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Fwd: three (3) open research positions at the University of Cologne, Germany
by Gary Green 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

The new research group /Multimodal Imaging of Neuronal Networks/ at the University of Cologne is inviting applications for the following positions (starting 2015): 1 Post-doctoral Research Associate for 5 years (reference “5Post”) 1 Post-Doctoral Research Associate for 3 years (reference “3Post”) 1 PhD position for 3 years (reference “PhD”) Our research group investigates in two main research topics: A) Imaging Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration and Cognitive Ageing B) Dopaminergic Functions and Decision Making We are located at the Department of Nuclear Medicine of the University Hospital Cologne and at the Jülich Research Centre. Thilo van Eimeren (head of the group) is also senior physician at the Department of Neurology of the University Hospital Cologne. We primarily use functional and structural MRI, as well as ligand PET imaging and have access to various state-of-the-art PET and MRI scanners, including high field (3T) and ultra high field (9.4T) hybrid MR-PET. We are part of a strong interdisciplinary and international neuroscience community with a strong emphasis on the promotion of young scientists. 5Post job description: You are applying for a long-term position within the group. You should have a PhD in neuroscience, medicine, physics, computer science, psychology or a related field. You should be knowledgeable in programming (e.g. Matlab) and statistical data analysis, and have good writing skills and proficiency in English. Experience in brain mapping methods is a plus. You will be engaged in both main research topics, with an emphasis on topic A. Importantly, you will supervise students working in our lab. 3Post job description: You are applying for a position dedicated to research topic B, specifically to the research project “Neuronal basis of impaired motivation and inhibition of actions in patients with Parkinson's disease and behavioural addictions.”, which is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and encompasses pharmacologically modulated fMRI to explore the role of dopamine in behavioural additions (e.g., pathological gambling, compulsive shopping, binge eating, hypersexuality). You should have an MD or PhD in neuroscience, medicine, physics, computer science, psychology or a related field. You should be experienced with fMRI study designs and analytical methods, and have good writing skills and proficiency in English. Proficiency in German and experience with patient studies (particularly Parkinson's patients) are a plus. PhD job description: You are applying for a PhD fellowship position focused on research theme A. You should hold a Masters or Diploma in Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurophysiology, Psychology, Computer Science, Physics, Statistics or a related field. Mathematical and programming skills, experience in experimental design, analysis of fMRI data, good writing skills and proficiency in English are a plus. Cologne is a vibrant city that celebrates diversity. It is best known for its rich history (founded 2000 years ago), the famous Cologne Cathedral and the Cologne Carnival. Established in 1388, the University of Cologne is among the leading universities in Germany and was awarded in the current governmental German Universities Excellence Initiative for its overall concept. If you are interested, please send an email to tvaneimeren(at)gmail.com <http://gmail.com/> The subject line should only contain the reference (“5Post”,”3Post”, or “PhD”). Please attach a full current CV and a cover letter describing your background, motivation and research interests. Salary is according to the German TV-L (E13), all position are available starting February 2015 and will be open until filled. For informal enquiries about the positions please also contact tvaneimeren(at)gmail.com <http://gmail.com/>

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Fwd: Postdoctoral research positions, University of Nottingham
by Gary Green 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

The Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, University of Nottingham is seeking to recruit two Research Associate/Fellows in the field of magnetoencephalography (MEG). Successful candidates will work on developing and applying novel ways to measure and understand the intrinsic modes of functional coupling between functionally specific brain regions. Specifically, areas of development will include: i) New ways to model neural oscillations in local circuits; ii) Novel methods to characterize long range linear and non-linear coupling and iii) Measurement of dynamic changes in functional connectivity during basic sensory and cognitive tasks. In addition, since electrophysiological activity and connectivity is mediated by neurochemistry, successful candidates will also be involved in performing parallel ultra-high field (7T) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (^1 H and ^13 C) experiments in order to relate the concentration of cortical neurotransmitters (glutamate/GABA) to electrophysiological metrics in MEG. Finally these metrics will be applied in schizophrenia in order to gain new insight into how impaired network activity and connectivity underlies core symptoms. The University of Nottingham has been at the forefront of imaging since the introduction of MRI in the 1970’s. Indeed a rich history of novel developments resulted in the award of a Nobel Prize to Sir Peter Mansfield in 2003. The Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre (SPMMRC), now headed by Prof. Peter Morris, remains at the forefront of neuroimaging development with significant contributions in the fields of MRI, MEG, multi-modal imaging, and simultaneous EEG/fMRI. The Centre is equipped with a 275 channel MEG, 7T, 3T and 1.5T MR systems as well as MR compatible 64 channel EEG. In addition, a £9m investment by the Medical Research Council (announced in October 2014) will see upgrades to 7T and MEG as well as the introduction of wide bore 3T and upright MRI systems, to begin in 2015. Candidates should have a PhD (or equivalent) or be nearing completion in neuroimaging and strong interest/experience in developing methods plus an undergraduate degree in Physics, Engineering, Mathematics or appropriately related discipline. There are two fixed term posts available, one for two years and one for three years duration from 1 January 2015. Applications can be made at: http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=3148&forced=1 Closing Date: 10^th December 2014 Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Matt Brookes, tel: 0115 9515188 or email matthew.brookes(a)nottingham.ac.uk <mailto:matthew.brookes@nottingham.ac.uk>. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.

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Fwd: UCLA Neuroimaging Postdoctoral Fellowship
by Gary Green 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

The UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences is recruiting for a Postdoctoral research position in Los Angeles, CA. The candidate will participate in a neuroimaging study of the effects of exercise and the effects on neural circuitry in Parkinson’s Disease. Candiate - Ph.D. degree in neuroscience, psychology, biomedical engineering or related fields. Alternatively, we will consider M.D. candidates having completed residency training in Neurology or Psychiatry or prior to residency training, with a demonstrated interest and track record in neuroimaging research. - Research training in translational, clinical and/or neuroimaging research in Parkinson’s Disease research. They should have an interest in the basic mechanisms of disease pathogenesis and interventional studies. Experience - fMRI data collection and analysis is required - solid background in the principles of MRI and fMRI and have had experience in clinical and translation MRI research and development - analytical skills in the programming language needed for fMRI task design (i.e. Matlab, Presentation) - experience with fMRI analyses software (i.e. FSL) The Fellowship will be supervised by Dr. McEwen (UCLA) and Dr. Petzinger (Department of Neurology, USC) and the candidate will be responsible for MRI data acquisition, processing, analysis, and contribute to the preparation of manuscripts. This Fellowship offers an outstanding training environment, in which the successful candidate will be contributing to ground-breaking translational research in the field of Parkinson’s Disease and neuroplasticity research. This position does not have patient care responsibilities. The position will begin January/February 2015 and we are looking for a 2 year commitment. Interested applicants should send curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Sarah McEwen (smcewen(a)mednet.ucla.edu).

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Fwd: Postdoctoral Position in Decision Neuroscience in Berlin
by Gary Green 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Postdoctoral Position in Decision Neuroscience in Berlin Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Heekeren lab at Freie Universität Berlin (http://fu-berlin.de/scan). Projects in the lab examine mechanisms of perceptual, reward-based and social decision making using neurocognitive methods (fMRI, EEG, TMS) in combination with computational modeling. Freie Universität Berlin provides full access to outstanding infrastructure, including MRI, EEG, TMS, and eye-tracking.Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will carry out research in the area of decision neuroscience using a model-based cognitive neuroscience approach. The successful candidate should have a reasonable subset of the following: - a PhD in cognitive or Computational neuroscience, engineering, psychology, experimental economics, or a related field. - Knowledge of decision neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience, or behavioural economics. - Experience in statistics or machine learning. - Experience in the analysis of behavioural and functional neuroimaging data. - Programming skills in MATLAB or similar languages. - Effective written and verbal communication skills. - Experience working in a research environment. Consideration of applications will begin immediately and will end when the positions are filled. If interested, send a CV and a brief cover letter to Hauke Heekeren hauke.heekeren(a)fu-berlin.de

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Fwd: Applications invited for PhD Programme
by Gary Green 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

We are inviting applications for 9 fully funded PhD studentships in the following interdisciplinary areas: biology, cognitive neurology, cognitive science, and psychology. Faculty and research projects: Florian Hutzler: i) Reverse inference in functional connectivity studies ii) Connectivity during natural reading in ecologically valid settings (fixation-related BOLD) Eva Jonas: i) Experiencing threat: Social-cognitive, neural, affective, and motivational perspectives ii) Managing threat: Social-cognitive, neural, affective, and motivational perspectives Wolfgang Klimesch: i)Temporal attention, alpha phase and slow oscillations ii) Memory capacity and the inhibition of distracting information Martin Kronbichler: i) Examining brain connectivity abnormalities in mental disorders ii) Brain connectvity and individual differences in cognitive abilities Josef Perner: i) Brain imaging counterfactual thinking and emotions ii) Tracking brain processes underlying identity statements and theory of mind Belinda Pletzer: i) Sex hormone influences on brain connectivity and higher cognitive functions ii) Sex hormone influences on inter-hemispheric connectivity and global-local processing Manuel Schabus: i) Consolidation of motor skills during sleep ii) Sleep and residual cognitive processing in disorders of consciousness Eugen Trinka: i) Emotion recognition and social cognition in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy ii) Memory in lesional drug resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy Frank Wilhelm: i) Neural processes underlying intrusive memory formation in PTSD ii) Dieting, thought control, and fronto-limbic connectivity: New hope for obesity? The program will admit students for the upcoming semester (1st March 2015) or winter semester (1st October 2015) and offers numerous benefits to its students: salary for a period of 3 to 4 years (including health and social insurance), equipped work space, cover of research consumables, specific technological training courses (e.g. fMRI, EEG), presentation, writing and teaching skill training, full funding of congress participation, workshops and international courses, including stays in foreign partner laboratories. Candidates must hold a master’s degree or equivalent with a relevant specialization in one of the above listed academic areas of the programme at the time of entry. Prior application is possible. The language of the graduate programme (teaching) is English; hence English proficiency is indispensable. The programme strives for equal representation of female PhD students so women are especially encouraged to apply. Deadline for applications: 6th January 2015 For detailed information about application, selection, admission procedure, and about the scientific pro-gram and faculty visit: http://www.uni-salzburg.at/phdim/application

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Fwd: Post Doc Position Available
by Gary Green 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

*Postdoctoral Position in* *Neuromuscular Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging* *Reference: HPEL01-FSL* Applications are now being accepted for a Postdoctoral Fellowship position at the Human Performance and Engineering Lab at Kessler Foundation in collaboration with New Jersey Medical School of Rutgers University. The 2-3 year program prepares biomedical scientists, including engineers (e.g. biomedical, electrical, rehabilitation), neuroscientists, kinesiologists, and those in related fields, for a career in rehabilitation research within the specialty area of neuromuscular rehabilitation. The successful candidate will work principally on a 5 year NIH funded research study aimed at investigating the neurophysiological effect of mental and physical training on mitigating cancer- and/or cancer treatment-related weakness. The successful applicant will also be expected to develop his/her own mentored research project as well as have the opportunity to work on other projects in neuromuscular rehabilitation in diverse patient populations including traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and stroke. He/she will work on various aspects of research projects from inception (e.g., study formulation, grant-writing, etc.), through dissemination (conference presentation and manuscript publication). Opportunities of collaborating with clinicians on existing or future clinical research are also available. All fellows participate in an extensive training curriculum and didactic offerings. Multidisciplinary mentored training opportunities are individually tailored to achieve specific goals considering each fellow’s prior background and interests. Applicants with specific interests and/or experience in the following areas are highly encouraged to apply: Neuromuscular rehabilitation; biomedical signal processing (e.g., EEG, TMS and EMG); brain and muscle electrophysiology; functional and structural MRI. Qualified candidates must have an earned doctorate in biomedical engineering, neuroscience, kinesiology or a related field with a background in signal processing or/and image processing (EEG, MRI, fMRI). Working knowledge of at least one programming language is mandatory. Preferences will be given to candidates with expertise in Matlab programming as well as image processing software such as EEGLAB, FSL, AFNI. Strong candidates will have prior experience in performing research studies in human subjects, as well as some history of publication and presentation of original research. Additional desirable skills and experience include: experience with EEG/EMG data collection and analysis, biomedical instrumentation, ability to independently develop data processing/analysis methods, knowledge of statistical data analysis, and excellent written communication skills. The Kessler Foundation Research Center is a division of Kessler Foundation, a public charity that advances its mission of improving the lives of people with disabilities through research and grant-making programs. The Kessler Foundation Research Center is affiliated with the renowned Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, New Jersey and enjoys close collaborations with partners at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, Seton Hall University, New York University, and the University of Delaware. Kessler Foundation is one of the few rehabilitation institutions in the United States who has a research dedicated state-of-the-art 3T Siemens MRI system at the Rocco Ortenzio Neuroimaging Center. This offers unique research opportunities and training in neuroimaging. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Foundation website (http://www.kesslerfoundation.org/research/) to learn about the missions, activities, and resources and its laboratories, in particular the Human Performance and Engineering Lab. Administration of the ARRT fellowships occurs under the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the New Jersey Medical School of Rutgers University in Newark. As such, fellows enjoy the benefits and academic resources available to all post-doctoral fellows at the Medical School. Fellows may also be recommended for an academic appointment at the rank of Instructor. To apply, please send your CV, a letter of interest, and three letters of reference to Dr. Guang Yue at gyue(a)kesslerfoundation.org <mailto:gyue@kesslerfoundation.org>. Please include the reference number of the position in your application. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/15/2015 We are equal opportunity employers.

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Fwd: PhD position
by Gary Green 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

We have an PhD position available at the ISVR, Southampton: ISVR-HABC-114: Optimizing the detection of cortical auditory evoked potentials in hearing aid fitting verification See http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=59050 for details. Hearing aids are now routinely fitted to infants as young as 6 weeks of age, following hearing screening. After fitting it is desirable to test whether the infant has access to auditory input, but before the age of 6-8 months it is not possible to carry out conventional clinical tests. In patients with dementia or learning difficulties, there are similar challenges. There is growing clinical interest in using Cortical Auditory Evoked Potential (CAEP) to address this. CAEPs are obtained by recording the electrical signals from the brain (EEG signals, recorded by electrodes on the scalp) during auditory stimulation. Through appropriate signal processing methods, the specific responses to the stimuli can be extracted. The current project will extend our previous work in this area by developing, testing and optimizing signal processing and statistical methods to detect the presence of CAEPs in the recorded signals, using data from healthy adults and small groups of patients (obtained with the assistance of clinical audiologists). Successful applicants will have to demonstrate good knowledge of signal processing and statistics. While prior knowledge of audiology or evoked potentials is not required, some practical experience with biomedical applications of signal processing will be a distinct advantage. ISVR has one of the UKs leading academic groups in audiology, with undergraduate, MSc and PhD programmes training professionals for clinical and research environments. The project will be supervised by Prof. David Simpson and Dr. Steven Bell, who have a background in biomedical signal processing and audiology, respectively. The work will be carried out in collaboration with industry with co-supervision from Dr. James Harte (Interacoustics Research Unit, Copenhagen, Denmark). Funding support comes from the Oticon Foundation (Denmark), and the project is expected to include a short stay (approximately 3 months) in Copenhagen. Funding covers living costs and home/EU (not overseas) student fees. If you wish to discuss any details of the project informally, please contact Prof. David Simpson, Human Sciences Group, ISVR, Email:ds@isvr.soton.ac.uk <http://www.findaphd.com/search/EmailEnquiry.aspx?fapjid=59050&LID=1427&EA=d…> Tel: +44 (0) 2380 59 3221, or Dr. Steven Bell, Human Sciences Group, ISVR, Email: slb(a)soton.ac.uk <http://www.findaphd.com/search/EmailEnquiry.aspx?fapjid=59050&LID=1427&EA=s…> Tel: +44 (0) 2380 59 4950 -- Dr. Stefan Bleeck, Associate Professor Hearing and Balance Centre, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK Room 4093, Tizard Building (13), bleeck(a)gmail.com <mailto:bleeck@gmail.com> Tel.: 02380 596682

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YNIC seminar today
by Gary Green 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Dear Users This afternoon (from 4 pm in B020) Richard Vernon will give a new project presentation talk on the "Use of Fourier descriptors to assess shape processing in the LOC". Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards. This is the last seminar of the year. Gary -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg PA : Jill Hurst tel +44 (0) 1904 435329 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 Jill.Hurst(a)ynic.york.ac.uk

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Fwd: PhD position - Human Neuroscience and Visual Cognition Lab, Wright State University
by Gary Green 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Two PhD positions are now available at the Human Neuroscience and Visual Cognition Lab at the Department of Psychology, Wright State University beginning Fall 2015. The newly established lab is headed by Dr. Assaf Harel and investigates high-level vision and its neural substrates. We are interested in how visual recognition occurs in real-world settings and adopt a neuroergonomic approach to study the applied aspects of high-level vision. For this purpose, we employ a diversity of cognitive neuroscience methods, including EEG, fMRI, and psychophysics. Topics of research include visual expertise, object and scene recognition, categorization and perceptual learning. For more information on the lab, contact Dr. Assaf Harel at: assaf.harel(a)wright.edu. The Department of Psychology is housed in the College of Science and Mathematics, offers a Ph.D. in Human Factors and Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, and has 3 undergraduate concentration areas: (1) Cognition and Perception, (2) Industrial/ Organizational, and (3) Behavioral Neuroscience. Wright State University was recently ranked among the “Best in the Midwest” universities by The Princeton Review, listed among 260 Best National Universities in the annual “America’s Best Colleges” rankings by U.S. News and World Report, and ranked fourth nationally among universities with limited numbers of doctoral programs in the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. For more information on the department and the graduate program go to: http://science-math.wright.edu/psychology/programs/graduate-program-overview. Application deadline is January 1, 2015.

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Fwd: 2 postdoctoral research posts in MRI at the University of Manchester
by Gary Green 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

The Centre for Imaging Sciences at the University of Manchester has been awarded significant funding by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for research into advanced imaging techniques in dementia. The award will fund two post-doctoral research associates to perform research into new MRI methods that will enable earlier detection and characterisation of disease and to monitor its progression with greater sensitivity. One post has an emphasis on microstructural measurements using methods such as diffusion MRI: https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=8904 The second has an emphasis on microvascular quantification using methods such as DCE-MRI and ASL: https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=8929 Closing date is 4th January. ____________________________________ Dr Laura Parkes Senior Lecturer in Neuroimaging University of Manchester +44 161 2755577 Laura.Parkes(a)manchester.ac.uk

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