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Fwd: Brainhack 2012
by Gary Green 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

FYI ---------------------------------- Dear colleagues, I wanted to draw your attention on the upcoming 2012 Brainhack, 1st edition, to be held from September 1-4 at the Max Plank Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany. Brainhack is not a conference or a workshop. It should be closer to one of those exciting conversations you may have had at HBM during cocktail or poster sessions. Except that we will have over three days to build up those conversations into full-fledge collaborations. One should come to brainhack ready to engage into collaborative projects, and with some material (slides, ideas, data, tools) ready to start a project or a discussion panel. Brainhack will build on the successful techniques used in other unconferences <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference> to keep the meeting focussed and productive. It is possible to start a project and build a team as early as today. Please have a look at the website for informations on the conference and a sample of projects (more will be added over the summer): http://brainhack.org/2012/04/06/brainhack-2012-unconference/ The list of confirmed attendees includes F. Xavier Castellanos, Michael Hanke, Michael P. Milham, Tal Yarkoni, Arno Villringer, and many members of the neurobureau <http://www.neurobureau.org/NeuroBureau/Welcome.html>. Brainhack is a satellite of the resting-state connectivity conference <http://www.restingstate.com/>. Although many participants will have an interest in connectivity analysis, there will also be attendees coming from a variety of backgrounds within neuroscience. Registration is now opened: http://www.cbs.mpg.de/events/workshops/brainhack Please do not hesitate to share this invitation with your circles. Best Regards, Donald McLaren ================= D.G. McLaren, Ph.D. Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Postdoctoral Research Fellow, GRECC, Bedford VA Website: http://www.martinos.org/~mclaren <http://www.martinos.org/%7Emclaren> Office: (773) 406-2464 <tel:%28773%29%20406-2464> =

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Fwd: RESEARCH SENIOR, FACULTY and POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS at Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language
by Gary Green 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

FYI -------------------------- Hello all, Sorry for the multiple posting. Please let me draw your attention for the following call for several positions at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language. RESEARCH SENIOR FACULTY, RESEARCH FACULTY, POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS at the BCBL- Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) www.bcbl.eu The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) offers postdoctoral positions in several areas: language acquisition, production, multilingualism, neurodegeneration of language, language and learning disorders, neurocognition of language and advanced methods for cognitive neuroscience. The Center promotes a rich research environment without teaching obligations. It provides access to the most advanced behavioral and neuroimaging techniques, including 3 Tesla Siemens Trio MR scanner, a whole-head MEG system, four ERP labs, a NIRS lab, a baby lab including an eyetracker, two eyetracking labs, and several well-equipped behavioral labs. There are excellent technical support staff and research personnel (PhD and postdoctoral students). The RESEARCH SENIOR FACULTY POSITIONS are permanent appointments. The RESEARCH FACULTY POSITIONS have a term of appointment between 3 and 5 years with the possibility of a tenure track. The POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS have a term of appointment of 2 years with a possible renewal. We are looking for cognitive neuroscientists or experimental psychologists with a background in psycholinguistics and/or neighboring cognitive neuroscience areas; and MR physicists and/or engineers with expertise in functional MRI, DTI, structural MRI or multimodal imaging (EEG/MEG). Candidates should have a strong publication track record. Individuals interested in undertaking research in the fields described in www.bcbl.eu (research) should apply through the BCBL web page http://www.bcbl.eu/jobs Deadline September 30th For information about the positions, please contact Manuel Carreiras (info(a)bcbl.eu). Cesar Caballero MRI physicist / sequence developer www.bcbl.eu

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Fwd: Ph.D. position at Ecole Polytechnique Montreal, on connectivity of the brain
by Gary Green 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

FYI ------------------------------------- Dear All, A Ph.D. student position funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) is available at the Biomedical Engineering Department at Ecole Polytechnique Montreal in Canada, with a nominal duration of 3 years. This research project is about gaining a dynamic understanding of the pathways by which the brain is connected, based on data acquired in patients suffering from epilepsy. Prior to surgery, these patients go through an intense series of diagnostic tests to better identify the epileptic focus. This includes recording the electrical activity directly inside the brain as well as diverse methods of noninvasive imaging. This project requires a good formation in mathematics, good aptitude for computer programming (to be done in the SPM environment) and a keen interest in biophysical modelling and analysing a lot of data; French language skills can help but are not mandatory. The project will be supervised by myself and Profs F. Lesage at Polytechnique and DK Nguyen, a medical doctor specialised in epilepsy. Please send a letter of interest and a CV to ph.pouliot(a)gmail.com <mailto:ph.pouliot@gmail.com>. Philippe Pouliot, Ph.D. Researcher Ecole Polytechnique Montreal http://www.polymtl.ca/recherche/rc/en/professeurs/details.php?NoProf=541&sh… <http://www.polymtl.ca/recherche/rc/en/professeurs/details.php?NoProf=541&sh…>

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Documentation / Wiki changes
by Mark Hymers 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Hi, We've just made some changes to the YNiC wikis. Most users access the documentation via either https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/doc or https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/docwiki This is about to change to: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/wiki/doc The existing URLs will redirect to the new one for the foreseeable future, so no bookmarks or links should be broken. One other change is that for the new wiki, login will be required both on-site and off-site. This may change in the near future to allow more public access to most of the wiki. Finally, some research groups had expressed interest in having their own areas on the wiki to work in - we have now made this possible and will be documenting it in the next couple of days. Another announcement will follow regarding this. Thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers York Neuroimaging Centre

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Projector maintenance - fMRI lamp changed
by Andre Gouws 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

The lamp in the projector in MRI failed yesterday and had to be replaced. Any users who have luminance sensitive paradigms (i.e. who have calibrated their stimuli for luminance in the past) should consider repeating these measures and making any necessary changes as the lamp brightness may now be different. Thanks, -- Andre' ************************************************************************ Andre Gouws York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435328 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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Fwd: [megcommunity] job advert
by Gary Green 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

FYI ------------------------ *Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellow - NeuroSpin MEG group.* *Research* *Topics . *Time awareness is a fundamental component of how we experience the world. Neural dynamics actively shape and organize events in time implicitly (“temporal event-structuring”) leading to our conscious awareness of time proper (incl. simultaneity, temporal order, and duration of events but also magnitudes and “mental time travel”). Part of our work aim at understanding which aspects of sensory events and which properties of temporal cognition are fundamental to our awareness of time: how is time encoded in the brain? How does time awareness emerge? Our research group is funded by an ERC and a French ANR. The experimental work will essentially make use of magnetoencephalography (MEG); other techniques can be considered pending the research questions. * * *Tags*: temporal expectation, attention to time, predictive coding, multisensory integration, magnitude system, mental time travel, MEG, EEG, cross-frequency coupling, brain reading /decoding. *PI*: https://sites.google.com/site/virginievanwassenhove/ *NeuroSpin MEG lab: *http://www.unicog.org/pm/pmwiki.php/MEG/HomePage The MEG lab uses Fieldtrip, Brainstorm, MNE and MNE-python as its primary MEG analysis tools but is open to many others. *Ref: *http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/364/1525/1815.short* * Ongoing and submitted work* *relevant* *to this project will be presented at Biomag (cf. Symposium: Brain rhythms, temporal expectations and the awareness of time) and SFN 2012 (Nanosymposium: Human timing).** * * Our group is located in a state-of-the-art neuroimaging facility near Paris (Gif s/ Yvette, France) and is part of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit (http://www.unicog.org/). The infrastructure is equipped with MEG (Neuromag, Elekta), EEG (64 or 256 sensors, combined with MEG recordings), MRI (3T and 7T), eyetrackers (SR Eyelink 1000 that is combined with Neuroimaging techniques) and soundproof psychophysical rooms. The greater Parisian scientific community is very diverse and active! * * * * *POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW position* * * Applications are invited from talented, enthusiastic and committed researchers. The ideal applicant will have a significant experience with analyzing MEG and/or EEG data and a strong research record in cognitive neurosciences. The selected postdoctoral fellow will lead MEG studies as part of the ERC funded project “Mind Time”. Research topics encompass time awareness and temporal event structure, cross-sensory attributes, magnitude system and mentalizing about time in relation to cortical oscillations. The researcher will be expected to work closely with and supervise (master, phd) students involved in the project. Some involvement in organizational and managerial aspects specific to these projects can be expected. *Requirements for the candidates: * - should hold a PhD in cognitive neurosciences, neurosciences, psychology, and/or related fields - a strong record of published / submitted work - prior experience with M/EEG techniques (e.g. time-frequency analysis, phase-locking-values, cross-frequency-coupling and source localization techniques) - signal processing and programming skills (matlab, python a plus) Applicants from outside the European Union are welcome but they must qualify for a valid visa. French speaking is not a requirement as long as the English language is mastered. *Starting date*: asap and negotiable *Salary*: commensurate with experience. The position will be initially funded for one year (renewable up to three or four years).** * * *Application package*** *CV* (incl. a list of publications) *Two letters of recommendation* (or contacts from which those could be obtained) *A letter of intent with a statement of research interests* Please put *POSTDOC* in the email subject and send your application package to Virginie.van.Wassenhove(a)gmail.com <mailto:Virginie.van.Wassenhove@gmail.com> Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

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Biocentre Kitchen
by Jill Hurst 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Dear all We have received a complaint about washing-up left in the kitchen by YNiC users. The kitchen is there to be enjoyed by everyone so please could you wash and dry the pots you use and put them away? There is a crockery cupboard for general use and YNiC milk (marked as so) in the fridge which you are welcome to use. However, if you are in need of a teabag or coffee I have some in my office - please don't use the stuff in the kitchen as this belongs to York Science Park staff. Thanks Jill -- Jill Hurst PA to Gary Green MA DPhil BM BCh FRSA FSB Director - York Neuroimaging Centre Professor of Neuroimaging and Human Neuroscience Telephone: 01904 43 5329 Fax: 01904 43 5356

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This weekend - 7th of July
by Gary Green 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Dear Users This weekend we have to turn off the power to YNiC as the Biocentre is carrying out some essential maintenance to the main electrical distribution board. Although Psychmail will hopefully remain running (a UPS should provide power), other services will be affected. There will be no remote access. Any cluster jobs running will be lost and will have to be resubmitted. We believe that cluster jobs in the queue to be run will remain in the queue. Please check and be prepared to resubmit the jobs. Please log out of all machines in the open plan area by Friday afternoon - please do not leave any analysis jobs running on these machines as the jobs will be terminated and we cannot say in what state this will leave any files. In any case we will be closing down all machines early Friday evening. The website and help facilities will not be available. Apologies for the inconvenience caused Gary -- Gary Green Director York Neuroimaging Centre & YNI Ltd The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg tel. +44 (0) 1904 435349 PA - Jill Hurst : +44 (0) 1904 435329 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004

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University Open Day
by Michael Simpson 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

Dear all, There will be tours of YNiC between 12.00 and 15.00 on July 4th, as part of the University Open Day. As a result, Open Plan will be particularly busy during this period. Should you be planning to work on the machines in Open Plan during this time, could you gravitate towards the TMS end of Open Plan, rather than the projector end of Open Plan please? Thanks. Apologies in advance for the increased background noise during this time, 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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Fwd: fMRI data analyst at Boston University/Martinos Imaging Center at MGH, Boston
by Gary Green 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

FYI ---------------------------- Looking to hire a full time (40 hrs/week) research assistant to work on stroke fMRI and MEG data. Projects include examining language recovery after stroke and temporal and spatial measures of treatment induced plasticity. The ideal candidate should have experience with SPM/FSL, MEG MNE analysis, freesurfer and proficiency in Matlab and/or C++. Need someone looking to learn and innovate novel data analysis techniques. Research Assistant will be involved in fMRI and MEG data collection, pre-processing, data analsysis, data interpretation. Responsibilities also include participant recruitment, coordinating the research study and data management. Salary and benefits commensurate with experience and background. The position will mostly be at the Aphasia Research Laboratory at Boston University with additional projects at the Martinos Imaging Center and at MGH. Please send resume to Dr. Swathi Kiran kirans(a)nmr.mgh.harvard.edu. Swathi Kiran, Associate Professor Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Boston University 635 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 Assistant in Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital Phone: (617)-358-5478 Fax: (617)-353-5074 Email: kirans(a)nmr.mgh.harvard.edu http://www.bu.edu/aphasiaresearch/ *******************************

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Fwd: Job announcement II
by Gary Green 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

FYI ----------------------------- Within the newly established Collaborative Research Center („Sonderforschungsbereich“ SFB 940) „Volition and Cognitive Control“ the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Mathematics und Natural Sciences seeks to appoint a Ph.D. student (salary 65%) or post-doctoral fellow (salary 100%) The position is initially limited to 3 years. The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) “Volition and Cognitive Control” (http://tu-d dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/fakultaeten/fakultaet_mathematik_und_naturwissenschaften/fachrichtung_psychologie/sfbo) comprises 20 sub-projects and is funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) for an initial period of four years with a budget of over 10 Mill. €. The overarching aim of the CRC is to combine expertise from experimental psychology, cognitive-affective neuroscience, clinical psychology, and psychiatry to investigate cognitive and neural mechanisms of volitional control as well as volitional dysfunctions in selected mental disorders. Tasks: The sub-project „Neurocognitive processes supporting flexible voluntary action“ examines the ability to adopt novel behaviors from symbolic instruction enabling behavior that it is directed towards desired (instructed) goals instead of being triggered by the currently most salient environmental cues or habitual action tendencies. The candidate is expected to participate in the design and implementation of behavioral and fMRI experiments, analyzing the data (both univariate as well as multivariate connectivity) as well as authoring scientific publications. Language for daily research communication will be English. Profile: We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a strong interest in Cognitive Neuroscience with a Master or equivalent degree in Psychology or related fields. We expect the ability to work independently, excellent statistics knowledge, the willingness to learn programming languages (Matlab, etc.), and proficient English. Programming skills and previous experience with fMRI are an advantage. Candidates on the post-doctoral level should be familiar with neuroscientific research (own publications are an advantage) and should be skilled in programming. For further information please contact one of the project leaders, Dr. Uta Wolfensteller (phone: +49-351-463-32582, email uta.wolfensteller(a)tu-dresden.de) or Dr. Hannes Ruge (phone: +49-351-463-33824, email: ruge(a)psychologie.tu-dresden.de). Applications from women are especially welcomed, same holds for persons with disabilities. Please provide your application, including CV, summary of previous research activities, and letters of recommendation (one for Ph.D., two for Post-Doc) until July, 31st 2012 via email (uta.wolfensteller(a)tu-dresden.de) or via mail to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Fachrichtung Psychologie, Professur für Allgemeine Psychologie, Frau Dr. Wolfensteller, 01062 Dresden.

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Fwd: Job announcement I
by Gary Green 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

FYI -------------------------- Within the newly established Collaborative Research Center („Sonderforschungsbereich“ SFB 940) „Volition and Cognitive Control“ the Neuroimaging Center at the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Mathematics und Natural Sciences seeks to appoint a Data Analyst/ Research Scientist, Ph.D. (salary E13 TV-L, 100%) with a strong background in advanced neuroimaging methods (especially functional connectivity) The position is initially limited for 4 years. Tasks: The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) “Volition and Cognitive Control” (http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/fakultaeten/fakultaet_mathematik_und_na…) comprises 20 sub-projects and is funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) for an initial period of four years with a budget of over 10 Mill. €. The overarching aim of the CRC is to combine expertise from experimental psychology, cognitive-affective neuroscience, clinical psychology, and psychiatry to investigate cognitive and neural mechanisms of volitional control as well as volitional dysfunctions in selected mental disorders. As a central component of SFB 940 a „Core Imaging Facility” (CIF) will be established which serves to support and inspire fMRI-based projects within the SFB 940. As part of the CIF team, we seek to appoint a specialist for the analysis of large-scale functional brain networks. This position is expected to be involved in a wide range of co-operations related to both implementing established functional connectivity methods as well as developing novel analytic methods. The Department of Psychology houses a neuroimaging center with a 3T Siemens Trio scanner exclusively dedicated to research. Besides an engagement in research projects we also expect the candidate to take an active role in training Ph.D. students on fMRI methods. Language for daily research communication will be English. Profile: We seek to appoint a person with a strong background in computational neuroscience with profound mathematical knowledge who is highly experienced and skilled in the multivariate analysis of large-scale functional brain connectivity with in-depth expertise ideally in more than one analytical technique applied to fMRI data (DCM, ICA, SEM, GA, etc.). For further information please contact the project leader Dr. Hannes Ruge (phone: +49-351-463-33824, email: ruge(a)psychologie.tu-dresden.de) or for general information regarding SFB 940 the SFB spokesman Prof. Dr. Thomas Goschke (phone 0351-46334695; email: goschke(a)psychologie.tu-dresden.de). Applications from women are especially welcomed, same holds for persons with disabilities. Please provide your application, including CV, summary of previous research activities, and two letters of recommendation until July, 31st 2012 via email (ruge(a)psychologie.tu-dresden.de) or via mail to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Fachrichtung Psychologie, Professur für Allgemeine Psychologie, Herrn Dr. Ruge, 01062 Dresden.

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Registering Participants and Requesting Participant Forms for Scanning at YNiC
by Jill Hurst 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Dear All, We are going to be more efficient in registering particpants on the YNiC database and retrieving scanning forms. It would be really appreicated, therefore, if you could get any new participant forms to us as soon as possible (at least 24-hours before the scan). The sooner the better. It would also be very helpful if you could email a list of particpant names or R numbers you will need retrieving during the week ahead so we can prepare these ready for you in advance. With very best wishes, Jill -- Jill Hurst PA to Gary Green MA DPhil BM BCh FRSA FSB Director - York Neuroimaging Centre Professor of Neuroimaging and Human Neuroscience Telephone: 01904 43 5329 Fax: 01904 43 5356 _______________________________________________ Staff mailing list Staff(a)ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/staff -- Jill Hurst PA to Gary Green MA DPhil BM BCh FRSA FSB Director - York Neuroimaging Centre Professor of Neuroimaging and Human Neuroscience Telephone: 01904 43 5329 Fax: 01904 43 5356

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Fwd: [SPM] Postdoc position at SISSA, Triest, Italy‏
by Gary Green 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

FYI ------------------ A postdoctoral position of 14 months is available at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Triest, Italy. The position involves full-time research in the domain of cognitive neuroscience. The research will be conducted in cooperation with the University Hospital of Udine, using a 3T fMRI scanner. The optimal candidate would be an imaging scientist or neuroscientist with expertise in experimental design and analysis of fMRI data. Applications should reach SISSA no later than August 31th, 2012 at 1.00 p.m. Further information about applications is enclosed (Italian only). Enquiries or expressions of interest should be made to Raffella Rumiati, Cognitive Neuroscience Sector, SISSA at rumiati(a)sissa.it <mailto:rumiati@sissa.it>

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Re: positions at Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm)
by Gary Green 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

FYI ------------------------- Three post-doc positions are now available in our group. KIND is a competence center for research, development and education within the area of developmental psychopathology. The center is established in collaboration between Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County Council aiming at improving generating high-end basic research, clinical practice, and spread new knowledge to stakeholders. 1) Postdoc in developmental neuroimaging: The post-doc fellow will be responsible for the neuroimaging part within a project investigating infants with high risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders. This work is funded by the EU AIMS consortium (http://www.eu-aims.eu/#). Functional MRI (activation with auditory stimuli and resting state), as well as myelination assessments are planned, both at 4 and 36 months. 2) Postdoc in cognitive neuroimaging - longitudinal design: The post-doc fellow will be mainly responsible for the longitudinal neuroimaging assessments within a project investigating twins discordant for Autism Spectrum Disorders. This project is funded by the EU AIMS consortium (http://www.eu-aims.eu). Functional (diffusion, resting-state), as well as structural MRI are planned. The position implies to be involved in the administrative and technical set-up of this follow-up. 3) Engineer/Postdoc in MR spectroscopic imaging: The post-doc fellow or the engineer will be responsible for the MR spectroscopic imaging part within a project investigating twins discordant for Autism Spectrum Disorders. MRSI-1H MR spectroscopic imaging will be used as a complementary method to resting-state-functional, diffusion and structural MRI. The MRSI part will include the metabolic map reconstruction software development or adaptation of available packages. The MRSI quantification will be based on LCmodel while post processing: metabolic map reconstruction, should be re-designed. All the details can be found here: http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=34093&l=en Please note that we DO NOT ACCEPT applications being submitted by email. To be considered, your application must be submitted as specified within the announcement. Best Regards, Katell MEVEL for KIND ________________________________________ Katell Mevel | PhD Karolinska Institutet Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 171 76 Stockholm | Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital Q2:07 +46 (0)8 517 77380 | +46 (0)721 980 350 katell.mevel(a)i.se | ki.se/kind ______________________________________ Karolinska Institutet – a medical university

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Fwd: [SPM] Immediate Opening for Junior Specialist/RA Position at UCDavis MIND Institute
by Gary Green 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

FYI ------------------------- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SPM] Immediate Opening for Junior Specialist/RA Position at UCDavis MIND Institute Seeking applicants for a full time technical research assistant position starting immediately to assist in a study of higher cognition in adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders. The RA will work closely with Dr. Marjorie Solomon in a dynamic and friendly environment on a variety of projects involving fMRI studies with healthy and autistic subjects. Main responsibilities will be maintenance of lab fMRI scripts and analysis, fMRI scanning, library research and data analysis, assistance with grant and manuscript preparation, and project management. The scope of responsibilities is broad and may also include subject recruitment, subject assessment using neuropsychological and cognitive neuroscience methods, protocol scoring for assessment sessions, and supervision of undergraduate volunteers as required. Individuals majoring in psychology, neuroscience, computer science and engineering are encouraged to apply. Strong technical skills required. Previous experience in neuroimaging and programming as well as familiarity with Matlab and SPM preferred. This is an ideal position for someone interested in pursuing graduate studies in cognitive neuroscience or a clinical discipline drawing upon this area of basic science. We are looking for a one- to two-year commitment. We offer a competitive package of salary and benefits, including reduced tuition for courses at UC Davis as well as a career development workshop within the lab. Submit application by email and include a cover letter, CV including GPA, list of relevant coursework or transcript, and references. Marjorie Solomon marjorie.solomon(a)ucdmc.ucdavis.edu <mailto:marjorie.solomon@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu> Wonja Fairbrother Junior Specialist Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences U.C. Davis Medical Center M.I.N.D. Institute 2825 50th St. Sacramento, CA 95817 Phone: 916-703-0339 <tel:916-703-0339>

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Fwd: Deafness Research UK Job vacancy
by Gary Green 22 Jun '12

22 Jun '12

FYI --------------------------- Dear Colleague, *Research Development Manager * *Location: Deafness Research UK, Kings Cross, London** Salary: circa £33,000 per annum, part-time or flexible arrangements also considered * Applications are invited for the post of Research Development Manager at Deafness Research UK. Applications for part-time employment will be considered, especially from individuals with previous experience in grant administration. The Research Development Manager (RDM) is responsible for managing and co-ordinating Deafness Research UK research grants programme and supporting the charity’s information, communications and fundraising activities by reporting on research outcomes and hearing research generally. The successful candidate is likely to be someone with postdoctoral experience in a hearing-related discipline and with a genuine interest in disseminating research to a range of audiences. You will be an excellent communicator, able to work effectively with senior scientists and health professionals as well as lay staff and supporters. We are looking for a team player who is also able to work independently, think creatively and use initiative. This is an exciting career development opportunity and a chance to gain valuable experience in the field of research management. For more information about Deafness Research UK, visit our website at http://www.deafnessresearch.org.uk <http://www.deafnessresearch.org.uk/>. A full job description is attached and is available from research(a)deafnessresearch.org.uk <mailto:research@deafnessresearch.org.uk> To apply please send a CV and covering letter to: Deafness Research UK, 330/332 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8EE or via email to research(a)deafnessresearch.org.uk <mailto:research@deafnessresearch.org.uk>. *Closing date for applications: 5 July** 2012*** *Dr Rachel Macdonald* *Research Development Manager* Direct line: 020 7164 2291 Office days: Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays *Deafness Research UK *330-332 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8EE tel: 020 7164 2290 fax: 020 7278 0404 web: www.deafnessresearch.org.uk <http://www.deafnessresearch.org.uk/> Freephone: Information Line: 0808 808 2222 Registered Charity No.326915 Become a fan of Deafness Research UK <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deafness-Research-UK/95822704167> on Facebook Follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/DeafnessUK> Book the Bionic Ear Show <http://www.bionicearshow.org/> for your school, organisation or company. *Could you rise to the challenge? * Deafness Research UK has places available for the London to Brighton Cycle Ride on the 16th September 2012. Register online today <http://goo.gl/9XDUk> -------------------------------------------------------- Registered Charity No. 326915 Deafness Research UK is the country’s leading medical research charity for people with hearing loss, tinnitus and other hearing problems. The contents of this email is confidential to the intended recipient(s)

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Fwd: [Staff] Fwd: Course for the "Pattern Recognition in Neuroimaging Toolbox", aka. PRoNTo
by Gary Green 22 Jun '12

22 Jun '12

Fyi *+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ **Course for the "Pattern Recognition in Neuroimaging Toolbox", aka. PRoNTo UCL, London, 5 July 2012* Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that registration for the next PRoNTo(*) course is now open. This one-day course will be held for the second time in London on July 5, and will offer a comprehensive coverage of all "Pattern Recognition in Neuroimaging Toolbox" features and functionalities, including: - introduction to neuroimaging and machine learning concepts - specific pattern recognition methods for neuroimaging - software demonstration and hands on session For further information and registration, please see: http://www.mlnl.cs.ucl.ac.uk/pronto/prtcourses.html Sincerely, C. Phillips and J. Mourao-Miranda, on behalf of the PRoNTo team. (*) PRoNTo aims to facilitate the interaction between the machine learning and neuroimaging communities. The toolbox provides a variety of tools for the neuroscience and clinical neuroscience communities, enabling these communities to ask new questions that cannot be easily investigated using existing statistical analysis tools. On the other hand the machine learning community can easily contribute to the toolbox with novel published machine learning algorithms. PRoNTo is directly compatible with SPM8. See http://www.mlnl.cs.ucl.ac.uk/pronto/ for more details and download. The poster presented at the OHBM2012 conference is also available here: https://ww4.aievolution.com/hbm1201/files/content/abstracts/97421/0391_Schr… *+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++*

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Fwd: post doc position in Oxford
by Gary Green 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

FYI ***********************Post-doc advert*********************** Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Cognitive Neuroscience) Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford Grade 7: £29,249 - £35,938 discretionary range to £39,257 p.a. We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Attention Group, headed by Dr Mark Stokes. You will be working on a project investigating the brain mechanisms that mediate selective inhibition for perception and working memory. The post is funded for 3 years and is based at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain activity (http://www.ohba.ox.ac.uk/) in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital. You will be using a multimethodological approach, combining behavioural measures with electrophysiological (MEG, EEG and TMS) and hemodynamic brain-imaging (fMRI) methods. You will have a PhD in a relevant discipline with strong background in cognitive neuroscience research on attention and working memory. Experience with MEG or fMRI is essential as is experience in programming psychological tasks. Experience of TMS would be an advantage. Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment with the University will be subject to a satisfactory disclosure report from the Criminal Records Bureau. Only applications received before midday on Friday 20 July 2012 will be considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter explaining how you meet the job requirements, as well as a CV and details of two referees as part of your online application. For further particulars: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrislivedoc/docs/0000208750.pdf Or contact: mark.stokes(a)ohba.ox.ac.uk *********************************************************** Mark Stokes Head of Attention Group Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA) Department of Psychiatry University of Oxford Warneford Hospital Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK Webpage: http://www.ohba.ox.ac.uk/people/mark-stokes Blog: http://the-brain-box.blogspot.co.uk/ Twitter: @StokesNeuro

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Matlab versions
by Mark Hymers 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

Hi, We've added Matlab 7.14 (R2012a) to the YNiC systems. The default has not yet changed and remains 7.12 (R2011a). Details of the supported versions are at: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/doc/ITPages/FAQ/Misc/SupportedVersions#Matlab Can people please test the new Matlab version as we'll change the default in September unless any major issues are found. We have removed Matlab 7.10 (R2010a) as per the upgrade timetable. (This has not been the default version for over a year). We will also be looking to remove Matlab 7.8 in October after one toolbox has been ported to a newer matlab version. Thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers York Neuroimaging Centre

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YNiC talk today
by rem 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Dear Users Today (starting 4.30 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be a project proposal presentation by Giuliana Mazzoni, University of Hull, about "Imaging Autobiographical Memory (ABM)" Abstract: After a brief overview of what we know about ABM, in the talk I will cover two new sets of findings that can change the current view of ABM. One refers to the dissociation between remembering an autobiographical event and believing the event happened. The second refers to a superior form of autobiographical memory called Hyperthymesia. Implications of these new findings and potential developments using brain imaging techniques will be explored. 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

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YNiC seminar 14th June
by rem 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Dear Users This Thursday (starting 4.30 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be a project proposal presentation by Giuliana Mazzoni from the University of Hull. Guiliana's project is about neurocorrelates of exceptional autobiographical memory. 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

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Next week : June 4th & 5th
by Gary Green 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

Dear Users Sorry for the late notice but I have just realised that Monday and Tuesday are bank holidays and that the Biocentre main doors will be locked and alarmed. So, apologies, but the Imaging Centre will be closed on the 4th and 5th. We will reopen on the 6th. Gary -- Gary Green Director York Neuroimaging Centre & YNI Ltd The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg tel. +44 (0) 1904 435349 PA - Jill Hurst : +44 (0) 1904 435329 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004

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Fwd: 2-year postdoctoral position at Glasgow University -- fMRI/MEG
by Gary Green 31 May '12

31 May '12

> 2-year postdoctoral position in Glasgow. > > Job purpose: To contribute to a 2-years BBSRC-funded project entitled > "Cerebral processing of affective nonverbal vocalizations: a combined > fMRI and MEG study" with Profs Pascal Belin and Joachim Gross at the > Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology at Glasgow University. > > Specifically, the job requires a review of current literature in > relevant fields, development of stimuli and experimental procedures, > contributing to the design and programming of the behavioural, fMRI and > MEG experiments, recruiting and running the participants, assisting in > analysing the results, and participating in the writing up of the results. > > Salary Range £31,948 - £35,938. Vacancy Ref: 002068, closing date: 27 > June 2012. > > Apply at: > http://www22.igrasp.com/fe/tpl_glasgow01.asp?s=bkMjPUrEcTFkHhTcz&jobid=5337…

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Postdoc Position in Neuroanatomical MRI of Impulsivity
by Gary Green 28 May '12

28 May '12

FYI -------------------------------- *Postdoc Position in Neuroanatomical MRI of Impulsivity* Applications are invited for a 1-year postdoc position, funded by the Waterloo Foundation, in the lab of Andrew Lawrence, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK. The successful candidate will investigate neuroanatomical correlates of individual differences in impulsivity in young adults, using high-quality 3T MRI images from T1 and diffusion sequences that have already been collected as part of an imaging genetics project. The position is available from July 1st. Candidates should have a PhD in cognitive or social neuroscience, imaging neuroscience, or a closely related field. Experience with the analysis of neuroanatomical images using e.g. Voxel-based morphometry or cortical thickness analysis (Freesurfer) is essential. Salary will range from a minimum of £30, 122 to a maximum of £35, 938 and will depend on the experience of the candidate. The post-holder will be based in the School of Psychology at Cardiff University. Cardiff Psychology is one of the UK’s largest psychology departments, and was rated top in the UK at the last Research Assessment Exercise (based on research power). The School includes the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC). Cardiff has significant capacity in imaging research, including in methods development, cognitive neuroscience and clinical applications, and there are outstanding training opportunities for staff to develop their research skills. For more information visit http://psych.cf.ac.uk. Application forms and further particulars about this position should be obtained by contacting HR Division, Cardiff University, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0DE, or emailing vacancies(a)cardiff.ac.uk <mailto:vacancies@cardiff.ac.uk> or by calling 029 2087 4017 citing post reference 128BR. Closing date for applications: *14th June 2012* Informal enquiries may be directed to Prof. Andrew Lawrence (LawrenceAD(a)Cardiff.ac.uk <mailto:LawrenceAD@Cardiff.ac.uk>). For recent work from the lab, see: Boy F et al. Dorsolateral prefrontal γ-aminobutyric acid in men predicts individual differences in rash impulsivity. Biol Psychiatry 2011; 70:866-72. -- Andrew Lawrence Professor School of Psychology Cardiff University Tower Building, Park Place Cardiff CF10 3AT

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