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Fwd: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - Oslo University Hospital
by Gary Green 13 Jun '13

13 Jun '13

A three-year term position as Postdoctoral Fellow (governmental position code 1352) is available at the Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research (NORMENT) and the KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research – TOP Study Group, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Norway. http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/983405/70331?iso=no ** Job Description NORMENT coordinates a translational multicenter study involving all psychiatric hospital departments in Oslo and several research groups at the University of Oslo. The main purpose of the research is to disentangle and characterize the neurobiological, genetic, psychological and environmental factors contributing to the development of severe mental disorders. Through our extensive infrastructure for clinical evaluations, neuropsychological testing, MRI brain imaging and biobanking we are assembling a comprehensive database comprising genetic and brain imaging data from a large number of healthy controls and patients suffering from psychotic disorders including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. The postdoctoral fellow will play a central role in the analysis and dissemination of data from this large imaging genetics database. The research will be carried out as part of a cross-disciplinary team of researchers in the Multimodal Imaging and Biostatistics groups at NORMENT in close collaboration with researchers at the University of California San Diego and deCODE Genetics. ** We offer An ambitious and exciting research environment with a strong multidisciplinary profile and excellent opportunities for academic development at NORMENT, which was recently granted Centre of Excellence Status by the Research Council of Norway. A postdoctoral position in Norway is equivalent to the US position of assistant professor and is intended to prepare and qualify talented candidates for a research career. Salary is in the range between ltr 57 and ltr 65, i.e. from NOK 473 400 to NOK 548 700, depending on qualifications. Pension and national health insurance is included in addition to several attractive welfare arrangements (http://www.uio.no/english/for-employees/employment/welfare). ** Qualifications The ideal candidate is ambitious and highly motivated for pursuing a career in science, hold a PhD in neuroimaging, computational neuroscience, biomedical engineering, cognitive neuroscience, or equivalent, have a strong background and interest in neuroscience, MRI analysis and statistics, and an excellent publication record. Candidates with a strong interest in and experience with methods for integrating multimodal imaging measures, including structural MRI, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and functional MRI, are in particular encouraged to apply. Experience with imaging genetics is an advantage. ** The application Applications are submitted through the University online recruitment system and must include application letter including motivation for applying for the position, CV summarizing education, relevant work experience, grants etc, a complete list of publications and academic work, and contact details of 2-3 references. Application deadline: June 30 2013. After the initial screening process, short-listed candidates may be asked to submit selected publications, educational certificates and transcripts of records. Interviews may be included as part of the selection process. For any informal enquiries regarding the position, please contact professor Ole A. Andreassen (o.a.andreassen(a)medisin.uio.no <mailto:o.a.andreassen@medisin.uio.no>) and associate professor Lars T. Westlye (l.t.westlye(a)psykologi.uio.no <mailto:l.t.westlye@psykologi.uio.no>). http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/983405/70331?iso=no

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Fwd: postdoctoral fellowship opportunities - University of Texas Medical School at Houston
by Gary Green 13 Jun '13

13 Jun '13

*Brain Imaging/Biological Psychiatry/Behavioral Sciences * *Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities * *for PhD or MD Clinician Scientists* *Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences* *UTHealth Medical School, Houston, TX* The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UTHealth Medical School in Houston, is recruiting outstanding Ph.D. or MD clinician scientists for Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunities. We seek well-trained, motivated individuals with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong command of the English language, demonstrated proficiency in scientific writing, and the *desire to learn the necessary skills to transition into independent faculty positions*. The training period involves two years starting in September or October 2013. *A key focus for the training period will be the development of successful grant planning and writing skills pursuant to applications to NIH, NSF and private foundations.*** NIH-funded investigators in the Department will serve as mentors. Current work focuses on treatment outcomes, clinical trials, behavioral interventions (Dr. Joy Schmitz), human behavioral processes, psychopharmacology (Dr. Scott Lane), neuroimaging, cognitive neurosciences, and clinical trials (Dr. Jair Soares). The department has particular strengths, in clinical service and clinical research, in the fields of mood disorders and substance use disorders. Our clinical research programs are housed at the recently completed state-of-the-art *Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences Building (BBSB)* and the *UT Harris County Psychiatric Center*, one of the largest inpatient academic psychiatric hospitals in the US with 250 acute care psychiatric beds. UTHealth is an integral part of the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the largest medical center in the world, with a vibrant academic community and a plethora of outstanding collaborative and translational opportunities in the health sciences. Houston is the 4^th largest US city featuring continued growth and economic prosperity, vibrant opportunities, and a highly competitive cost of living relative to other culturally diverse metropolitan areas. Applicants must have completed a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree. Postdoctoral experience is expected and preference given to those with training or experience with NIH grant application policies and procedures. Competitive salaries and benefits are available. To find out more information about these unique academically-driven positions or to apply, please forward a CV and letter of interest to *Jair C. Soares, M.D., Professor and Chair,,* 1941 East Road, Houston, Texas 77054, e-mail: Jair.C.Soares(a)uth.tmc.edu <mailto:Jair.C.Soares@uth.tmc.edu>, phone 713-486-2507; fax 713-486-2553, www.utpsychiatry.org <http://www.utpsychiatry.org/>. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is an EO/AA employer. M/F/D/V. *__*

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Fwd: Postdoctoral Position in Complex Brain Networks, University of Cambridge.
by Gary Green 13 Jun '13

13 Jun '13

FYI Postdoctoral Research Associate in Network Neuroscience. University of Cambridge. Limit of tenure: 24 months. Please send your CV and/or direct all informal enquiries to Mika Rubinov, mr572(a)cam.ac.uk The Brain Mapping Unit at the University of Cambridge is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Network Neuroscience. Network Neuroscience is an emerging field that uses network science to study brain function. The post holder will analyse functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain networks in health, and in psychiatric/neurological disorders such as autism and Huntington’s disease. There will be opportunities to work on exciting and original research ideas, and to collaborate with world-leading neuroscientists. The post holder will be supervised by Dr Mikail Rubinov and Prof Ed Bullmore, and will engage with other neuroscientists in Cambridge (Prof John Suckling, Dr Mike Spencer and Dr Tiago Simas) and internationally (Prof Stephen Rao, Cleveland Clinic). The post is funded by NARSAD, Isaac Newton Trust and NIH grants and will be based at the Department of Psychiatry, within the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, a leading interdisciplinary and translational neuroscience research centre in Cambridge. The post holder will have a strong background in network science or a related discipline, good programming skills (preferably in MATLAB, C or Python), and an interest in neuroscience and the brain. Experience with mixture modelling, stochastic blockmodelling or machine learning is welcome but not essential. Good communication and organisational skills are desirable.

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 13 Jun '13

13 Jun '13

Dear Users Today (YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm) there will be an internal project proposal presentation by David Watson on "The Representation of Scenes in the Brain". Abstract: Human ventral visual cortex has been noted to contain regions showing selectivity for place scenes. Such regions include the Parahippocampal Place Area (PPA), Retrosplenial Complex (RSC) and the Transverse Occipital Sulcus / Occipital Place Area (TOS / OPA). Multivariate analyses can decode scene category from the neural activity patterns in these regions elicited by viewing scenes. This suggests that the representation of scenes in these regions may be topographically organized along the basis of scene category. However, it remains unclear whether scene category is the best descriptor, or whether lower-level perceptual dimensions may further underlie this organization. For instance, it has also been shown that the PPA demonstrates a bias towards the high- over the low-spatial frequency content of both scene and non-scene images. A key question then is to what degree higher-level dimensions (such as scene category) and lower-level dimensions (such as spatial frequency) may predict the topographic organization of scene selective regions. In this study we aim to directly compare and contrast the relative contributions of scene category and spatial frequency information to the responses in scene selective regions. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided 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 13th June
by rem 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

Dear Users This week (YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm) there will be an internal project proposal presentation by David Watson on "The Representation of Scenes in the Brain". Abstract: Human ventral visual cortex has been noted to contain regions showing selectivity for place scenes. Such regions include the Parahippocampal Place Area (PPA), Retrosplenial Complex (RSC) and the Transverse Occipital Sulcus / Occipital Place Area (TOS / OPA). Multivariate analyses can decode scene category from the neural activity patterns in these regions elicited by viewing scenes. This suggests that the representation of scenes in these regions may be topographically organized along the basis of scene category. However, it remains unclear whether scene category is the best descriptor, or whether lower-level perceptual dimensions may further underlie this organization. For instance, it has also been shown that the PPA demonstrates a bias towards the high- over the low-spatial frequency content of both scene and non-scene images. A key question then is to what degree higher-level dimensions (such as scene category) and lower-level dimensions (such as spatial frequency) may predict the topographic organization of scene selective regions. In this study we aim to directly compare and contrast the relative contributions of scene category and spatial frequency information to the responses in scene selective regions. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided 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 today (external speaker)
by rem 06 Jun '13

06 Jun '13

Dear Users This afternoon (YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm) there will be a talk on the "Art of atomic magnetometer" given by Witold Chalupczak from the National Physical Laboratory. http://www.npl.co.uk/people/witold-chalupczak Abstract:In recent years, alkali-metal-vapour atomic magnetometers have emerged asa promising non-cryogenic, low-cost alternative to superconducting quantuminterference device detectors. I am going to discuss basics conceptsbehind atomic magnetometer operation as well as progress of magnetometerdevelopment at National Physical Laboratory. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided 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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PRG Monday 3 June
by Huarda Valdes-Laribi 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

Dear all, A reminder of today's Psycholinguistics Research Group meeting, at 12:30 in room PS B204. Elise Lesage, from the University of Birmingham, will be presenting her talk entitled "Language and the cerebellum". We look forward to seeing you there. Best wishes, Kirsten and Huarda PRG calendar PS: Apologies for cross-posting! -- Huarda Valdés-Laribi Early Stage Researcher / PhD Student Room C104 - Department of Psychology The University of York York, YO10 5DD

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YNiC seminar 6th June (external speaker)
by rem 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

Dear Users This Thursday (YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm) there will be a talk on the "Art of atomic magnetometer" given by Witold Chalupczak from the National Physical Laboratory. http://www.npl.co.uk/people/witold-chalupczak Abstract:In recent years, alkali-metal-vapour atomic magnetometers have emerged asa promising non-cryogenic, low-cost alternative to superconducting quantuminterference device detectors. I am going to discuss basics conceptsbehind atomic magnetometer operation as well as progress of magnetometerdevelopment at National Physical Laboratory. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided 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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Fwd: Job opening: Postdoc TU Dresden (Volition and Cognitive Control)
by Gary Green 02 Jun '13

02 Jun '13

Job Advert: Postdoctoral Position (Volition and Cognitive Control) Within the University of Excellence Technische Universität Dresden, the Section of Systems Neuroscience is closely associated with the Department of Psychology and the Neuroimaging Centre, which offers excellent research collaborations and infrastructure, e.g. a 3 Tesla MRI scanner for full-time research, MRI-compatible EEG and eye tracking, and access to the PET centre at Dresden-Rossendorf. Our international and multidisciplinary group conducts basic research in neuroscience at the interface to clinical applications. We investigate the function of neural systems that are involved in elementary cognitive processes such as emotion, motivation, learning, executive function, or decision making. In order to better understand neural mechanisms underlying mental disorders, we investigate how these processes contribute to the complex behavioural dysfunctions observed, for example, in addictive behaviour. Recently, the German Funding Agency DFG has approved a new collaborative research centre (CRC) titled “Volition and Cognitive Control: Mechanisms, Modulators, and Dysfunctions”. Within this CRC, we invite applications for a project cluster on “Dopaminergic and Serotonergic Modulation of Meta-Control Parameters” as: Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f) The Position is limited till 30.06.2016 and paid according to the TV-L salary scale. The project aims to investigate the effects of neuromodulatory pathways on elementary cognitive processes such as reward processing, different facets of learning and decision making. For this purpose functional and molecular neuroimaging (MRI and PET), neuropharmacological interventions and genetics will be combined. The successful candidate will be involved in implementing experimental protocols, processing of behavioural and MRI data (e.g. by using computational modelling) and improving methods in the field of pharmacological MRI and model-based fMRI analysis. Furthermore, the successful candidate is expected to undertake project management duties including supervision of PhD students, data management, and publication of the results. Moreover, the position offers the possibility for further scientific qualification (i.e., Habilitation). Requirements: • Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in any scientific field of study with a strong curriculum in cognitive neuroscience (i.e., psychology, neuroinformatics, medicine, mathematics) • Substantial hands-on experience in the field of neuroimaging, including knowledge of common software packages (e.g. SPM or FSL, Freesurfer, Matlab, Python, Presentation, PsychToolbox) • Expertise in computational modelling (e.g., Rescorla-Wagner, Hidden Markov, Bayesian inference methods) of imaging data The ideal candidate would additionally be characterized by: • Sharing our passion to push the limits in understanding the brain • Keen interest in experimental approaches to study complex human behaviour • Strong publication record We offer you the possibility of: • Working in an interdisciplinary team contributing to our understanding of the brain with the particular skills that you already have and will further develop • Being part of the structured program of our CRC • Arranging for flexible working hours to find a balance between work and family life • Providing for the future in the form of a company pension plan Women are explicitly invited to apply. Disabled persons will be preferred in case of equal qualification. Interested applicants should send their application to systems.neuroscience(a)tu-dresden.de Please submit a full CV, transcript of records, statement of research interest (max. 2 pages), and names and contact information for two or three referees. For more information about the position please contact: Dr. Michael Smolka, +49 351 46342201 or systems.neuroscience(a)tu-dresden.de.

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Fwd: EPSRC PhD Opportunity in Human Neuroimaging
by Gary Green 02 Jun '13

02 Jun '13

Dear friends and colleagues, I would appreciate it if you could distribute the following PhD opportunity in human neuroimaging to your lists and to any talented STEM students you happen to be entertaining in your labs. Many thanks, Anastasia Dr Anastasia Christakou Centre for Integrative Neuroscience & Neurodynamics School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences University of Reading anastasia.christakou.org <http://anastasia.christakou.org> *PhD Studentship in Human Neuroimaging* http://www.reading.ac.uk/pcls-pgrabout.aspx The School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences invites applications for a 3-year EPSRC funded studentship to develop a platform for the integration of dynamic magnetic resonance spectroscopic and haemodynamic data in human brain imaging. Leveraging recent progress and ongoing work on dynamic models of neuronal activity and neurovascular coupling, the project aims to integrate data from magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and blood oxygen level-dependent functional MR imaging (BOLD fMRI). The project will develop, test and compare a series of computational models designed to simulate data that integrate structural, functional and neurochemical magnetic resonance measurements. The acquisition of structural, BOLD and spectroscopic data from cortical and subcortical structures will be optimised. The effectiveness of the best performing models will be tested in these different brain regions to examine whether the relationship between structural markers, haemodynamics and neurochemistry remains constant or changes systematically across neural tissue. A number of key questions in our ongoing work will be specifically addressed in this way, although the precise application of the project methodology will be tightly coupled to the interests of the student. The project will be at the forefront of efforts to reverse-engineer the MR signal to its neural constituents, addressing a significant methodological issue in modern neuroimaging applications. The studentship will be hosted in a cross-disciplinary, multi-centre environment under the primary direction of Dr Anastasia Christakou (Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN) and School of Psychology and Clinical Sciences (PCLS), University of Reading). The project will be undertaken in collaboration with Dr Ying Zheng (University of Sheffield), Professor Tom Johnstone (University of Reading), and a number of external partners. The student will be affiliated to PCLS and based in the CINN at Reading. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will visit collaborators in the UK as well as internationally during the project. The ideal applicant will possess a postgraduate qualification in Mathematics, Engineering, Physical Sciences or other relevant background with a strong mathematical component; applicants with an undergraduate degree of 2.1 or above may also be considered. Excellent computer programming is highly desirable, as is a keen interest in human neuroimaging, dynamical systems theory, and methods development. The mathematical modelling work will involve iterative methods such as the expectation-maximisation algorithm. The developed mathematical models will be solved using appropriate numerical packages (e.g. MATLAB). The MR data acquisition development work will be undertaken in collaboration with senior scientists in the CINN and external collaborators, and will form a key aspect of the project. For further details or for an informal conversation about the scope of the project, please contact Dr Anastasia Christakou (anastasia.christakou(a)reading.ac.uk <mailto:anastasia.christakou@reading.ac.uk>). To apply for this studentship please submit an application for a ‘PhD in Human Neuroimaging’ to the University before 26^th July, 2013 – see http://www.reading.ac.uk/Study/apply/pg-applicationform.aspx. It is envisaged that interviews for short-listed candidates will be held on Monday 12^th August.

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