POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, NIH, INTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM,
BETHESDA, MD
The Unit on Integrative Neuroimaging within the Clinical Brain Disorders
Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research
Program has an immediate opening for a postdoctoral fellow. This is a
full-time research position which will last from two to five years at one of
the premier research sites in the U.S., the Bethesda campus of the National
Institutes of Health Intramural Research Program. The position is open to
U.S. and non-U.S. citizens who are 1) recent Ph.D.'s in psychology,
cognitive neuroscience, neuroscience, neuropharmacology, computer science,
or other applicable discipline or 2) M.D.'s with residency training in
psychiatry, neurology, nuclear medicine, radiology or other relevant field.
The successful candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary team using
functional neuroimaging (espescially fMRI) to map brain activity and
neurochemical mechanisms associated with normal higher cognitive function as
well as dysfunction in neuropsychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia. In
addition to collaborative work within the team, he or she will be expected
to carry out his or her own research. Possible areas of concentration
include 1) neurofunctional substrate of higher cognitive function,
particularly as regards working memory and frontal lobe, 2) neurofunctional
bases of neuropsychiatric illnesses, especially schizophrenia, 3)
computational neuroscience (statistical and systems approaches), and 4)
neurochemical underpinnings of higher cognitive function and dysfunction.
The goal of this fellowship is to provide extensive experience in research
design in neuroimaging, development of cognitive probes for use in
functional neuroimaging, collection of neuroimaging data, and image
processing and analysis. Familiarity with computers (especially UNIX and
C/C++) and statistical methods such as SPM and an interest in computational
methods will confer an advantage but are not absolute requirements.
Stipends are competitive and depend on level of experience. Send letter of
interest outlining experience and research goals, CV, two letters of
recommendation, and (for Ph.D.'s) graduate school transcript ASAP to: Karen
F. Berman, M.D.; Chief, Unit on Integrative Neuroimaging; National
Institutes of Health; NIH Building 10, Rm 4C101; 9000 Rockville Pike;
Bethesda MD 20892-1365 USA. Phone: (301) 496-7603; FAX: (301) 496-7437.
E-mail: [log in to unmask] The National Institute of Mental Health is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Karen Faith Berman, M.D.
Chief, Unit on Integrative Neuroimaging
Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, NIMH, NIH
Bldg. 10, Room 4C101
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892-1365
phone: (301) 496-7603
FAX: (301) 496-7437
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