The Laboratory of Amit Etkin, MD PhD at Stanford University is currently
accepting applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship focused on
understanding and modulating the neural systems underlying cognitive and
emotional control in both healthy individuals and patients with a range
of psychiatric conditions. Special emphasis is put on use of causal
circuit manipulation tools (eg TMS and concurrent TMS and fMRI) as well
as a range of cognitive neuroscience paradigms at the behavioral,
physiological and neural levels.
The successful applicant will have a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience,
Neurophysiology, Psychology, Computer Science, Statistics or related
fields. Experience with analysis of fMRI data and/or TMS is required.
Additional experience with psychophysiology or programming is a plus. A
US Citizenship is also required. Duties will also include manuscript
preparation, presentation of findings at conferences, management of
research assistants and contribution to the preparation of grants.
Laboratory and Stanford resources include research-dedicated 3T and 7T
MRI scanners, concurrent TMS/fMRI setups and concurrent TMS/EEG setups.
Salary commensurate with experience. More information about our ongoing
studies can be found at:
http://etkinlab.stanford.edu.
To apply, please send a curriculum vitae, a statement describing
research interests and relevant background and three letters of
recommendations, as well as relevant reprints/preprints of research
articles to:
Amit Etkin, MD, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University
amitetkin(a)stanford.edu