The Menninger Clinic and the McNair Medical Institute is offering a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in psychiatric neuroimaging and genomics research to begin July 1, 2014. The successful candidate may have the option of extending to a second-year. Data from the McNair Initiative for Neuroscience Discovery-Menninger Baylor (MIND-MB) project utilizes state-of-the-art psychiatric assessment, neuroimaging, and genomics to study of adolescent and adult populations with serious mental illness.  Candidates with a background in social-cognitive and/or affective neuroscience are strongly encouraged to apply, but content areas such as RDoC negative valence systems will also be considered.

Eligible candidates must have their PhD or MD, demonstrate a proven track record of scholarship and publications, have experience with advanced statistical methods (SEM, LPA, multivariate association statistics), with Matlab programming and neuroimaging software (SPM, AFNI, FSL), and be able to work as a member of a team comprised of clinical neuroscientists, clinicians, and geneticists.



Baylor College of Medicine’s Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is dedicated to innovative and relevant translational research into psychiatric disorders. The Menninger Clinic is ranked in the top 5 Psychiatric hospitals in the country and Forbes ranked Houston as one of the coolest cities to live.



To apply send CV and names of 2 references to: cfowler@menninger.edu



For further information feel free to call Dr. Fowler at 713-275-5508