UCSF (San Francisco, CA USA)'s Laboratory for Educational Neuroscience (brainLENS.org), under the direction of Fumiko Hoeft, is seeking to hire 1-2 postdoctoral fellows for a minimum commitment of two-years. The lab focuses on (1) predicting academic / developmental outcome using brain imaging measures in combination with cognitive, behavioral, environmental and genetic measures in health and disease, (2) applying multi-modal, multivariate classification and network approaches to neuroimaging, behavioral and genetic data to understand developmental processes, motivation, creativity, learning and literacy, and conditions such as exceptional abilities, learning disabilities (e.g. dyslexia) and neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g. autism), and (3) development of novel behavioral interventions to promote motivation& learning. The ideal candidate will be "an easy-going, hard-working, great-thinker", and have strong methodological background in computational neuroscience, bioinformatics, imaging genetics, neuroimaging (fMRI, structural MRI, MEG or EEG) or related fields together with excellent programming, communication and writing skills. MDs, PhDs, or equivalent are encouraged to apply. In rare instances, individuals with a MSc will also be considered. The position can begin as early as July 1, 2013. Interested candidates should email a cover letter and CV. Please add "[UCSF job]" and your full name in the Subject of the email. Qualified candidates will be asked to have 3 letters of reference forwarded. CONTACT Fumiko Hoeft MD PhD URL: brainlens.org EMAILl: fumiko.hoeft(a)ucsf.edu TEL: +1-415-476-9861