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Post Graduate Position at the Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY
Job Description:
Exciting opportunity for a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow trained in fMRI and interested in
clinical and translational neuroimaging in young people with mood and psychotic disorders.
Responsibilities include collecting, analyzing, and interpreting fMRI data along with preparing
manuscripts. This position provides excellent opportunities for first author publications and support
in obtaining their own grant funding. Applicants should have a PhD in neuroscience, psychology,
radiology, or other relevant discipline. This position requires extensive knowledge of fMRI data
analysis (FSL or SPM skills preferred). Applicants should also be familiar with neuroimaging analysis
packages (e.g., SPM, AFNI, FSL) as well as proficient in statistical analysis software (e.g., SPSS, SAS).
Job Qualifications:
Minimum requirements are a PhD in Neuroscience, Psychology or Radiology
Extensive prior clinical experience and/or experience conducting neuroimaging, specifically fMRI
studies
Strong background in biology or neuroscience
* Should be familiar with software to analyze neuroimaging data (SPM, AFNI, FSL, etc.) and statistics
(SPSS, SAS, etc.). Experience with matlab is also desirable.
* Research theory training/experience (through previous research lab experience)
* Excellent written and oral communication
* Familiarity with grant submission process
If interested please contact Dr Frangou at [log in to unmask]
The position is available for 2 years in the first instance with a possible extension of another 2 years.
Salary scale will follow current NIMH recommendations:
| Career Level | Stipend for FY 2015 |
| Predoctoral | $22,920 |
| Postdoctoral Years of Experience | |
| 0 | $42,840 |
| 1 | $44,556 |
| 2 | $46,344 |
| 3 | $48,192 |
| 4 | $50,112 |
| 5 | $52,116 |
| 6 | $54,216 |
| 7 or more | $56,376 |