Job ID  2019-1065

Category  Scientific Research Location : Location US-NM-AlbuquerqueType  Full-time Company/Division  The Mind Research Network (MRN)

The Mind Research Network (MRN) is a non-profit neuroscience research organization dedicated to the discovery and advancement of clinical solutions for the preventions, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, brain injuries and other brain disorders.

 

Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, MRN consists of an interdisciplinary association of scientists located at universities, national laboratories and research centers around the world and is focused on imaging technology and its emergence as an integral element of neuroscience investigation.

 

With an extended community of academicians, researchers, graduate students and technicians, MRN is uniquely positioned with its national infrastructure to link the brightest minds in neuroscience with some of the most cutting-edge neuroimaging capabilities in the world today.

 

We are currently seeking Faculty members at the Assistant, Associate or Full-Professor level to join MRN and be a part of our collaborative neuroscience research team.  MRN provides state of the art research space along with opportunities for funding and administrative support.

The faculty positions require a Ph.D. or M.D. and an outstanding record of publications and research accomplishments relevant to the candidate's focus area(s) of neuroscience research.  Chosen candidates are expected to establish well-supported, rigorous and competitive research programs to support MRN's overall research program.  Preference is given to candidates who demonstrate a history of success in obtaining support for sponsored/funded research.

 

 

Salary and academic rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, and the starting date is negotiable for Faculty opportunities.  The Mind Research Network offers competitive salaries, generous retirement contributions, and a comprehensive benefits package, and relocation will be provided to candidates moving to the Albuquerque area.

 

The Mind Research Network is a subsidiary of The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, and the Lovelace Family of Research Companies is an Equal Opportunity employer–M/F/Veteran/Disability.  We are committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regarding to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status as designated by federal, state or local law.  All applicants and employees are further protected from discrimination based on inquiring about, disclosing or discussing the compensation of other applicants or employees.

 

For assistance with our application process, including reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities to participate in the application process, please send an email to hr@mrn. org  or call 505-348-9400.

 

The Gordon Center for Medical Imaging (GCMI) in the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) in Boston, Massachusetts, has an opening for highly qualified individuals at the post-doctoral level to work on research related to multi-modal 7T (f)MRI imaging of the brainstem in aging under the mentorship of Dr. Heidi Jacobs. Within this NIA-funded RO1 project, relationships between emotional memory and autonomic tone will be investigated. This project involves dedicated imaging of the brainstem nuclei, high-resolution fMRI with physiological monitoring, HCP sequences for diffusion imaging and PET-imaging. Most of the work in this project will be performed at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging.

 

The Department of Radiology at MGH is equipped with the first mobile PET/CT, the first brain PET/MRI, the first whole-body PET/MRI in the USA and several MRI scanners, including at ultra-high-field (a new 7T is expected in the summer). It is also equipped with a substantial large scale shared memory computing facility for parametric image analysis, tomographic reconstruction, Monte Carlo simulation, and other computationally intensive research applications.

 

Applicants must have obtained or anticipate soon receiving a Ph.D. in biomedical, computer or electrical engineering, medical physics, cognitive neuroscience or a related field. Strong analytical, quantitative and programming skills are essential (e.g., QSM, fMRI-physiological data analyses). Prior experience in medical imaging, signal/image processing, and physiological investigation is advantageous.  The successful candidate will have joint appointments at MGH and HMS and will be closely interacting with the Harvard Aging Brain Study team, the HCP team and the high-field MRI group. If interested, please send your CV, letter describing interests, background, qualifications and 3references (including contact details).

 

Heidi Jacobs, Ph.D.

Instructor, GCMI

Email: hjacobs@mgh.harvard.edu

 

Gordon Center for Medical Imaging

MGH – Nashua 6606; Radiology, MGH

125 Nashua Street Street

Boston, MA 02114

 

 

See also: https://www.massgeneral.org/careers/  [job number 3091900]

 

Location:    Monash University, Clayton Campus, Victoria, Australia

Salary:       $86,025AUD per annum (plus 9.5% employer superannuation)

The Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences (Dr. Ian Harding) and Monash Biomedical Imaging (Prof. Gary Egan) are recruiting a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to undertake data analyses and experiments investigating mechanisms of neurodegeneration in the human brain using hybrid Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
 
 Roles:

-       Statistical analyses of blood-free brain PET data acquired using novel investigational tracers in rare genetic neurodegenerative diseases (including Huntington’s disease, Friedreich ataxia, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

-       Pairing brain PET outcomes with brain MRI measures of structure, function, perfusion, susceptibility, and spectroscopy

-       Developing and optimising analysis pipelines 

-       Assisting in the design and conduct of further MR/PET studies

 

 Required Qualifications:

-       Doctoral degree in a neuroscience or computational discipline

-       Demonstrated (i.e., first-author published) expertise in brain PET data analysis, and one or more brain MRI modalities

-       Strong academic English writing skills

-       (Desirable): Experience in analysis of data from humans with degenerative diseases

-       (Desirable): Experience supervising students and staff in an academic setting

 

Dr. Ian Harding

ian.harding@monash.edu

Please include academic CV and cover letter with EOIs

Applications Close: June 30, 2019

More info at: http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/586930/research-fellow-pet-and-petmr-neuroimaging-postdoc

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Duration: 2 years, renewable

Location: National University of Singapore, Singapore

Salary: S$5000-6500 per month, S$60000-S$78000 per year plus bonus

Primary responsibilities for postdocs involve data analyses and manuscript preparation for studies using EEG/fMRI combined with computational modeling to investigate decision making. The start date is flexible. 

 Required Qualifications:

 PhD in a neuroscience or psychology or computational discipline

Demonstrated (i.e., first-author published) expertise in advanced fMRI/EEG/MEG data analysis.

Contact: Please send CV to Dr. Rongjun Yu, psyyr@nus.edu.sg, or schedule an appointment @HBM

Website: www.rongjunyu.org

 

The trainee will benefit from the state of the art imagining facility at the University, which includes two research dedicated Siemens 3T PRISMA scanners, one 7T scanner, and one combined PET/3T MRI system. 

 

Requirements: 

·     PhD in a relevant field: Neuroscience, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Psychology 

·     Demonstrates advanced analytical and experimental skills

·     Expertise in signal processing 

·     Programming experience in Matlab, R, or a similar language 

 

Preferred:

·     Strong expertise in fMRI methods and analyses

·     AFNI experience 

·     EEG experience 

 

 

If interested, please send your CV, a brief statement of research interests and career goals, and 2 references to Dr. Kymberly Young at youngk@pitt.edu

Preferred candidate:

A plus if you have:

If you are interested, please send a CV to mcai@princeton.edu , and/or schedule an on-site meet at OHBM. If ready, a brief research statement and reference can be sent as well. You are also welcome to stop by poster M868 on Monday.

For more information, check out https://www.mingbocai.net and https://ircn.jp/en/

 

Section on Affective Neuroscience and Pain, PI Lauren Atlas
NCCIH, NIMH, NIDA

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bethesda, MD USA

Please contact lauren.atlas@nih.gov with CV to set up a meeting. I’ll be at HBM Sunday-Wednesday. Complete post below. Positions available on a rolling basis starting this summer. 

 

We are recruiting 1-2 postdoctoral researchers with expertise in fMRI and affective science to join the Section on Affective Neuroscience and Pain to lead new projects on the psychological modulation of pain and emotional experience using high field imaging (7T). Dr. Atlas’s lab is funded by the National Center of Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and affiliated with the Intramural Research Programs of the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). For more information about NIH intramural’s training program, see www.training.nih.gov/programs.

 

Research in the ANP Lab focuses on the mechanisms by which expectations, learning, and other cognitive and affective factors influence pain, emotion, and clinical outcomes. We combine approaches from experimental psychology, neuroimaging, psychophysiology, and computational modeling to investigate pain and emotional experience in healthy individuals as well as individuals with chronic pain and/or affective disorders. We are particularly interested in the intersection of appetitive and aversive learning, how psychosocial factors influence pain and clinical outcomes, and questions motivated by pain’s central role in the opioid crisis.  Postdoctoral researchers are expected to develop their own projects as well as collaborations with others in the lab and the NIH intramural community.

 

We are looking for someone to spearhead new projects using high field imaging (7T-FMRI) to examine pain and perception across domains. The candidate should have a strong background in cognitive neuroscience and psychology and must have received a Ph.D. in a relevant field by the time of appointment. Candidates with successful publications in the fields of pain, emotion, and/or computational modeling are encouraged to apply. Positions require experience with 1) design of behavioral and fMRI experiments and 2) analysis of fMRI data using statistical parametric mapping packages (SPM, AFNI, etc.). Programming skills in MATLAB, C, and/or Python are highly desirable.  Appointments and salary are commensurate with research experience and accomplishments (www.training.nih.gov/programs/postdoc_irp).

 

The project focuses on the development of social perception during adolescence and involves eye tracking and functional MRI experiments. 

Candidates should hold a Ph.D in Psychology or Neuroscience or related area and have relevant research experience in experimental design and statistical analysis, including fMRI. Experience with eye tracking and with conducting developmental studies as well as sufficient programing skills would be preferred.

 

This interdisciplinary position will provide training in various areas of cognitive neuroscience, and will take advantage of expertise present at Aix-Marseille University via local collaborations. Proficiency in French language is not a pre-request, but the opportunity to learn it is one of the many advantages of living in Marseille!

 

 

Applications should be sent by email (marie-helene.grosbras@univ-amu.fr) and should include a CV, a brief statement of research interests, the expected date of availability and the names of 2 references. Net salary is a minimum of 2,000 euros per month, according to French standards, and commensurate to experience. The initial appointment is for two years.

Please contact Yune S. Lee (lee.7966@osu.edu) with your CV if you are interested in this position.
SLAM lab is housed in the center for Chronic Brain Injury and Speech & Hearing Science department.
Our research has been featured in numerous media (e.g., US News & World Report), NSF website, and most recently OSU main page /OSU alumni magazine.
For more details of our research program, please check out the SLAM lab website:  https://osu-slam.github.io/

* I'm attending OHBM conference until the last day, and happy to schedule a meeting here. 

Mount Sinai offers a multi-disciplinary collaborative research environment and provides an excellent setting for neuroscientific career development. The neuroscience and psychiatry departments rank #1 and #6 in the NIH funding, indicative of a vibrant research-focused environment. The imaging facility houses research dedicated 7T and 3T scanners, a PET-MR scanner, 64 channel EEG (gtec) and an MR-compatible 32 channel EEG (EGI) systems. Mount Sinai is one of the biggest health systems in New York City, providing unparalleled opportunity to do translational and clinically relevant research. If interested, please contact Dr. Parvaz (Muhammad.Parvaz@mssm.edu) with your CV and a reprint or a preprint of a first author paper, expected date of availability and 2 references. If you are at OHBM, you can also send in an email to schedule a meeting. 

·  A Ph.D. degree or equivalent in Biology, Engineering or related disciplines

·  Strong interest in interdisciplinary research of human neuroscience

·  Experiences in EEG/MEG analysis is desirable

·  Excellent communication and team-working skills

·  Enthusiasm and great commitment to research

·  Good command of the English language

We offer:

·  An extendable 1-year post-doctoral fellow position 

·  An exciting and excellent research environment

·  Travel opportunities for training and meetings

·  Training opportunities in neurophysiology, signal processing for MEG and intracranial EEG

Workgroup

The Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN) of the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia, supports research exploring the biological bases of human behavior. ICN was founded in 2018 to promote interdisciplinary studies in cooperation with departments of psychology, linguistics, electrical engineering, and computer science, among many others. Using tools like eye tracking, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and neuroimaging (EEG, MEG, fMRI), we examine the neural mechanisms of human behavior, cognition, and social interaction. Our goal is to advance the empirical study and theoretical understanding of cognition and communication from an interdisciplinary perspective. 
https://www.hse.ru/en/cdm-centre/

Application 

Applications should submit the following documents:

·  a detailed Curriculum Vitae

·  a cover letter

·  a list of publications 

·  an essay describing your motivation, past research experience and future interests

·  and names and addresses of at least two referees.

If interested, please contact Dr. Tommaso Fedele at tofedele@hse.ru