The Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at Queens College (QC), City University of New York (CUNY), in conjunction with the Laboratory of Neuroimaging, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM), will have an opening for a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in neuroimaging. The position will be open as early as 6/1/2012, and will remain open until filled, ideally by the Fall of 2012. The postdoctoral fellow will work closely with cognitive neuroscientists, psychologists, computer scientists, psychiatrists, and various neuroimaging specialists on research aimed at elucidating the cognitive mechanisms associated with the processing and quantification of information in the brain, especially as it pertains to cognitive control. The laboratories also have a separate line of research in attention and emotion processing in clinical (anxiety, autism, and neurologically impaired patients) and non-clinical populations. Dr. Jin Fan, Assistant Professor of Psychology at QC, CUNY and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at MSSM will serve as the primary mentor, although interactions with other QC and MSSM affiliated faculty is a certainty. The fellow will also have numerous interactions with Dr. Fan’s colleagues at institutions locally (e.g., New York University, Columbia University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine), nationally, and internationally. Thus, the fellow will be part of a rich and stimulating, collaborative environment.

 

Interested applicants must hold a doctoral degree in cognitive neuroscience, or a closely related field, and should have substantial experience in neuroimaging (methods, as well as data collection and analysis). Some background and/or advanced training in functional connectivity, graph theory-based, granger causality, and/or effective connectivity, as well as network-based (e.g., small world, etc.) analyses is preferred. It is critical that the candidate have expertise and working knowledge of fMRI analysis software (preferably SPM, though FSL, AFNI, and others are also acceptable), along with familiarity of Matlab and E-Prime programming. Experience interpreting neuroimaging data, working knowledge of functional neuroanatomy, and background in attention, cognitive control, and/or neuroeconomics is highly desirable. A minimum two-year commitment is required. The postdoctoral fellow will have a primary affiliation with QC, CUNY (located approximately 10 miles from the heart of Manhattan) or MSSM (in Manhattan). A successful applicant will have a keen interest in developing their own independent academic research career.

 

To Apply:

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a CV and cover letter, the latter describing their research interests and neuroimaging experience, along with three letters of reference. The reference letters should be sent directly from the referee to the below email address.

Inquiries regarding the position may be made via email to [log in to unmask] or by phone at (212)241-7134 (MSSM) or (718) 997-4139 (QC).