*Vice-Chancellor's Fellowships*
Grade 8: £38,511 to £45,954 per annum, with potential to progress to
£51,702 per annum through sustained exceptional contribution
Open-ended with a start date of 1 October 2015
Ref: UOS009778
All faculties in the University of Sheffield
Candidates are welcome to submit applications to hold this post in
participating departments within any faculty or as an interdisciplinary
researcher
Location: Main Campus
In order to maintain our position at the forefront of academia,
Professor Sir Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Sheffield, has created up to twenty Vice-Chancellor's Fellowship
positions. These are open to candidates with a track record of the
highest calibre research and who have the potential to be research
leaders of the future in any academic area. Vice-Chancellor's
Fellowships support researchers in the development of their programme of
research. We particularly encourage: research proposals of an
interdisciplinary nature that cross boundaries between different fields
of research; pioneering proposals that address new and emerging fields
of research; and proposals that introduce unconventional, innovative
approaches and scientific inventions.
As a Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, you will use your research, skills,
knowledge and expertise to contribute and complement the aims of your
Department. Your immediate priority will be to establish a programme of
personal research, which will attract external funding, in order to
develop research of international standing. You will build, lead and
manage your programme of research, undertake a significant piece of
publishable research, and commit significant time and effort in managing
future research activity.
You will develop your reputation through publication in the
highest-quality journals (or other appropriate form of publication as
appropriate to your discipline) and attendance at national and
international conferences, along with a range of other professional
activities. You will be an active contributor to the University's
research community and will take on supervision and leadership roles
commensurate with your skills and experience. You will supervise and
provide pastoral care or guidance to students, and engage in teaching
and administration duties associated with PhD supervision. You will be
expected to work toward gaining Fellowship of the Higher Education
Academy and will be expected to align your work to departmental teaching
and administrative duties. You will help to raise the profile of the
University through civic engagement activities. As a Fellow you will be
both aspirational about your career and inspirational to others. You
will place strong emphasis on your personal development by committing to
a rigorous development plan.
You must show the potential for research independence and evidence of
research maturity. A PhD in a relevant subject area is essential. You
must have produced and published at least one important publication
without the participation of your PhD supervisor (at the time of
application). You should demonstrate a promising track record of early
achievements appropriate to your research field and career stage,
including significant publications (as main author) in your respective
field. You may also be able to demonstrate a record of invited
presentations at well-established international conferences, and awards
of grants and prizes.
A Research Support Grant will be provided to support your preliminary
research. The amount awarded will be decided on a case-by-case basis,
and determined by your estimation of research 'running costs' in the
first eighteen months of appointment. In all cases, £3,000 will be
ring-fenced for costs associated with the publication and dissemination
of your research. You will be supported individually and as a cohort,
through monthly personal and professional development training. You will
be mentored by an internationally excellent academic who is around ten
years ahead in career terms. After the four-year Fellowship period of
this post you will become a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer.
These are open-ended appointments with a start date of 1 October 2015.
For further information please go to:
www.sheffield.ac.uk/ris/vcfellows/vcf2015
<http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ris/vcfellows/vcf2015>
*Closing date: 29 January 2015.*
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*Lecturers in Psychology (Two posts) Ref: FST59*
Starting salary from £32,277 - £37,394 per annum with further
progression opportunities to £40,847
Bournemouth University is creating the most stimulating, challenging and
rewarding university experience in a world-class learning community by
sharing our unique fusion of excellent education, research and
professional practice and inspiring our students, graduates and staff to
enrich the world.
Over the past five years Psychology has undergone a period of rapid
expansion resulting in a vibrant research and learning culture. We
currently have two research groups in 'Cognition' (with laboratories in
Attention & Memory, Face Processing, and Visual Cognition) and 'Health
and Wellbeing' (with specialisms in Eating Behaviour, Wellbeing in Older
Adults, and Clinical Psychology).
We also have emerging and potential research growth in Eye tracking,
Cyberpsychology, Forensic Psychology and eHealth. Facilities supporting
our teaching and research include mobile and static eye tracking,
virtual environments, and a new state-of-the-art EEG laboratory. We are
keen to receive applications from candidates who complement these areas
of research strength and / or have experience of using such facilities.
You will be qualified to Doctorate level or be able to demonstrate the
ability to create and disseminate knowledge at an equivalent level and
the capability to convert this knowledge into a doctorate in a maximum
of 3-5 years from the date of appointment. You will be research active
and committed to a culture of academic excellence and continuous
improvement.
For an informal discussion please contact Associate Professor Jacqui
Taylor on 01202 965313 or email jtaylor(a)bournemouth.ac.uk
<mailto:jtaylor@bournemouth.ac.uk>
A detailed job description and person specification are available from
our website together with an online application form. Alternatively,
please telephone 01202 961130 (24 hour answerphone) quoting the
appropriate reference.
*Closing date: (midnight) Wednesday 21 January 2015*
*Please find enclose a 2 years Post Doctoral position at the
Neurofunctional Imaging Group in Bordeaux - France*
The Neurofunctional Imaging Group (GIN) is a CNRS-CEA joint research
unit of the Bordeaux University (UMR 5296, dir. Bernard Mazoyer) and a
core member of the TRAIL
<http://trail.labex-univ-bordeaux.fr/> Laboratory of Excellence. The GIN
is a multidisciplinary research unit gathering scientists with initial
training in mathematics and instrumentation, cognitive neurosciences,
signal processing and databasing.
One objective of the current GIN research project is to develop new
tools to characterize and describe the gray matter anatomical
connectivity networks. Within this area we have a position for a 2 years
Post Doc.
*Description of the position*
Recent work on brain connectivity modeling revealed that the topographic
organization of this connectivity is not limited to large-scale
anatomical pathways generally observable in diffusion MRI, thus
reinforcing the interest of studies focusing on the characterization of
cortical structural connectivity and its variability. Therefore, the
estimation of relevant grey matter connectomes strongly relies on the
choice of an ad'hoc cerebral parcellisation.
We propose a post doc project to first implement a probabilistic
cortical atlas derived from cortical parcellisations defined
individually to optimally extract cortical thickness and volume of each
individual. The second aim of the post doc project is to compute
cortical structural connectivity to quantify the inter-individual
variability of brain organization together with the effects of specific
factors such as gender, manual preference, functional lateralization or
cognitive skills. The strength of the present project is that it will
benefits from the already acquired BIL&GIN database composed of 453
healthy volunteers balanced for gender and handedness. Hence, the first
probabilistic cortical atlas will be operated over a large sample, the
453 participants having been previously pre-processed.
*Qualification and experience***
The qualified applicant should have a PhD in neuro-image analysis,
cognitive neuroscience, computer science or related field and a
background in neuroimage processing. Applicants should have experience
with existing tools for analysis of neuroimaging data (SPM, FSL,
Freesurfer.) and a relevant programming experience (MATLAB).
For further information, please contact Dr. Fabrice Crivello
(fabrice.crivello(a)u-bordeaux2.fr <mailto:fabrice.crivello@u-bordeaux2.fr>).
Employment and payment are determined by Bordeaux University (2 400 €
per month, net salary). Job location is in Bordeaux, France. Interested
candidates should send their applications including CV with full
publication list, the names and contact information and a summary of
research interests to fabrice.crivello(a)u-bordeaux2.fr
<mailto:fabrice.crivello@u-bordeaux2.fr>.
Dr. Fabrice CRIVELLO
Groupe d'Imagerie Neurofonctionnelle
UMR 5296 - CNRS CEA Université Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux
146, rue Léo Saignat
CS 61292
33076 Bordeaux Cedex
Mob : +33 681 064 753
Tel : +33 547 304 402
Fax : +33 547 304 394
www.gin.cnrs.fr <http://www.gin.cnrs.fr>
See my publications : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fabrice_Crivello
Reply-To: Alexa Morcom <alexa.morcom(a)ED.AC.UK>
To: SPM(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Studentships at Edinburgh in cognitive ageing, including cognitive
neuroscience and imaging projects (EEG and f/MRI)
Alexa
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*PhD Studentships - Centre for Cognitive Ageing & Cognitive
Epidemiology, Edinburgh*
www.ccace.ed.ac.uk/node/279 <http://www.ccace.ed.ac.uk/node/279>
The studentships are being offered in cognitive ageing/cognitive
epidemiology or experimental and human neuroscience and the
ageing brain. A number of projects spanning the Centre's 6 research
groups are available: Cognitive Epidemiology, Human cognitive
ageing:Individual differences, Human cognitive ageing: Human cognitive
neuropsychology, Mechanisms of cognitive ageing, Genetics, genomics and
epigenetics: Experimental, pathway and statistical analysis in brain
ageing, Human and animal brain imaging
/Closing date:/ 30th January 2015
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Dr. Alexa Morcom
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Lecturer in Human Cognitive Neuroscience
Centre for Cognitive Ageing & Cognitive Epidemiology
Psychology, University of Edinburgh
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/people/alexa-morcom
<http://www.ccns.sbms.mvm.ed.ac.uk/people/academic/morcom.html>
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336
The MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, UK, is recruit a
Programme Leader / Programme Leader Track position. For details, see
http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc172153_5003.aspx
Thank you
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Professor Richard Henson
Deputy Director
MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit
15 Chaucer Road
Cambridge, CB2 7EF
England
EMAIL: rik.henson(a)mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk <mailto:rik.henson@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk>
URL: http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/rik.henson/personal
TEL +44 (0)1223 355 294 x501
FAX +44 (0)1223 359 062
MOB +44 (0)794 1377 345
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*Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (MACC)*
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*/Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Neuroimaging/*
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The Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (MACC) is a Research Center within
the National University Health System funded by the Singapore National
Medical Research Council that focuses on the study of dementia and
cognitive impairment in the elderly. The MACC currently has 4 research
themes on biomarker discovery, neuroimaging, clinical assessment and
epidemiology(http://www.nuhs.edu.sg/research/programmatic-research/major-research-programs/vascular-and-neurodegenerative-mechanisms-in-dementia.html).
There is an opportunity for a qualified candidate with interests in
Neuroimaging to join the MACC in a Research Fellow/Senior Research
Fellow tostudy the neural basis of cognition and associated
vulnerability patterns in neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular
diseases. There is access to a 3T MR, MR-PET and retinal imaging.
The candidate must possess either 1) a Basic Medical Degree (MBBS, MD,
MD/PhD) and recognized postgraduate qualifications in Radiology OR 2) a
PhD degree, which must include appropriate postgraduate training and
experience in Neuroimaging.The candidate must have a good record of
research accomplishments in Neuroimaging –preferably but not exclusively
in dementia or cognitive impairment. The candidate should possess the
ability to work independently in a highly collaborative and
international research environment, and be able to demonstrate
initiative, creativity, technical independence and excellent
communication skills. Proven skills in MRI data analyses is a plus but
not necessary.The successful candidate will be expected to take on a
leadership role in neuroimaging research projects within the MACC under
the supervision of the MACC Director and MACC PIs and collaborators in
NUHS and Duke-NUS, as well as to undertake independent research.
Remuneration will be competitive and commensurate with qualification and
experience.
Interested candidates are to submit a full CV, including research
statement and names of 3 referees together with medical testimonials and
certificate of registration to:
Mr Yudi Wisantoso
Assistant Manager to A/P Christopher Chen Li Hsian
Memory Aging & Cognition Centre (MACC)
Department of Pharmacology
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
Block MD11 #05-09, 10 Medical Drive
Singapore 117597
DID: 65-6772 6086
E-mail: phcyw(a)nus.edu.sg <mailto:phcyw@nus.edu.sg>
Senior Lecturer/Lecturer
The Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology (INP) is grounded in research excellence, particularly, cognitive neuroimaging, social interactions and stroke and supported by a unique imaging and computing infrastructure in Scotland and competitive in the UK and internationally.
Applications are invited from individuals with an excellent research record. The post is designed to complement existing research strengths in INP.
Ref: 009801
You will develop and lead a programme of world-class research focussed on cognitive Neuroimaging whilst contributing to high quality teaching. The main criteria are research excellence and leadership potential. The research programme should align with the strategic objectives of the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (CCNi) by contributing to the areas of computational, cognitive, clinical or developmental Neuroimaging.
Ref: 009802
You will develop a programme of world-class research in social robotics or a related area and to contribute to high quality teaching in the area. The main criteria are research excellence and leadership potential. The research programme should align with the strategic objectives of the Centre for Social Interactions (CSI) by contributing to the implementation of mechanisms of social interaction in robots.
Informal enquiries may be made to Philippe Schyns (Director of Institute, +44 141 330 4937, philippe(a)psy.gla.ac.uk) or Joachim Gross (Acting Director of CCNi, +44 141 330 3947, joachim(a)psy.gla.ac.uk) or Simon Garrod (Director of CSI).
Apply online at www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs
Closing date: 18 January 2015.
Dear all (with apologies for cross-posting)
Within the mathematics and computer science department we are seeking to
appoint three new research fellows. One in the area of mathematical
neuroscience, one in mathematical neuroendocrinology and one in more
general systems biology. Full details are available here:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/enhanced/linking/university-of-exeter/
I'd be very grateful if you could forward this onto potentially
interested parties.
All the best
John
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** REGISTER FOR BIO-DYNAMICS 2015 NOW - http://www.bio-dynamics.org/ **
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John R. Terry
Professor of Biomedical Modelling
Director of Research (Mathematics and Computer Science)
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences
University of Exeter
Exeter, Devon
EX4 4QF, UK
tel: +44 (0) 1392 725 274
email: j.terry(a)exeter.ac.uk <mailto:j.terry@exeter.ac.uk>
web: http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/mathematics/staff/jt354http://www.bio-dynamics.org/
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated candidate for a PhD project beginning in the first half of 2015. The project is a joint initiative of the Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre (Department of Psychiatry) and the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria, Australia. The candidate, supervised by Dr. Sarah Whittle, will be required to contribute to a unique longitudinal study that aims to investigate the association between puberty, brain development, and mental health, from late childhood to mid-adolescence. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to craft a thesis topic that suits their interests, and may utilise a range of data being collected, including structural and functional imaging, hormonal, environmental (e.g., parenting), and mental health data.
We welcome enquiries from students with their own funding. However, for the right applicant, the position may be funded at the equivalent rate of an Australian Postgraduate Award.
The successful applicant should have an undergraduate and/or honours degree in a relevant field, have good results (first or upper second class honours or equivalent) and/or have relevant research experience. Experience in clinical interviewing, endocrinology, or structural or functional MRI analysis will be looked upon favourably.
Further detail about this project is available upon request: swhittle(a)unimelb.edu.au
See the following link for further information about The University of Melbourne:
http://www.psychiatry.unimelb.edu.au/centres-units/mnc/
Neuroimaging in Motor Neuron Disorders and Frontotemporal Dementia
We are seeking a highly motivated imaging scientist to fill a postdoctoral position in the intramural program of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda Maryland USA. Our studies focus on identifying MRI imaging markers of progression or prognosis in patients with C9ORF72-related familial ALS-FTD and other motor neuron disorders. All scanning is carried out in a dedicated MRI research facility at NIH, with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, students, engineer, and technologists. Modalities include diffusion tensor imaging, resting state fMRI, and pre- and post-mortem anatomical imaging. An interest in longitudinal methods and structural-functional connectivity is highly desirable. Experience in quantitative magnetic resonance imaging analysis methods is required.
To be eligible for this position, you must have received your doctoral degree (MD or PhD) less than 5 years ago. Applicants must have excellent communication skills, and an ability to work in a team as well as independently. The initial appointment is for 2 years, with the possibility of extension. Salary is based on experience and will follow the NIH guidelines for intramural research training awards (www.training.nih.gov). The position is available as of January 2015.
To apply, please send a letter describing your interest and long-term goals, together with CV and names/contact information of 3 references to: Dr. Mary Kay Floeter, floeterm(a)ninds.nih.gov.
The NIH is dedicated to building a diverse community in its training and employment programs. NIH is an agency of the US. Department of Health and Human Services. All positions are subject to a background check.
DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers.