Postdoctoral position to study corticolimbic function in emotion
regulation in older adults at the University of Reading, UK
Deadline: 11 May 2012
A Postdoctoral Researcher is sought to carry out research on a
BBSRC-funded project led by Dr. Carien van Reekum using multimodal
brain imaging techniques (incl. FMRI, DTI and ASL) to probe
corticolimbic function in emotion regulation in older adults. The
position is based at the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience &
Neurodynamics (CINN) at the University of Reading, UK. The CINN has a
research-dedicated 3T Siemens Trio MRI scanner, with inbuilt
eye-tracking and psychophysiology, and state-of-the-art MRI-compatible
TMS, EEG, and psychophysiology. It has attracted over £5M in research
funding in the first three years of its existence.
The principal responsibility will be to conduct cognitive testing and
brain imaging experiments on the top-down regulation of emotion in
older adults. This will involve managing participant recruitment,
contributing to the scientific design of the research, setting up,
piloting and running experiments, data analysis and writing up results
for publication in peer reviewed journals. Applicants should have
experience in designing, running and analysing brain imaging studies,
ideally with a number of brain imaging techniques. Candidates should
have solid computing skills, including the use of Linux and experience
with scripting or programming. The applicant should be well organised,
be able to communicate well with research participants as well as
other members of the scientific team. S/he should be able to work
independently and use prior skills and initiative to solve scientific
and analytic problems as they arise. The post-doc will report directly
to the PI on the research grant, Dr. Carien van Reekum, and will
receive guidance and supervision through regular meetings. Additional
training and supervision will be provided from other members of the
Centre for Integrative Neuroscience & Neurodynamics (CINN,
http://www.reading.ac.uk/cinn). Training and experience through the
attendance of international conferences, workshops and training
schools will be encouraged. The post-doc will co-supervise, with the
PI, a part time research assistant and student assistants who help
with data collection and analysis.
Terms and conditions
Full time for 2.5 years, until the end of the grant period. Some
flexibility with working hours (e.g. occasional evening or weekend
work) to accommodate running of experiments is required.
For informal inquiries, please contact:
Dr. Carien van Reekum
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http://www.reading.ac.uk/cinn
Please submit your application online:
http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/jobs/
Click on "Search current vacancies" and enter RS12026 into the keywords search.
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Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics
School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences
University of Reading
Earley Gate, Whiteknights
P.O. Box 238
Reading RG6 6AL, UK
Ph. +44 (0)118 378 5556
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