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Fwd: Postdoctoral position in computational modeling/fMRI - Ghent University

by Gary Green

* A postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Will Alexander at Ghent University, Belgium. The position is part of a 5 year project investigating reinforcement learning and cognitive control, funded through the FWO-Flanders. The ideal candidate will have experience and interests in one or more of the following areas: 1) fMRI, 2) cognitive control, 3) computational neural modeling, and 4) reinforcement learning. Individuals with experience in applying computational models to the analysis of fMRI data are especially encouraged to apply. Depending on background and interests, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop computational neural models of cognitive control and decision making, as well as to contribute to the design, execution, and analysis of behavioral and fMRI experiments intended to inform and constrain new computational models. The duration of the position is initially two years, with the possibility of renewal for an additional two years The position is available from the beginning of February, 2014, although the start date is flexible. This is a full-time position with salary based on standard Belgian regulations. The successful candidate will join the Department of Experimental Psychology at Ghent University, and will have access to a research-dedicated 3T MRI scanner. To apply, send a brief statement of research interests, CV, and contact information for two references to william.alexander(a)ugent.be <mailto:william.alexander@ugent.be>. Informal inquiries are also welcome. *

11 years, 6 months

Fwd: POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN THE NEUROSCIENCE OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS

by Gary Green

Dr. Theodore Beauchaine at the Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University invites applications for a post-doctoral researcher in the neuroscience of developmental psychopathology, to begin in spring or summer of 2014, or sooner if a suitable candidate applies. Primary responsibilities include planning, executing, analyzing, and co-authoring papers from fMRI studies with children, adolescents, and young adults who are affected by mood disorders and/or externalizing spectrum disorders. The Department of Psychology houses the Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging, which has a recently commissioned Siemens 3T Trio MRI Total Imaging Matrix (TIM) system with all the necessary equipment to perform structural and functional imaging studies. The postdoc will receive training in mentoring and supervising students, managing a research team, teaching seminars, grant-writing, and authoring scientific papers. The position affords considerable opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration with Psychiatry and other departments across campus, and for publication of papers from existing data. Applicants must have substantial experience with analyzing imaging data, a Ph.D. in neuroscience, psychology, or a related field by the start date, and strong potential for a career in research. Starting salary will be $42,000 + benefits, including professional travel. Columbus is a vibrant community of 1.8 million people with diverse cultural, sports, dining, and recreational opportunities (see www.experiencecolumbus.org <http://www.experiencecolumbus.org/>). Cost-of-living is low. Apply online at http://jobs.osu.edu/ and refer to job number 378879 . Along with application, please submit a letter of interest, your CV, and 3 letters of reference. The application deadline is January 24, 2014. -- Colin L. Sauder, M.S. Doctoral Candidate Interim Assistant Director Krasner Psychological Center Department of Psychology Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-2520 Phone: (631) 306-4096 Fax: (631) 632-4632 c <mailto:dina.vivian@stonybrook.edu>olin.sauder(a)stonybrook.edu <mailto:olin.sauder@stonybrook.edu>

11 years, 6 months

YNiC seminar 17th October

by rem

Dear Users This week (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be two talks on the outcomes of MSc Cognitive Neuroscience 2012/2013 empirical research projects: 1) Silke Goebel "Parietal networks for multiplication and subtraction in adults with dyslexia" 2) Alexandra Levine (supervised by Heidi Baseler) "The neural basis of visual performance advantages in the deaf" Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ 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

11 years, 6 months

Fwd: [SPM] 3 post-doc vacancies in the Maguire Memory Lab

by Gary Green

Hello All There are three new post-doctoral positions available in my lab at the WTCN (aka the FIL) at UCL: 1.Decoding memories from fMRI (MVPA, etc) 2.fMRI of scenes, space and memory (standard fMRI approaches) 3.Cognitive/neuropsychology Here is a link for more information: http://tinyurl.com/oaamego Best wishes Eleanor Maguire /________________________________/ // /Professor Eleanor A. Maguire/ /Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow & Deputy Director/ /Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging/ /Institute of Neurology/ /University College London/ /12 Queen Square/ /London WC1N 3BG/ /UK/ /www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk <http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/>/

11 years, 7 months

Fwd: [SPM] fMRI post-doc position in Milan (Italy)

by Gary Green

A postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Carlo Reverberi and Paolo Cherubini at the Dept. of Psychology of the Università Milano-Bicocca, Milan (Italy). The projects will focus on how and where our brain represents the information relevant for the effective execution of collaborative tasks. The post holder will be required to design, set up, run and analyze experiments, and to contribute to their dissemination through scholarly articles and participation to conferences. The Lab is interdisciplinary, mixing expertise in cognition, neuroscience, statistics and mathematics. Experiments will use both behavioral and neuroscience techniques (e.g. multivariate analysis on fMRI data). This project will be performed in collaboration with the John-Dylan Haynes lab at the Bernstein Centre of Computational Neuroscience, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, thus the post holder is expected to spend part of the time (e.g. a year) at the BCCN-Berlin. FMRI data acquisition will take place at the Berlin Center for Advanced Neuroimaging: The BCAN is equipped with two Siemens 32-channel 3 Tesla MRI systems. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in neuroscience, cognitive science, physics or mathematics, expertise in the analysis of large data sets and/or fMRI analysis, and excellent programming skills. The successful candidate is expected to work within the general framework of the project, but also to actively contribute with his/her own ideas. The initial appointment is for two years. Salary will be commensurate with experience (23.000-28.000 Euro p.a. gross). Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae to Carlo Reverberi: carlo.reverberi at unimib.it as soon as possible. Final deadline for the formal application will be mid November 2013.

11 years, 7 months

Fwd: Senior Research Officer/Postdoc in advanced fMRI-EEG imaging analysis

by Gary Green

Mental Health and Complex Disorders Research Program, Queensland Berghofer Institute of Medical Research would like to invite applications for a 3-year Post Doc position starting as early as 1 November 2013. The current project seeks to develop advanced neuroimaging techniques in characterizing neurological and psychiatric diseases. The fellow is expected to employ state-of-art imaging techniques, including structural and functional MRI, EEG, DTI, combined with autonomic physiological recording. Analysis will have an emphasis on functional and effective connectivity, and cortical autonomic interaction. The ideal candidate will have an interest in clinical neuroscience, fMRI methods development, autonomic system, or a combination. The fellow is expected to be involved with each stages of the project, and have ample authorship opportunities. Candidates must have a PhD degree in neuroscience, engineering, computer science or equivalent academic qualifications. Training in neuroimaging and proficiency programming (in Matlab, C++, or R) is required; experience in multivariate approaches and combined fMRI-EEG in particular is a plus. Basic knowledge about the human brain is highly desired. Excellent communication skills in English are essential. The fellow will work directly with QIMR International Fellow, Dr. Christine Guo. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Please direct inquiries to Dr. Guo by sending a cover letter, CV, and contact information of at least 3 references to Christine.Guo(a)QIMRBerghofer.edu.au <mailto:Christine.Guo@QIMRBerghofer.edu.au>

11 years, 7 months

Fwd: Job Offer: Research Assistant in Computational Neuroscience in Berlin

by Gary Green

Dear all, we are looking for one research assistant / PhD-student in a new research project at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (group leader: Prof. John-Dylan Haynes), which aims to improve the diagnostic situation for patients suffering from different forms of dementia. The research assistant will work in a sub-project, in which different kinds of data (e.g. neuropsychological data, genetic information, structural/functional MRI, PET or DTI) will be combined (e.g. by a Bayesian network) for giving the best diagnosis. A prerequisite of this job offer are very good programming skills. For details, please see the job advertisement below (only in German). Please feel free to forward this mail to potentially interesting candidates. Thanks a lot and best regards, Kerstin Ritter ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, im Rahmen eines großen Verbundprojekts (iDSS: Integratives Decision Support System für die Diagnostik von Demenzerkrankungen bei stationären geriatrischen Patienten, Projektleiter Dr. Ralph Buchert und Prof. John-Dylan Haynes) suchen wir zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine/n wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter/in (mit Möglichkeit zur Promotion). In diesem Projekt werden neue Biomarker basierend auf modernen Hirnbildgebungstechniken (z.B. funktionelle Magnetresonanztomographie [MRT] oder vessel imaging) erforscht und dann verwendet, um ein computerbasiertes Expertensystem zu entwickeln, das die Informationen verschiedener klinischer Bereiche (Neuropsychologie, Genotyp, fMRT etc.) integriert. Damit soll eine bessere Diagnostik von Demenzerkrankungen ermöglicht werden. Der/die wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter/in (TVöD-E13 65 %) wird in einem Teilprojekt der Arbeitsgruppe von Prof. Haynes mitarbeiten, das die Entwicklung des computerbasierten Expertensystems zum Ziel hat. Die Aufgaben umfassen die Entwicklung der Algorithmen zur multimodalen Datenintegration und die software-technische Umsetzung. Das Ergebnis soll ein patentfähiges Diagnoseinstrument sein. Wir bieten die Mitarbeit in einem engagierten und interdisziplinären Team bestehend aus Mathematikern, Physikern, Medizinern und Psychologen sowie die Möglichkeit eines spannenden Einblicks in die Hirnforschung an der Schnittstelle zwischen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft. Voraussetzungen sind ein abgeschlossenes Studium in Informatik, Mathematik, Physik, Psychologie, Computational Neuroscience oder einem verwandten Fach mit überdurchschnittlichen Leistungen sowie sehr gute Programmierkenntnisse (z.B. Matlab und mindestens eine objektorientierte Sprache) und gute Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse. Weiterhin erwarten wir ein hohes Maß an Eigenständigkeit und die Bereitschaft, sich mit Engagement und Flexibilität für dieses Projekt einzusetzen. Erfahrung im Bereich Bayesianische Netzwerke, Bildverarbeitung oder maschinelles Lernen ist wünschenswert, aber keine Voraussetzung. Die Stelle ist zunächst bis zum 30.6.2015 befristet. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung per E-mail als pdf-Datei an: kerstin.ritter(a)bccn-berlin.de Mit freundlichen Grüßen Kerstin Ritter ________________________________________________ Dr. Kerstin Ritter, geb. Hackmack Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin Center for Advanced Neuroimaging Sauerbruchweg 4, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin Mail: kerstin.ritter(a)bccn-berlin.de Phone: + 49(0)176 61503246

11 years, 7 months

Fwd: Small animal imaging postdoc at ETH Zurich

by Gary Green

Post-doc position in small animal MRI A post-doctoral position in small animal MRI is available in the Department for Health Science and Technology at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland. The position is located in the Neural Control of Movement Laboratory and projects will focus on structural and functional connectivity measurements in rat and mouse models of neurological or psychiatric diseases. Connectivity will be determined based on DTI and fMRI measurements of the resting state or during sensory stimulation. All experiments will be performed in close collaboration with the Animal Imaging Centre lead by Prof. M. Rudin that is equipped with the latest, cutting-edge MRI technology. The Neural Control of Movement Laboratory provides an inspiring interdisciplinary research environment and has tight collaborations with leading scientists in molecular neuroscience and human MRI. All projects have a highly translational character with the goal to apply the same MRI methodology in animal models and human volunteers/patients. The successful candidate has a strong background in medical imaging in small animal models as well as in standard analysis methods. Experience with behavioural testing in rat/mice, knowledge of how to induced experimental brain lesions, or a good background in molecular techniques is a distinct advantage. We are looking for a young, independent researcher with a large interest in translational work and good interpersonal, and communication skills. The position is available for a period of 4 years. Please apply online at http://internet1.refline.ch/845721/2744/++publications++/1/index.html. Application deadline is the 5th of December 2013 and the project will start in spring 2014 (negotiable). For additional information please contact Prof. Nicole Wenderoth Neural Control of Movement Lab, ETH Zurich Email: Nicole.wenderoth(a)hest.ethz.ch

11 years, 7 months

Fwd: Imaging Analyst Position

by Gary Green

A position for an advanced MRI analyst is currently available at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University. Candidates must have 3-5 years of experience in cognitive neuroscience, image processing, and MRI data analysis. Research focuses on translational neuroimaging, multimodal MRI techniques, and attentional disorders in children and young adults. Requirements include: a) Computer programming skills (e.g., C/C++, Python, MATLAB) b) Facility in operating one or more common neuroimaging packages (e.g., AFNI, FSL, or SPM) Applicants should email their CV to: jep2111(a)columbia.edu <mailto:jep2111@columbia.edu> <mailto:jep2111@columbia.edu> -- Jonathan Posner, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Columbia University 646.465.4200 phone 314-271-2446 fax All information sent within this communication is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please discard immediately.

11 years, 7 months

Fwd: Job opening: Biomedical Imaging Laboratory at Hospital Gregorio Marañon (Madrid, Spain)

by Gary Green

Job available at the “Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation Group (BiiG) <http://image.hggm.es/index.php?lang=english>”, Madrid. The “Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation Group (BiiG) <http://image.hggm.es/index.php?lang=english>”,is offering a position in system administration and programming to support neuroimaging data processing. The BiiG is a research organization located in Madrid (Spain) and affiliated with the “Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon” and the “Universidad Carlos III”. The group is markedly multidisciplinary and has broad research interest, from the development of new imaging techniques to processing methodologies and their application in practice. The candidate will support the neuroimaging subdivision of the group and will be responsible of the development, maintenance and optimization of a neuroimaging platform that manages DTI, structural and functional MRI data. He/She will work together with researchers on the implementation of software, hardware, and storage, as well as the processing and analysis of large data sets. *_Qualifications:_* * *Biomedical Engineering,****Computational Neuroscience**or related field **with a strong computational background. * * *Proficiency in **o**ral and written English.* * *Experience with **Matlab and other **programming languages (C, C++, bash **and****Python**.)* * *I**nterest **in**neuroimaging **research.* * *Ability to effectively interact with a multi-disciplinary team of investigators and staff.* * *Ability to work independently and as part of a team. * *_Preferences_**_:_* * *Familiarity with stimuli presentation softwares such as Eprime, Presentation or Psychtoolbox as well as with neuroimaging processing software**s**(**FreeSurfer, FSL, SPM, AFNI, ANTs, **GIFT, BrainVoyager or**BrainVisa**).* * *Methods background (statistics/SPSS).* *Salary based upon experience and qualifications. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to **_scarmona(a)hggm.es <mailto:scarmona@hggm.es>._*

11 years, 7 months

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