*Postdoctoral Position at Boston/Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical
School *
The Gaab
Labhttp://childrenshospital.org/research/gaablab and
(
babymri.org) <http://www.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 Summer/Early Fall 2013 (the earlier the
better). 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(a)childrens.harvard.edu
<mailto:nadine.gaab@childrens.harvard.edu>). The search will continue
until the position is filled.
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/"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///
/Harvard Medical School /
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/Faculty Affiliate/
/Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School /
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/Member of the Faculty of Education///
/Harvard Graduate School of Education///
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/Children's Hospital Boston
Department of Medicine/////Division of Developmental Medicine///
/Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience
1 Autumn Street (Office 643)
Boston, MA 02115///
/nadine.gaab(a)childrens.harvard.edu
<mailto:nadine.gaab@childrens.harvard.edu>///
/phone: (857)-218-3021///
/Main Lab: 617-355-0400///
/fax: 617-730-0518///
/http://www.childrenshospital.org/research/gaablab///
///www.babymri.org <http://www.babymri.org/>///