This talk may be of interest to ynic types...
Gareth
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From: Kirsten Bartlett <kirsten.bartlett(a)york.ac.uk>
Date: 7 February 2014 10:02
Subject: PRG Mon 10th Feb
Dear all,
I am pleased to announce that next Mon Manon
Grube<http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ion/staff/profile/manon.grube>,
a guest speaker from Newcastle, will be giving a talk on "The relationship
between auditory rhythm processing and language and literacy skills in the
early-adolescent brain".
When: 1-2pm, Mon 10th Feb
Where: Venables room
And don't forget that Bob
McMurray<http://www2.psychology.uiowa.edu/faculty/mcmurray/> is
visiting on 17th Feb from The University of Iowa.
With best wishes,
Kirsten and Huarda
PRG calendar <https://wiki.york.ac.uk/display/PRGCAL/PRG-cal+Home>
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Kirsten Bartlett, Research assistant in Psycholinguistics
Psychology dept. University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
email; kirsten.bartlett(a)york.ac.uk
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Gareth Gaskell
Department of Psychology
University of York
Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
Office: Psychology, C226
Phone: 01904 323187 Fax: 01904 323181
Email: gareth.gaskell(a)york.ac.uk <g.gaskell(a)psych.york.ac.uk>
Home page: http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~mgg5/
Research group: http://www.york.ac.uk/res/prg/
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to draw your attention to two lectureships in my
department that are currently being advertised:
http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/3176/
One of the preferred areas is hearing and one of the jobs is at the
Senior Lecturer level (equivalent to Associate Professor in the USA).
With best wishes,
Brian Moore
Brian C. J. Moore, Ph.D, FMedSci, FRS,
Emeritus Professor of Auditory Perception,
Department of Experimental Psychology,
University of Cambridge,
Downing Street,
Cambridge CB2 3EB,
UK
Tel. +44 (0) 1223 333574
Fax. +44 (0) 1223 333564
http://hearing.psychol.cam.ac.uk
Dear all,
Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position to join the
Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (CamCAN). This centre
brings together a large group of researchers across the University of
Cambridge and at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC-CBU) who
aim to relate brain changes to cognitive changes over the adult lifespan
(covering ages 18-88). You will work with a unique
population-representative sample of 700 adults on whom we have already
collected extensive cognitive and structural brain measures. A subset of
these individuals will be tested in a further set of fMRI and MEG
studies designed to probe specific cognitive functions. The CamCAN
project will integrate across these data-sets using a variety of
methods, relating changes in neural structure and function over the
lifespan to changes in cognitive function and capacity.
Your role will be to help conduct the second stage fMRI and MEG studies,
and to play a key role in integrating the various CamCAN cognitive and
imaging datasets, using multivariate and multimodal neuroimaging
methods. You will be a cognitive neuroscientist with a strong background
in statistics, especially of large data-sets, and in functional imaging,
imaging statistics and cognitive and/or physiological ageing.
Please follow this link for further details and application procedure:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AID115/investigator-scientist-to-study-ageing/
Many thanks
Jason Stretton
Please see following link for a competitive PhD project
(7 projects of which 2 will be funded based on candidates) entitled
'Magnetic resonance tractography of the developing brain' which we are
currently advertising in Edinburgh. If you know of a suitable person
who would be interested please pass on this link. The closing date to
apply is Monday, 10 March 2014.
http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=51646&LID=2055
With best wishes,
Mark
Dr. Mark E. Bastin
Medical and Radiological Sciences (Medical Physics)
University of Edinburgh
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road
Edinburgh, EH4 2XU
UK.
TEL: ++44 (0)131 537 2511
FAX: ++44 (0)131 537 1026
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The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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Penn MedicineAnna Rose Childress, Ph.D.
Perelman School /of/ Medicine/Research Professor/
University /of/ Pennsylvania Health System Department of Psychiatry
*
*
* OPEN for IMMEDIATE APPLICATION *
We are seeking a _Post-Doctoral Fellow with strong technical skills in
neuroimaging_, and a potential interest in the clinical neuroscience of
addiction, for a position in our NIH/NIDA T32 Translational Addiction
Research Fellowship within the Department of Psychiatry at the
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
The selected candidate will become a member of our inter-disciplinary
clinical neuroimaging laboratory with ongoing, funded projects in
cocaine, marijuana, nicotine and opiate addiction. The T32 Fellowship
position is funded up to three years, and could develop into a long-term
position within the laboratory and the University.
Our laboratory is especially focused on understanding brain
vulnerabilities that may underlie the difficult clinical problem of
relapse, with the goal of improving addiction treatment. Within this
general domain – we are pursuing several vulnerabilities (e.g.,
heightened response of motivational/reward circuit response to drug
cues; poor frontal modulation of the limbic response to appetitive and
aversive/stress cues; poor inhibition, impaired decision-making, etc.),
using these brain measures both as predictors of relapse, and as brain
targets for medication/medication discovery. Recently, we have begun to
combine brain imaging and hypothesis-driven genetics with the goal of
understanding the heterogeneity in relapse, and in medication response,
for our clinical populations. Though our primary tool is MRI (BOLD, ASL,
and structural), we also have ongoing neuroligand imaging. We push our
neuroimaging tools toward novel applications, including recent
characterization of the brain response to ultra-brief, subliminal cues
for reward, and the development of real-time fMRI feedback for improved
cognitive control. _All of the described projects have significant
existing datasets, offering a technically-skilled post-doc a stream of
immediate publication opportunities. _
Our addictions research group is part of an extensive network of
neuroimaging efforts across several research Centers and schools at Penn
(Perelman School of Medicine, School of Arts and Sciences, Annenberg
School of Communications, Wharton School of Business), and the adjacent
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The imaging resources include
multiple MR scanners, as well as capabilities for MRS, MEG, FNIRS, PET,
and soon-to-come, concurrent MRI-PET scanning. Our custom, web-based
neuroinformatics software, WISDM, enables rapid sharing and display of
raw data and imaging results, facilitating collaborations within and
beyond our lab.
Successful candidates will have strong communication skills and clear
technical expertise, including prior experience with one or more
statistical packages for neuroimaging (e.g., SPM, FSL, AFNI).
Demonstrated ability to apply more advanced tools (e.g., connectivity,
causal modeling, FIR, etc.), and to integrate imaging and non-imaging
(behavioral measures; genetics) will be an advantage. The ability to
publish research findings is important for this position. Candidates
will have completed an MD or PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant
discipline (e.g., engineering, biomedical engineering, biophysics,
mathematics, neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, etc.).
The University of Pennsylvania is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer. Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
*US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status (green card) is required.
*Applications will be considered until the position is filled. Please
e-mail a CV, a one-page letter of your interest in, and potential fit
for, the position, and the names of 3 references to the laboratory
director / NIDA T32 Fellowship Training Director, Dr. Anna Rose
Childress _(childres(a)mail.med.upenn.edu)_.
Dear all,
As you may be aware, the department is hosting the annual meeting of the
British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience on September 11th and
12th this year. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase our
research activites and facilities, and I'd encourage as many people as
possible to get involved in the conference.
In particular, we are soliciting proposals for symposia, and it would be
great to have one of these organised by York researchers. There is the
possibility of attracting sponsorship (e.g. to pay speaker expenses)
from some of the various organisations who exhibit at the conference,
particularly if the symposium topic relates to their products in some way.
Details of the conference are here: http://www.bacn.co.uk/meetings.html
The deadline for symposium proposals is Friday 7th March.
All the best,
- Daniel
Dear All,
Applications are invited for a one-year postdoctoral position at the
Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Laboratory at Michigan State Univ.
Depending on productivity and a candidate’s desire to grow independent
research, the position will allow for additional years. The candidate
will work with Dr. Fan Cao on projects concerning language development,
learning and disorders in monolingual and bilingual populations using
fMRI and DTI. Michigan State University provides an excellent
multi-disciplinary and highly interactive neuroimaging environment with
its own physics, psychology and neuroscience groups as well as a
research dedicated 3T MR scanner, EEG- and eye-tracking laboratories.
A requirement for the position is good familiarity with fMRI techniques
including data collection and data analysis. Preference will be given to
applicants with a strong understanding of language processing, reading
development and disorders, and bilingualism, and/or those who have
expertise in functional connectivity and DTI technique.Other desired
skills include experience or exposure to neuroanatomy, statistical
methods, signal processing, and computer scripting (e.g. MATLAB).
The successful candidate will be responsible for planning/conducting
experiments, running neuroimaging data analysis, and preparing
written/oral presentations for journal publications and conferences.
Additional responsibilities will include oversight of undergraduate and
graduate students working on the projects.
A Ph.D. degree is required for this position; preference will be given
to candidates with a Ph.D. in hand, but candidates with ABD will be
considered as well.Relevant areas for the Ph.D. include but are not
limited to Cognitive Neuroscience, Engineering, Bioengineering, Speech
and Hearing Science, Psychology, and Linguistics. The successful
candidate will have excellent organization and communication skills and
strong personal motivation. Background and experience with submission of
manuscripts to scholarly journals is desirable; English
language**proficiency required. The salary range will depend on
applicant’s incoming skill set. The position includes health coverage
per Michigan State University regulations.
To apply for this position, please refer to posting *# 9026* and
complete an electronic submission at the Michigan State University
Employment Opportunities website, https://jobs.msu.edu
<https://jobs.msu.edu/>. Applicants should submit the following
information: (1) a current CV, (2) statement of research interests, and
(3) contact information of at least 3 references. Review of applications
begins immediately; applications received by March 15, 2014 will receive
full consideration. Applications received later than this date will be
considered until the position is filled. Work begins as soon as
possible. Inquiries can be sent by email to Dr. Fan Cao (fcao(a)msu.edu
<mailto:fcao@msu.edu>).
MSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. MSU is
committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The
university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women,
persons of color, veterans, and persons with disabilities.
Best,
Fan Cao
Several postdoctoral positions are available at the Functional Brain
Imaging Lab (FBIL) led by Dr. Wei Gao located at the Biomedical Imaging
Research Center (BRIC) of UNC-Chapel Hill. Our focuses include better
understanding of the neurophysiological mechanism underlying early brain
development, normal brain functioning, as well as brain diseasess
(including Bipolar, Schizophrenia, MCI/AD, Parkinson’s Diseases, etc)
using resting-state fMRI, task-based fMRI, and diffusion tensor imaging
(DTI). The candidates will be actively involved in one of the research
themes based on his/her research experiences.
Successful candidates should have extensive research experience in at
least one of the three modalities (i.e., resting-state fMRI, task-based
fMRI, and DTI) and have a Ph.D degree in Biomedical Engineering,
Neuroscience, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biostatistics,
or related fields. Good command of programming tools including Matlab,
Linux, and scripting are necessary to carry out the research work in
this group.
Successful candidates will be part of a diverse group including
neuroscientists, biomedical engineers, computer scientists,
psychiatrists, psychologists, radiologists and biostatisticians, and
will build upon the group’s previous work on functional brain imaging study.
If interested, please contact Wei Gao at wgao(a)email.unc.edu
<mailto:wgao@email.unc.edu>.
Wei Gao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology and BRIC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rm 3105, Bioinformatics Bldg
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7513
Phone: 919-843-7672
Fax: 919-843-4456
*Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position at University of Pittsburgh *
The Maternal Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, headed by Drs. Eydie
Moses-Kolko, Alison Hipwell and Mary Phillips at the Western Psychiatric
Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh, seeks a full-time
postdoctoral research fellow supported by funds from the National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The start date is
immediate and the position is for up to 2 years. The study is
investigating the neural underpinnings of affective disorders and
mother-infant caregiving in young postpartum mothers. The fellow will be
responsible for collecting and analyzing neural and behavioral data,
writing scientific papers and giving scientific presentations. Analyses
will focus on fMRI data during maternal processing of emotional faces,
reward, and infant cry as well as structural and neural connectivity
analyses. Because the study is embedded in a larger longitudinal study
of psychopathology which began in childhood, scientific questions about
developmental predictors of maternal affective neural processes can also
be tested.
Position qualifications include a PhD in psychology, neuroscience, or a
related field or an MD psychiatrist at the postdoctoral level;
experience with fMRI acquisition and analysis; strong experimental and
statistical skills; the ability to work independently and in a team
environment on multiple tasks and projects and to share one’s expertise
with others. Experience with neuroimaging software programs (AFNI, FSL,
MATLAB, SPM, or other relevant programs), programming for fMRI tasks
(E-prime, Presentation), and statistical analysis (SPM, SPSS, SAS) is
highly desired. Strong interest in the development and pathophysiology
of depression is valuable. Excellent scientific writing skills are also
desired.
Located in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute
and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) is considered one of the nation's foremost
university-based psychiatric care facilities, housing the Department of
Psychiatry of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. For more
than 60 years, WPIC has been a national leader in providing
research-based care and treatment of mental health and addictive
disorders. WPIC has a large community of post-doctoral scholars and
associates and a longstanding history of success in developing
post-doctoral researchers toward independent research careers. The
Department of Psychiatry has a total research portfolio of over $ 70
million annually, including nine T32 post-doctoral training grants.
During the current fiscal year, these grants support a community of more
than 68 post-doctoral researchers whose research career development is
supported by structured and informal mentoring activities. Our faculty
has a strong commitment to excellence in mentorship.
Please send a letter of inquiry and your CV to Eydie Moses-Kolko
(mosesEL(a)upmc.edu <mailto:mosesEL@upmc.edu>). Applications will be
considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
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Eydie Moses-Kolko, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine
office: 412-624-9152
fax: 412-383-8336
Dear Colleagues,
We have a Research Assistant position at UCLA for a motivated
individual, starting ~April 2014 and going through summer of 2015. The
position requires someone who is able to work independently, problem
solve and preferably has experience with EEG data and Matlab (other
programming may suffice, Linux skills invaluable). Interests in signal
processing and data analysis as well as in translational (ADHD) science
and cognitive training are considerable assets.
Many many thanks!
Agatha
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Agatha Lenartowicz, Ph.D.
Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Fellow
http://alenarto.bol.ucla.edu/
Laboratory of Integrative NeuroImaging Technology
http://www.brainmapping.org/MarkCohen/lab.html
Assistant Research Neuroscientist
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
760 Westwood Plaza, Suite 17-369
Los Angeles, CA 90095
310.794.5641 (x45641)