Postdoctoral
Position at Boston/Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
The Gaab Lab
http://www.childrenshospital.org/research/gaablab
and (babymri.org)) at the
Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience at Boston Children’s
Hospital (Developmental Medicine Center) invites applications
for a NIH funded post-doctoral associate in the area of
developmental cognitive neuroscience/pediatric fMRI. Available
resources include a 3.0T MRI scanner, a child-friendly Mock
scanner and analysis platforms based in MATLAB/UNIX. The
candidate will be expected to oversee pediatric and infant
(f)MRI experiments, analyze behavioral and fMRI data, prepare
manuscripts for publication, and participate in conferences.
The NIH and
foundation funded projects will focus on language processing in
autism, neural and behavioral pre-markers of developmental
dyslexia in infants and pre-reading children as well as typical
reading and language development throughout childhood. The
successful applicant should have a doctoral degree in a field
related to developmental cognitive neuroscience (e.g., cognitive
neuroscience, neuroscience, psychology, developmental
psychology, medicine). Individuals with a background in
electrical engineering, biomedical engineering or computer
science will also be considered. The successful applicant must
possess excellent English verbal and written communication
skills. Applicants are expected to have a very strong research
background in the design and statistical analysis of functional
brain-imaging experiments. Experience with one of the fMRI
analyses programs (SPM, FSL, Freesurfer) a must. Programming
skills (MATLAB, C++; Python) are desirable and experience with
MVPA or connectivity analyses a plus. Experience with pediatric
functional neuroimaging and language and reading research are
useful. Approximate start date is Spring/early Summer 2014 (the
earlier the better) and job interviews can be conducted during
CNS in Boston. Successful applicants will be appointed at
Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School. For
consideration please send a statement of interest, a CV and a
list of three potential referees via email to Nadine Gaab, PhD (nadine.gaab@childrens.harvard.edu).
The search will continue until the position is filled.
--
"If we knew what it was we
were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" A.
Einstein (1879-1955)
Nadine Gaab, PhD
Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics
Boston Children's
Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Department of Medicine/Division of Developmental
Medicine
Laboratories of Cognitive
Neuroscience
1 Autumn Street (Office 643)
Boston, MA 02115
nadine.gaab@childrens.harvard.edu
phone: (857)-218-3021
Main Lab: 617-355-0400
www.bostonchildrens.org/gaablab