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I am posting for a colleague. Research assistant position (BSc level) and Post-doctoral fellowship position available in the Department of Anesthesia, Division of Pain Management and the Neuroscience Institute at Stanford University to investigate the neural mechanisms and treatments for chronic pain. The focus will be in the use of brain and spinal cord functional MRI techniques. Ongoing experiments in healthy subjects and patients with chronic pain range from (1) investigations of neural plasticity due to pain, (2) characterization of pain processing in the spinal cord, (3) use of real-time fMRI techniques as both a treatment for chronic pain as well as tool for understanding cognitive/affective networks involved with pain. This work includes a significant amount of time spent with chronic pain patients. This is a fast-paced and exciting collaboration pursuing a variety of cognitive science and clinical research goals and involving research groups in the departments of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Radiology at Stanford. Stanford houses three state-of-the-art human scanning systems (7.0, 3.0 and 1.5T) devoted exclusively to research purposes. The successful candidate will be exceptionally highly motivated and hard working and have very strong references. fMRI background preferred, but not essential. Passion to pursue research that makes a real, practical difference is central. Quantitative/analytical skills and programming experience will also be valuable. Four year college degree or equivalent in the field of Physical /Biological or social sciences required, and one year of related experience preferred. Please send CV, letter of interest, and names, email addresses and phone numbers of three references to: Sean Mackey, M.D.,Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine, 780 Welch Road, Suite 208F, Stanford, CA 94304-1573. Phone: (650)498-6477. Fax: (650)725-9642. e-mail: [log in to unmask]