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Apr 12, 2018

There is an opening for a postdoctoral researcher within Dr. Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing’s Translational Research of Adolescent Change (TRAC) Lab, with opportunities for co-mentorship through Dr. Anna Wilson’s Advancing Research in Pediatric Pain (ARPP) Lab, commencing immediately. The Postdoctoral Scholar directly supports a new longitudinal clinical research study examining risk and protective factors for substance abuse in adolescents prescribed opioids for pain management. Generally, the TRAC Lab focuses on understanding how adolescents change their behavior, and how to improve treatments to maximize their behavior change. The ARPP Lab focuses on biopsychosocial models of pediatric pain prevention. A postdoc in this position would have opportunities to work with large, longitudinal, multimethod (e.g., neuroimaging; actigraphy; lab pain testing) datasets. Please apply online through the OHSU Jobs website to position IRC68633. Email traclab (at) ohsu.edu if you have difficulties locating the official job post.

Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR, USA Postdoc

Apr 09, 2018

Dean, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

The University of Texas at Dallas seeks an exceptional leader to serve as its next Dean of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Reporting to, and working with, the Provost, and in coordination with the Deans from other Schools, the Dean will have responsibility for the strategic, programmatic, financial, fundraising, and management operations that support the mission and vision of the School. The Dean will inspire faculty and students with a sense of pride and purpose, serve as an innovative leader to grow and build high quality programs, and provide a dedicated and established commitment to undergraduate and graduate education. The Dean will define and execute a strategic vision by articulating the distinctive needs and opportunities of the School while supporting its collaborative, entrepreneurial spirit. Serving in an exciting period of expansion, the Dean will advocate internally and externally for resources to support a growing research agenda, faculty, and student population. As the School's public voice, the Dean will develop strategic partnerships while identifying emerging opportunities for new programs and interdisciplinary initiatives. About the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences: The School's mission is to understand the intersection of mind, brain and behavior; enhance the health, education, and quality of life of children and families; and create and implement technologies and therapies that repair and strengthen human abilities. These goals are accomplished by recruiting and supporting outstanding faculty who have a commitment to groundbreaking research and to mentoring the next generation of researchers and professionals. The School is organized around three major academic centers: Cognition and Neuroscience, Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Psychological Sciences. The School offers five undergraduate degree programs, four master's of science programs and four doctoral degree programs. Individual degree programs maintain strong, mutually beneficial relationships with area schools, healthcare facilities, private practices, and community agencies, which contribute to training and research, and also provide valuable community outreach to local agencies, allowing them to expand services. Driven by research prowess, academic rigor, and renowned professors, enrollment continues to grow. For more information, visit http://www.utdallas.edu/bbs/ . About UT Dallas: UT Dallas is located in the suburb of Richardson, in the heart of North Texas. The Times Higher Education ranks UT Dallas as #1 in the nation and #21 in the world among universities under 50 years of age. Since its founding in 1969, UT Dallas has grown to include 143 degree programs. The University has recently undergone a period of substantial growth including enrollment increases of 153% since 2000, a total of 4 million new or renovated square feet, and $1 billion in development as of 2017. For more information, visit www.utdallas.edu . Send applications (curriculum vitae and detailed cover letter), nominations, and inquiries to the email address below. For priority consideration, please apply by May 31, 2018. Rosa Morris, Principal, and Josh Ward, Ph.D., Senior Associate Global Education Practice, Korn Ferry, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, PA The University of Texas at Dallas is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. PI101937166

JobTarget Richardson, TX, USA Full time

Mar 30, 2018

Post-doctoral Position - Multi-modal neuroimaging Research

The Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is seeking a qualified PhD for a post-doctoral position in multimodal neuroimaging research focused on emotional and reward processes in adolescents. The research program is headed by Uma Rao, MD, who has multidisciplinary expertise that spans several scientific disciplines on biobehavioral processes associated with adolescent development and psychopathology. Visit her faculty profile at: https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=6359 We seek candidates with a strong research background to work on NIH-funded projects combining multimodal brain imaging (DTI, MRI, fMRI) with advanced computational brain network analyses in one or more of the following areas: affective or cognitive neuroscience, brain network development. Populations of interest include typically developing youth, victims of childhood abuse, and youth with mood disorders. The candidate will have access to state-of-the-art brain imaging facilities and computational resources at UCI. Data from ongoing research projects and existing datasets are available for publications. The successful candidate will develop a program that contributes to, and complements, ongoing research studies. Candidates must have a PhD and research experience in affective or cognitive neuroscience, brain development, cognitive science, psychology, or related fields. Experience with human neuroimaging, expertise in structural or functional MRI data analysis, strong computational skills and publication record are highly desirable. This is a full-time, 12-month, annually renewable position. We expect a two-year commitment; an extension past this period is possible for up to 5 years. Salary will be commensurate with experience, and will be consistent with NIH and UCI post-doctoral stipends. The start date is flexible but must join before Fall 2018. Please e-mail a CV, statement of relevant background and research interests, and contact information of 3-5 referees to Uma Rao at umar@uci.edu . Applications will be reviewed immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

University of California Irvine Irvine, CA, USA Postdoc

Mar 22, 2018

Postdoctoral Fellow interested in EEG and faces

Measuring Behavioral and Neural Changes after Cognitive Training in Prosopagnosia Objectives of the Project: 1) To test a cognitive training program aimed at enhancing face processing and functional outcomes in developmental prosopagnosics (individuals with severe lifelong face recognition difficulties). 2) To record EEG as well as MRI/fMRI/DTI during face processing tasks before and after training to understand the neural changes related to behaviorally-relevant changes in face processing. 3) To measure behavioral and neural differences between prosopagnosics and controls. Description: We are looking for a highly motivated, organized postdoctoral researcher to join our team and be involved in all aspects of this innovative cognitive training study. In particular, the postdoctoral researcher will perform and analyze EEG recordings as well as help oversee a full-time research assistant that will perform pre/post cognitive assessments as well as MRI/fMRI/DTI scans. The postdoctoral researcher will spend the majority of their time acquiring and analyzing pre/post training EEG data. In addition to this main project, the postdoctoral researcher will have several opportunities to perform independent projects in healthy populations, developmental/acquired prosopagnosics, and Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and will also have the opportunity to access several large existing datasets. Finally, the postdoctoral researcher will be expected to be a first author and contributing author on several manuscripts, present their work at national/international conferences, and assist with grant preparation. This position will be based at the VA Boston Healthcare System in Jamaica Plain, MA. We are looking for someone who can start in July/August and commit until summer of 2020. The position will provide an excellent opportunity for training in EEG (Dr. Kevin Spencer) as well as individual differences and cognitive rehabilitation (Dr. Joe DeGutis). Additional training opportunities with team members in structural MRI/DTI (Dr. David Salat) and functional MRI (Dr. Michael Esterman) are available. This position will uniquely prepare the individual for either academic or medical school model career paths. Background required: Ph.D. in experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neuroscience, or related field. Skills: Technical skills and prior research experience in EEG is required. A background in statistical analysis of behavioral and EEG is also required and coding experience is preferred. Salary: based on NIH pay scale for postdoctoral fellows ( https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-131.html) **Minorities, women, and members of other under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. We are able to sponsor non-US citizens. If interested, please send a cover letter and CV to Dr. Joe DeGutis ( degutis@hms.harvard.edu )

Harvard Medical School/Boston VA Hospital Boston, MA, USA Full time

Mar 22, 2018

Postdoctoral Fellowships at Boys Town Natl. Research Hosp.

Two full-time postdoctoral research positions are available immediately (before June 30, 2018) at Boys Town National Research Hospital (BTNRH) in the area of human communication and its disorders. Our program includes a stimulating mix of highly qualified scientists who serve as potential postdoctoral mentors, a staff of research-oriented clinicians, modern well-equipped laboratories, and strong core support in providing services related to recruiting and testing human subjects as well for technology development needed in research. These positions are funded by a T32 institutional training grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Specific areas of training and potential mentors include the following behavioral and clinical translational research programs and labs: communication development (Sophie Ambrose), working memory and language (Angela AuBuchon), fMRI-based anxiety & trauma research (Karina Blair), auditory perceptual encoding (Adam Bosen), auditory prostheses & perception (Monita Chatterjee), language learning and memory (Katherine Gordon), cochlear implant research (Michelle Hughes), audiology & vestibular services (Kristen Janky), middle ear and otoacoustic emissions (Douglas Keefe), audiovisual speech processing (Kaylah Lalonde), human auditory development (Lori Leibold), hearing & amplification (Ryan McCreery), word learning (Karla McGregor), communication engineering (Stephen Neely), and auditory signal processing (Daniel Rasetshwane). Opportunities for collaborative research involving several laboratory groups are encouraged, as are interactions with other postdoctoral fellows at BTNRH. Fellows create and refine a training plan with their mentor(s) according to their research directions, skills they wish to further develop, and career goals. Based on this plan and their interest in furthering their grant-writing skills, fellows may be encouraged to apply for individual postdoctoral fellowships (F32 grants) from the NIH; support for their fellowship is guaranteed by BTNRH in any case. Fellows are selected from individuals holding a Ph.D., M.D. or D.Sc. in areas related to the ongoing research programs at BTNRH. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Contact Interested individuals should contact Douglas Keefe, Ph.D., Chair, Training Committee, Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 North 30th Street, Omaha, NE 68131 (email: Douglas.Keefe@boystown.org ), or submit a pre-application form that is linked to the following web URL. https://www.boystownhospital.org/research/Training/Pages/PostdoctoralTraining.aspx

Boys Town National Research Hospital Boys Town National Research Hospital - East, Omaha, NE, USA Postdoc

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