The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in New York has a Research Scientist position available. Interested candidates can find the full posting at

http://www.nslijcareers.com/jobs/research-scientist-psychiatry-research-job-...

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Katie Karlsgodt

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*Description:*

The Psychiatry Research Division at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and The Zucker Hillside Hospital has an opportunity for a Research Scientist with expertise in structural and functional neuroimaging to assist with and collaborate on the design, implementation, and analysis of neuroimaging experiments.

The Psychiatry Research Division has a strong history of neuroimaging work, which largely focuses on understanding the neural underpinnings of major mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.

Job duties include: . Collaborating with Research Investigators to carry out neuroimaging experiments, including experimental design, data collection, and analysis. . Perform data analysis for new and ongoing projects in the Division; help set up standardized "pipelines" for data analysis. . Assist in training research assistants, residents, and students. . Assist in writing papers, grants, and presentations . Documentation of work flow and procedures

*Qualifications:*

Ph.D or MD required

Strong organizational, communication and written and verbal skills Experience working in a team research environment Strong technical skills for the analysis of neuroimaging data are required; expertise in functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, resting state analyses, and machine learning are strongly preferred. Strong programming skills, familiarity with Linux/UNIX based operating systems and FSL, are required. Familiarity with python, Matlab and R are strongly preferred. Ability to manage priorities of multiple concomitant tasks.

Katherine H. Karlsgodt, Ph.D.

Assistant Investigator, Division of Psychiatry Research The Zucker Hillside Hospital

75-59 263rd Street

Glen Oaks, NY 11004

Assistant Investigator, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Hofstra Northshore-LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY

ph. (718)-470-8184

fax. (718)-413-1940

kkarlsgodt@nshs.edu mailto:kkarlsgodt@nshs.edu

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