Fwd: Postdoc Position, Systems Neuroscience, Hamburg

Postdoctoral position at the Department of Systems Neuroscience, Hamburg A full-time, DFG-funded postdoctoral fellowship position is available at the Department of Systems Neuroscience / University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany. Starting date is as soon as possible and the position is for up to 4 years. We are looking for a postdoctoral candidate to work on a study investigating the effects of weight and weight loss on homeostatic, reward-related and mnestic brain circuits in young and old participants. The study is part of the newly DFG-funded collaborative research centre “Ingestive Behavior: Homeostasis and Reward” (TR-134) in which researchers from the universities of Cologne, Lübeck and Hamburg work together on an interdisciplinary research program. The successful candidate will primarily be responsible for collecting and analyzing fMRI and behavioral data, writing scientific papers and giving scientific presentations. The project includes intranasal insulin application as well as a 3-month dietary intervention. Position qualifications include a PhD in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field; experience with fMRI acquisition and analysis; strong experimental and statistical skills and the ability to work independently and in a team environment. Experience with neuroimaging software programs (e.g. SPM, MATLAB), programming for fMRI tasks (e.g. Presenation, Cogent), and statistical analysis (e.g. R, SPSS) is highly desired. Strong interests in the field of aging research are valuable. The Department of Systems Neuroscience (head: Prof. Christian Büchel) provides an excellent multi-disciplinary and highly interactive neuroimaging environment with its own physics, psychology and clinical neuroscience groups as well as a research dedicated 3T MR scanner, EEG- and eye-tracking laboratory. Candidates should submit a CV, names of two references and brief statement of research interest by e-mail to Dr. Stefanie Brassen (sbrassen(a)uke.de). Applications will be considered until the position is filled.