studies investigating stress-related changes in brain
proteins; Studies on the genetic, phenotypic, and developmental
aspects of Childhood Disorders, including autism and
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), spanning childhood to early
adulthood; and Pharmacology studies, linked to research in progress at
BC Children's Hospital, to examine medication side-effects,
particularly in relation to metabolism and weight changes.
The position is based at BCMHARI, located on the Children's & Women's
Health Centre of BC Campus, in Vancouver, a vibrant multicultural city
with diverse communities each with their own heritage, festivals,
restaurants and history. Vancouver is bordered by mountains, forests
and the Pacific Ocean, offering a balance between city life and a wide
variety of recreational activities.
Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience. More details about the position and the BC Mental Health &
Addictions Research Institute can be obtained from their website:
http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about-bcmhari
Contact
Applications, including curriculum vitae, teaching dossier, statement
of teaching and research interests and plans, and four letters of
reference addressing scholarly, professional and creative work,
teaching and administration should be sent to:
Karin Jackson, Director, Research Administration & Performance
Improvement kjackson2(a)bcmhs.bc.ca
Applications will begin to be considered April 1, 2014 and will
continue to be considered until the position is filled.
BCMHARI and UBC hire on the basis of merit and are committed to
employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply.
Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.
Dear Users
This afternoon (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) Dr. Carolyn McGettigan from
Royal Holloway will be giving a talk on "Feel the noise: Exploring
individual variability in the perception of speech and vocalizations".
http://www.carolynmcgettigan.com/
Abstract:
This talk will present a range of behavioural and neuroimaging studies
in which explorations of individual variability in perceptual
performance have yielded additional insights into the systems supporting
the perception of speech and vocal cues in humans. The presentation will
focus on speech recognition and perceptual adaptation processes studied
using cochlear implant simulations, and will also include recent work
addressing the processing of emotional vocalisations such as laughter.
Everyone is welcome to attend the talk and refreshments will be served
afterwards.
We will be taking Carolyn out for dinner after her talk. Please let me
know if you would like to join us for dinner.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear colleagues
The local Andalucia’s government has just announced a 2-year postdoc
grant with excellent conditions to carry out research in the south of
Spain
(http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/economiainnovacionyciencia/talentia/?q=node/…).
The grant consists of a 24 months contract including:
1)Gross salary: 52295.34 euros
2)Travelling allowance: (total for the 2 years)
a.Europe-Europe: 627.54 euros (1255.09 euros if travelling with family)
b.Europe-America: 1568.86 euros (3137.72 euros if travelling with family)
c.Europe-Asia/rest of the word: 2091.81 euros (4183.63 euros if
travelling with family)
3)Mobility allowance: 5020,35 euros/year (8785.62 euros/year) if
travelling with family.
4)Research project: 5020.35 euros (if research is not done in a lab),
7530.53 euros for lab research.
The University of Granada has just inaugurated a new research center,
the Brain, Mind and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC-UGR;
http://cimcyc.ugr.es <http://cimcyc.ugr.es/?lang=en>). The centre shares
the goal of understanding how mental processes and behaviour emerge from
normal brain activity, and how behavioral problems relate to the
breakdown of brain functioning. The CIMCYC is composed by several
research teams devoted to the study of all aspects of Psychology,
encompassing Clinical and Health Psychology, Human Development, Applied
Psychology, Higher Cognitive functions and social interactions.
Home to the Functional Magnetic Resonance Unit of the University of
Granada, the leading neuroimaging tool of Southern Spain, the CIMCYC
hosts and trains over 250 researchers, and hold collaborations with over
50 researchers throughout the world.
We will be pleased to support applications from post-doc researchers
(who should have defended their PhD no longer than 10 years ago). We are
mainly interested in profiles for professionals with proven experience
in research employing MRI in humans, from the field of psychology,
biology, physics, or engineering, who are proficient in the acquisition
and analysis of MRI human data.
Applications are to be filled-in in Spanish, although projects can be
written in English. The research project should not exceed one page in
length, and should include two further sections specifying the impact of
the scholarship for the applicant’s career development and the relevance
and impact for research performed in Andalucia (with no specified word
count).
Deadline for final applications is the 26^th April 2014, and the
resolution is expected for the 26^th July 2014.
For any further information please contact Maria Ruz (mruz(a)ugr.es
<mailto:mruz@ugr.es>)
*Research/PhD student positions in multimodal brain imaging: MRI, DTI,
fMRI and PET*
**
Research positions (PhD/MSc) and PhD student positions in image analysis
for multimodal brain imaging with MRI, DTI, fMRI and PET are available
at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/home.aspx
This is a collaborative project between researchers from the School of
Computer Engineering and the LKC Medical School to study brain function
and disorders by combining different image modalities. Experience in
brain image analysis and programming skills (e.g. Matlab) would be added
advantages. Please send your CV and a brief research statement to
Professor Jagath Rajapakse (asjagath(a)ntu.edu.sg
<mailto:asjagath@ntu.edu.sg>).
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*Postdoc in brain monitoring*
A postdoctoral position starting as soon as possible is available at The
Department of Engineering, Aarhus University within EEG and EEG signal
processing. The position ends 31 March 2016.
**
*Job description: *The position is related to the Neuro24/7 project
funded by The Danish Council for Strategic Research. The project will
investigate methods for long term monitoring of brain activity based on
wearable EEG devices - specifically an implantable EEG monitor developed
by the company HypoSafe and so-called EarEEG devices developed at Aarhus
University. The overall research objective is to establish a foundation
for estimation and monitoring of mental states in natural environments.
The key research objective of the position is to establish methods for
estimation of ERPs and mental states based on the limited spatial
resolution of the wearable systems. This will include establishment of
paradigms for specific ERPs and mental states recordings. Recordings
will be based on both the wearable EEG platforms and on conventional
high density systems.
**
*Qualifications: *Candidates should have an extensive experience in EEG
recording, ERP methods, and in analyzing EEG signals. Candidates must
have experience within advanced signal processing methods for EEG signals.
The Postdoctoral position requires qualifications at the PhD level
obtained in neuroscience, psychophysiology, neurophysiology, cognitive
psychology, signal processing or mathematical modelling.
The successful applicant will be affiliated to the Neurotechnology lab
headed by Preben Kidmose. The postdoctoral position is related to the
collaborative research project Neuro24/7 which has further participants
in the groups of Lars Kai Hansen, Technical University of Denmark,
Danilo Mandic, Imperial College London and Scott Makieg, the Swartz
Center for Computational Neuroscience, University of California San Diego.
For more information please contact Preben Kidmose, pki(a)eng.au.dk.**
**
*Deadline: *All applications must be made online and received by April
1^st 2014.
See: www.au.dk/en/about/job/nat/academicpositions/
<http://www.au.dk/en/about/job/nat/academicpositions/>
Kind regards, Preben
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*Preben Kidmose*, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Professor (Danish: Ingeniørdocent) in Biomedical Engineering
Department of Engineering, Aarhus University
Address : Edison, Room 205, Finlandsgade 22, DK-8200 Aarhus N
Phone : + 45 4189 3321
E-mail : pki(a)eng.au.dk <mailto:pki@eng.au.dk>
___________________________________________________
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral researcher in the
international NWO/ESRC/DFG-funded ORAplus-cooperation project 'Tracing
the template: Investigating the nature, capacity and dynamics of
implicit and explicit attentional sets‘ (Profs. C. Olivers, Amsterdam;
M. Eimer, London; H.J. Müller, München, S. Pollmann und M. Hanke,
Magdeburg).
An attentional template is a flexible representation reflecting the
system’s current preferences, as derived from continuously changing task
demands as well as prior selection history. The project investigates the
content, capacity, format and neural representation of attentional
templates. To pursue this goal, the project partners will cooperate
closely, using diverse methods, including eye-movement recordings, EEG
and fMRI. For the fMRI-studies that will be carried out centrally in
Magdeburg, we are looking for a postdoc with fMRI-experience. This
position offers an excellent opportunity to work with both an
international consortium of attention researchers and in one of
Germany's leading imaging facilities. Research institutions in
Magdeburg, such as the Otto-von- Guericke-University, the
Leibniz-Institute for Neurobiology, and the German Center for
Neuro-Degenerative Diseases, offer a multitude of research-dedicated
MRI-scanners (Siemens Magnetom (7 Tesla), Siemens Trio, Siemens Verio,
Siemens Skyra und Philips Achieva). The Institute of Psychology operates
its own compute cluster for data analysis. This research project is
performed in close collaboration of the project partners, including the
opportunity to spend research stages at the participating institutions.
Details are available at
https://www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg_media/Stellenausschreibungen/2014/Wissensc…
Dear all,
The YNiC Open Plan Interview/Testing room will be unavailable from
Tuesday March 18th until Friday March 21st. This is to allow for the
installation of a sound-proof booth in the room. The interview room on
the MRI corridor should be used instead and priority should be given to
pre/post behavioural testing for fMRI / MEG projects during this time.
Thanks,
Mark
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Mark Hymers, York Neuroimaging Centre
Please note that my email address is: mark.hymers(a)ynic.york.ac.uk
Responses to messages sent to other addresses may be delayed
Dear Users
This Thursday (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) Dr. Carolyn McGettigan from
Royal Holloway will be giving a talk on "Feel the noise: Exploring
individual variability in the perception of speech and vocalizations".
http://www.carolynmcgettigan.com/
Abstract:
This talk will present a range of behavioural and neuroimaging studies
in which explorations of individual variability in perceptual
performance have yielded additional insights into the systems supporting
the perception of speech and vocal cues in humans. The presentation will
focus on speech recognition and perceptual adaptation processes studied
using cochlear implant simulations, and will also include recent work
addressing the processing of emotional vocalisations such as laughter.
Everyone is welcome to attend the talk and refreshments will be served
afterwards.
We will be taking Carolyn out for dinner after her talk. Please let me
know if you would like to join us for dinner.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
The Faculty of Psychology, Higher School of Economics (Moscow) is
looking for a team leader for the new laboratory of Neurobiology of
Speech and Language, which is in the process of being established at
HSE. The projected main directions of research in the laboratory are:
-Neural dynamics of language comprehension;
-Language learning;
-Language neurotechnology.
These projects are carried out in collaboration with the Centre of
Functionally Integrative Neuroscience (CFIN) at Aarhus University,
Denmark, and other international collaborators. CFIN is represented by
Professor Yury Shtyrov, who is a visiting professor at HSE and is
involved in developing speech and language research at the new
laboratory. The postholder will have an advantage of being able to
further define and expand this programme of research, in collaboration
with Prof. Shtyrov as well as faculty staff and other collaborators, and
with support of postdoctoral researchers and PhD students.
Research facilities include multi-channel EEG, navigated TMS-EEG and
eye-tracking equipment, all recently installed at the Faculty, as well
as access to MEG and fMRI at collaborator sites in Moscow.
The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university
providing unique research opportunities
(http://hse.ru/en,http://psy.hse.ru/en/
<https://mail2.hse.ru/owa/redir.aspx?C=PrRfHmdshUm3o18lmAOEKqDw2FN7AtEIynOWG…>).
The Faculty of Psychology is committed to developing various areas of
modern experimental psychology and, most crucially, Cognitive
Neuroscience. Working Conditions:
- Access to multimodal neuroimaging facilities (brain-navigated TMS,
multichanel EGG, MEG, eye-tracking, etc.http://psy.hse.ru/en/res-center
<https://mail2.hse.ru/owa/redir.aspx?C=PrRfHmdshUm3o18lmAOEKqDw2FN7AtEIynOWG…>)
- Internationally competitive salary, 13% flat income tax rate and
other benefits
- Generous travel support and research grants provided by the
universityâ??s Centre for Advanced Studies (www.cas.hse.ru
<https://mail2.hse.ru/owa/redir.aspx?C=PrRfHmdshUm3o18lmAOEKqDw2FN7AtEIynOWG…>)
- Low teaching load, minimal administrative service required
- Heavy emphasis on high quality research
Requirements:
- Ph.D. in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, language sciences or
related fields
- Fluent English (knowledge of Russian is not required)
- Demonstrated ability and high motivation to conduct high-quality
research publishable in quality international peer-reviewed journals
Generally appointments will be made for an initial 2,5-year period and
upon successful completion of an interim review, contracts would
normally be extended for a further three years until the tenure review.
Please provide a CV, at least 2 letters of reference forwarded directly,
a statement of research interest and a recent research paper. All
materials should be addressed to Dr. ViÑ?toria Moiseeva, no later than
March 31.
If you have any further questions, please contact Dr. ViÑ?toria Moiseeva
moiseeva.victoria(a)gmail.com
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Best wishes,
Olga
Ph.D. Researcher
Institute of Higher Nervous Activity
and Neurophysiology RAS
+79268365593