The ACE lab at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking: full-time neuroimaging postdoc, research associate and research clinician to start in September 2018.

     Postdoctoral position

A post-doctoral position is available at the Anticipation, Cognition and Emotion lab (www.ace.pitt.edu) at the University of Pittsburgh (http://www.pitt.edu) to work with Dr. Anna Manelis and her team. A successful candidate will work on the NIMH funded research project that uses multimodal neuroimaging (fMRI, MRI, DTI and fNIRS) to understand the contribution of anticipatory processing to cognitive and emotional dysfunction in individuals with mood disorders.

Required Qualifications: a PhD degree in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience or a related discipline. A strong research background in the analysis and interpretation of neuroimaging data is required. Excellent writing skills are a must. Candidates with a strong computational background are encouraged to apply. Experience with FSL, Freesurfer and E-prime is preferred. The ability to program in Shell, Matlab, Python and/or R is preferred.  Experience with fNIRS, graph modeling and pattern classification analyses is a plus. While prior experience with clinical populations is not necessary, we expect candidates to be interested in neuroimaging research of working and episodic memory in individuals with mood disorders.

Responsibilities: A successful candidate will collect and analyze neuroimaging data, write manuscripts and present at conferences.

This is a 1- to 2-year position that can be extended to 3 years. Start date is September 2018. If you are interested in this position, please send a CV, research statement, preprints/reprints of papers, and the names and contact information for two references to Anna Manelis ([log in to unmask]).



     Research Associate position

A Research Associate position is available at the Anticipation, Cognition and Emotion lab (www.ace.pitt.edu) at the University of Pittsburgh (http://www.pitt.edu) to work with Dr. Anna Manelis and her team. A successful candidate will work on the NIMH funded research project that uses multimodal neuroimaging (fMRI, MRI, DTI and fNIRS) to understand the contribution of anticipatory processing to cognitive and emotional dysfunction in individuals with mood disorders.

A successful candidate should have a bachelor or master degree in psychology, neuroscience, computer science, social work, or a related discipline. Responsibilities include subject recruitment and scheduling, clinical and neuroimaging data collection, and working with regulatory documents. This position includes extensive communication with patients, so excellent spoken English is a must. Prior experience with clinical populations is preferred. Experience with psychology research and programming is a plus. This position provides ample opportunities to learn about neuroimaging research in clinical populations for individuals planning to continue their career in research or medicine.

Start date is September 2018. If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter describing your qualifications, CV and the names and contact information for two references to Anna Manelis ([log in to unmask]).



     Research Clinician position

A Research Clinician position is available at the Anticipation, Cognition and Emotion lab (www.ace.pitt.edu) at the University of Pittsburgh (http://www.pitt.edu) to work with Dr. Anna Manelis and her team. A successful candidate will work on the NIMH funded research project that uses multimodal neuroimaging (fMRI, MRI, DTI and fNIRS) to understand the contribution of anticipatory processing to cognitive and emotional dysfunction in individuals with mood disorders.

A successful candidate should have a bachelor or master degree in psychology, nursing, social work, or a related discipline. Responsibilities include subject recruitment, scheduling, and clinical evaluation. This position includes extensive communication with patients, so excellent spoken English is a must. Prior training and experience with administering the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5)  is required. Prior experience with other clinical assessments is a plus.

Start date is September 2018. If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter describing your qualifications, CV and the names and contact information for two references to Anna Manelis ([log in to unmask]).