Job Announcement
Research Associate (Postdoctoral)
Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Director: Richard J. Davidson
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center invites highly motivated candidates to apply for a postdoctoral research position in the laboratory of Dr. Richard J. Davidson, a globally recognized leader in the fields of affective and contemplative neuroscience. The person in this position will take on a key role in an interdisciplinary translational research project to cultivate mindfulness, compassion and attention in middle school children using behavioral and neuroimaging measures. The project will evaluate the hypothesis that systematic playing of attention and social collaboration games will produce beneficial changes in a number of measures including: brain function, performance on cognitive tasks of attention & working memory, the perception of social cues, and the propensity to share and behave altruistically. This project will expose the successful candidate to novel intersections of disciplines and methodologies. This position will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of research staff as well as the coordination of data collection and analysis. Additionally the candidate will generate, analyze and interpret research results and prepare scientific manuscripts for publication.
The required qualifications include a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience or related field. An interest in the effect of computer video games on prosocial outcomes in children is essential. The ideal candidate will have previous research experience in structural, fMRI and / or DTI neuroimaging techniques and a broad interest in social, affective and contemplative neuroscience. Required foundational skills / experience include scientific programming, competence in using UNIX & LINUX computer systems and a solid knowledge of statistics. In addition, the successful candidate will have relevant experience in at least one of the following areas: developmental psychology, intervention research, educational games, contemplative or affective neuroscience.
Interested applicants should send Curriculum Vitae to [log in to unmask]
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