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*This is an announcement for 2 postdoctoral fellows at the University of Warwick i**n Neuroimaging Meta-Analysis.** * *Position 1 of 2* __________________________________________________________ https://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/research/job10265.html *Research Fellow* *Department Of Statistics* *Fixed Term Contract for Three Years* Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position with Dr. Thomas Nichols in the Department of Statistics. You will be part of Dr. Nichols' newly awarded Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Science, a project titled "Transforming Statistical Methodology for Neuroimaging Meta-Analysis". The use of meta-analysis in functional brain imaging is rapidly growing as the discipline has matured and a large and diverse literature has become available. The methodological challenges in this area are immense, as only a tiny fraction of the full image data is reported in published papers and what is reported is subject to a variety of selection biases. You will develop spatial models for neuroimaging meta-analysis data, to deliver fully spatial and reverse inferences through an accurate generative statistical model. These models will be extended to detect and accommodate inter-study variability, producing a "neuroimaging meta-regression" framework. They will also work on procedures for estimating and correcting publication and thresholding biases, defining measures that allow unbiased estimates of neuroimaging effect sizes to be obtained from published studies. You will have a PhD or equivalent and a strong statistical background, ideally in developing neuroimaging analysis methods for FMRI and other modalities, high-dimensional modelling experience will be advantageous. Relevant experience in other areas of Engineering/Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science and Physics would be considered. You will be able to demonstrate excellence in published work in relevant fields and will have the ability to develop and deliver high-quality research and to publish in peer-reviewed journals. This post will be supervised by Dr. Nichols and will be expected to work with the various faculty, staff and students involved inNeuroimaging Statistics at the Department of Statistics and at the Institute for Digital Healthcare in the Warwick Manufacturing Group, as well as international collaborators including Dr. Timothy Johnson at the University of Michigan and Dr. Tor Wager at the University of Colorado. The project will last up to 5 years; this post will in the first instance be offered for the first 3 years of the project, and could potentially be renewed. Information on the Department's research activities can be found here: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/statistics/staff/academic-research. Informal enquires can be addressed to Dr. Nichols ([log in to unmask]). General information on the Department can also be obtained from the following webpage: http://warwick.ac.uk/stats. Please would all applicants ensure that their referees send a letter of reference by email to [log in to unmask] (Department Administrator) by the closing date. Please note that this is a full-time post however part-time hours would be considered. [[See this link for more information: https://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/research/job10265.html ]] The link will take you to register/login to our applicant tracking system before you can complete the application form. You will be given the chance to upload a CV and up to one supporting document during the application process. You can save a partially completed form without submitting it as long as you return to complete it before the closing date. Minicom users can call 024 7615 0554 if they require any further help. Please quote job vacancy reference number 72896-043. The closing date/time for applications is midnight (British time) at the end of Wednesday 22 May 2013. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *Position 2 of 2* __________________________________________________________ https://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/research/job9384.html *Research Fellow* *Institute for Digital Healthcare, **Warwick Manufacturing Group,* *Fixed Term Contract for Three Years* Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position with Dr. Thomas Nichols in the Institute for Digital Healthcare in the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick. You will be part of Dr. Nichols' newly awarded Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Science, a project titled "Transforming Statistical Methodology for Neuroimaging Meta-Analysis". The use of meta-analysis in functional brain imaging is rapidly growing as the discipline has matured and a large and diverse literature has become available. The informatics challenges in this area are immense, as standard current practice is to manually transcribe or, at best, copy-and-paste analysis results into a manuscript. Despite recent advances in automating neuroimagingmeta-analysis, the enterprise is hobbled by a lack of standards and methods to keep track of results provenance. You will build informatics tools to minimize errors and information loss in the process in the flow of "Data -> Analysis -> Publication ->Meta-Analysis". These tools will extract the essential data and model details from analysis software and convey that information with the coordinate data in a standard format. You will work closely with the developers of established analysis tools like SPM and FSL, as well as the international committees developing data-sharing standards. You will also be responsible for supporting the implementation, distribution, documentation and support of software arising from Dr. Nichols' group, including novel statistical methods for meta-analytic and other types of data. You will have a strong informatics and, ideally, neuroinformatics background. A statistical background, ideally in developingneuroimaging analysis methods for FMRI and other modalities, or any high-dimensional modelling experience will be highly valued. Relevant experience in other areas of Engineering/Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science and Physics would be considered. You should be able to provide evidence that the quality and quantity of your previous research outputs is commensurate with your level of experience. You will have a strong background in science and mathematics, as well as real experience developing quality software, either commercial or open source. Ideally, you will also have demonstrated project management skills and an in-depth understanding of the following: domain-specific languages, scientific computing, algorithm analysis, and data structures. This post will be supervised by Dr. Nichols and will be expected to work with the various faculty, staff and students involved inNeuroimaging Statistics at the Institute for Digital Healthcare in the Warwick Manufacturing Group and at the Department of Statistics, as well as with international collaborators including Dr. Timothy Johnson at the University of Michigan and Dr. Tor Wager at the University of Colorado. Informal enquires can be addressed to Dr. Nichols ([log in to unmask]). General information on the Institute can also be obtained from the following webpage http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/idh Please would all applicants ensure that their referees send a letter of reference by email to Mrs Ruth Shirley,[log in to unmask] by the closing date. [[See this link for more information: https://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/research/job9384.html ]] The link will take you to register/login to our applicant tracking system before you can complete the application form. You will be given the chance to upload a CV and up to one supporting document during the application process. You can save a partially completed form without submitting it as long as you return to complete it before the closing date. Minicom users can call 024 7615 0554 if they require any further help. Please quote job vacancy reference number 72920-043. The closing date/time for applications is midnight (British time) at the end of Thursday 30 May 2013. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __________________________________________________________ Thomas Nichols, PhD Principal Research Fellow, Head of Neuroimaging Statistics Department of Statistics & Warwick Manufacturing Group University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom Web: http://go.warwick.ac.uk/tenichols Email: [log in to unmask] Phone, Stats: +44 24761 51086, WMG: +44 24761 50752 Fax: +44 24 7652 4532 You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.