Postdoctoral position available – Auditory/Cross-Modal Functional MRI
Center for Auditory Neuroimaging, University of Washington
An opportunity is currently available for a talented and motivated post-doctoral research trainee to join the newly formed Center for Auditory Neuroimaging (CAN) at the University of Washington, Seattle.
This position will involve developing and implementing technical solutions for functional magnetic resonance imaging of auditory processing and carrying out collaborative auditory or cross-modal research in a CAN affiliated laboratory. CAN-affiliated laboratories include those of Dr. Christopher Stecker (binaural auditory processing), Dr. Geoffrey Boynton (cross-modal attention) and Dr. Ione Fine (cross-modal processing in blind individuals).
Facilities available on campus include labs for human behavioral testing, in vivo and in vitro neurophysiology, multi-channel EEG; 3-Tesla MRI of human and animal subjects, and a new facility for MEG research.
The Center for Auditory Neuroimaging is closely linked to several other campus units engaged in auditory and visual neuroscience research. These include the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, the Vision and Cognition Group, the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences and the Integrative Brain-Imaging Center and Diagnostic Imaging Science Center, as well as the departments of Speech and Hearing Science, Psychology, Biomedical Engineering, and Music Education.
The successful candidate will have expertise in one or more of the following areas: (1) acoustical signal processing, calibration and measurement; (2) auditory, visual or multimodal cortex (e.g., functional anatomy and/or physiology in animal models); (3) fMRI of sensory or cognitive systems. Candidates with experience programming in MATLAB and/or Presentation software and previous experience in BOLD imaging will be viewed most favorably.
Eligibility: at the time of appointment, the successful candidate must be a citizen, non-citizen national, or alien permanent resident of the U.S., and have received a Ph.D., M.D., or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. Eligibility requirements follow those established for the NRSA (see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-468.html#SectionIII or inquire by email for further information). Informal inquiries may be addressed by email to Dr. Christopher Stecker at the following address: [log in to unmask]
To apply, please submit a current CV along with a short personal statement and the names of two qualified references by email to Dr. Christopher Stecker, [log in to unmask]
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