-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [SRP-LIST] Postdoctoral Fellow Opening - Translational Neuroimaging Researcher Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:54:55 -0800 From: Keith Nuechterlein keithn@ucla.edu To: SRP-List srp-list@psychopathology.org
*Postdoctoral Fellow Opening - Translational Neuroimaging Researcher * The Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA is recruiting for a postdoctoral research position in Los Angeles, CA. The candidate will participate in a neuroimaging interventional study on the effects of exercise on neural circuitry in Parkinsons Disease. The candidate should have a Ph.D. degree in neuroscience, psychology, biomedical engineering or related fields. Alternatively, we will consider M.D. candidates having completed residency training in Neurology or Psychiatry or prior to residency training, with a demonstrated interest and track record in neuroimaging research. Candidates should have an interest in the basic mechanisms of disease pathogenesis and interventional studies. This position does not have patient care responsibilities.
Experience with fMRI data collection and analysis is required. The candidate should have a solid background in the principles of MRI and fMRI and have had experience in clinical and translational MRI research and development. They will also have analytical skills in the programming language needed for fMRI task design (i.e. Matlab, Presentation) and experience with fMRI analyses software (i.e. FSL). The Fellow will be supervised by Dr. Sarah McEwen (UCLA) and Dr. Petzinger (Department of Neurology, USC) and will be responsible for MRI data acquisition, processing, and analysis, and will contribute to the preparation of manuscripts.
This Fellowship offers an outstanding training environment, in which the successful candidate will be contributing to ground-breaking translational research in the field of Parkinsons Disease. The position can begin in January 2015. A 2 year commitment is requested. Interested applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Sarah McEwen (smcewen@mednet.ucla.edu mailto:smcewen@mednet.ucla.edu).