University of Cambridge
Three Post-doctoral Positions to study the Cognitive Neuroscience of
Healthy Ageing
Three 3-year post-doctoral positions are available to join the Cambridge
Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (CamCAN). This centre brings together
a large group of researchers across the University of Cambridge and at
the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC-CBU) who aim to relate
brain changes to cognitive changes over the adult lifespan (covering
ages 18-88). The appointees will work with a unique
population-representative sample of 700 adults on whom we have collected
extensive cognitive and neural measures. A subset of these individuals
will be run in a further set of fMRI and MEG studies designed to probe
major cognitive functions. The CamCAN project will integrate across
these data-sets using a variety of methods, relating changes in neural
structure and function over the lifespan to changes in cognitive
function and capacity.
The role of the postholders will be to carry through the second stage
fMRI and MEG studies, and to play a key role in integrating the various
CamCAN data-sets, including multivariate and multimodal neuroimaging
analysis methods. Two of the appointees will be neuroscientists with a
strong background in functional imaging and imaging statistics; the
third will be a cognitive neuroscientist with a strong background in
cognition and ageing. The three positions will be based within subgroups
of CamCAN, at University sites and at the MRC-CBU.
Candidates should have, or be in the final stages of obtaining, a PhD in
cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging methods, applied statistics or
cognitive ageing, and should be familiar with MRI, fMRI and/or EEG/MEG,
and possess good statistical and computer programming skills (e.g, in
Matlab). Candidates should be careful, efficient, able to communicate
effectively, and enjoy working as part of a diverse and energetic
interdisciplinary team.
These are 3-year, fixed-term positions. The starting salary will be in
the range of £27,578 -£35,938 per annum.
For informal discussion please contact Professor Lorraine K Tyler
([log in to unmask]), Dr James Rowe
([log in to unmask]) or Dr Rik Henson
([log in to unmask]). For further details on these positions
and more information on the project please see the Cam-CAN website at
http://www.cam-can.com/
Applications in the form of a covering letter, CV and completed cover
sheet (CHRIS/6 Parts 1 & 3) should be sent to Mrs M Dixon at
[log in to unmask] or by post to Mrs Marie Dixon, Centre for
Speech, Language and the Brain, Department of Experimental Psychology,
University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EB. The CHRIS/6
can be downloaded from
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/chris6/. The Vacancy Number
for this position is PJ00206.
Closing date: 24th May 2012
Limit of tenure: The funds for this post are available for three years.
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