The following positions are available in the labs of Cameron Craddock, PhD and Michael P. Milham, MD, PhD at the Child Mind Institute (CMI) and Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI):
1) ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST (CMI): PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT & ANALYSIS FOR CONNECTOMICS
2) POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW POSITION (NKI): BRAIN IMAGING & STIMULATION
3) POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW POSITION (NKI): MRI SEQUENCE PROGRAMMING
4) POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW POSITION (NKI): REAL-TIME FUNCTIONAL MRI
5) RESEARCH ASSISTANT (NKI): REAL-TIME FUNCTIONAL MRI
The Craddock and Milham labs work in close collaboration with one another at the CMI and NKI to makes use of innovative MRI-based imaging approaches to characterize brain maturation across the lifespan. There is a particular focus on understanding the impact of psychiatric illnesses on maturational and aging processes (http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/indi/enhanced/). Open data-sharing initiatives, such as the 1000 Functional Connectomes Project and the International Neuroimaging Data-sharing Initiative (INDI; http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/) represent another major focus.
Below are extended descriptions for the positions available:
1) ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST (CMI): PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT & ANALYSIS FOR CONNECTOMICS
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Job Summary
Applications are currently being invited for an Assistant Research Scientist position available at the Child Mind Institute. The primary responsibility of this position will be to develop pipelining software for preprocessing and analyzing structural and functional MRI data. Additionally, the position will involve implementing novel signal processing, machine learning, and statistical methods for analyzing neuroimaging data in Python and C/C++. The incumbent will perform analysis on very large fMRI, MRI, DTI, and EEG datasets using high performance computing infrastructures. They will be expected to work effectively in a very collaborative and multidisciplinary environment, and participate in writing scientific manuscripts, and orally present their work. They will mentor and in some cases supervise junior lab members such as other research associates and graduate students.
Qualifications:
- MS in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or other related scientific fields. BS will be considered with 5 years experience in either a research or professional environment.
- Proficient in programming C/C++ and Python.
- Strong skills in using data analysis tools such as Matlab and R.
- Knowledge of neuroscience (cognitive and clinical) is a plus.
- Prior experience with or knowledge of MRI based neuroimaging (preferred).
Anticipated start date: fall 2013/winter 2014
Salary is competitive and benefits include health, vision, and dental.
Supervisor: Cameron Craddock, PhD
If interested, please contact: [log in to unmask]
2) BRAIN IMAGING & STIMULATION POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE AT THE NATHAN KLINE INSTITUTE
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Applications are currently being invited for a minimum 2-year postdoctoral fellow position available at the Nathan S. Kline Institute (NKI). Candidates for this position should be interested in the characterization of functional interactions in the human connectome, using a combination of resting state functional MR imaging and brain stimulation approaches in clinical and non-clinical populations across the lifespan. The overarching goal of our work is to combine brain mapping and stimulation approaches to facilitate the detection of psychiatric illness and/or guide clinicians in the selection of treatments and determination of treatment response. The fellow will be expected to take a multidisciplinary approach to their work, drawing from a broad range of disciplines (e.g., clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, computer science, engineering, mathematics, neuropsychology). In order to facilitate this process, they will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, integrating findings obtained from a variety of imaging approaches including: resting state functional MRI, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct stimulation (tDCS), diffusion tensor imaging, simultaneous EEG/fMRI, and morphmetry.
Qualifications
The minimum qualifications for a successful candidate include:
- completed PhD in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, computer, cognitive neuroscience, or related fields
- significant prior experience with functional MRI and/or brain stimulation methods.
- Programming experience in Python, Matlab, C/C++ or similar platform is required
Anticipated start date: fall 2013/winter 2014
Salary is competitive and benefits include health, vision, and dental.
Primary Mentor: Michael P. Milham, MD, PhD
Secondary Mentor: Cameron Craddock, PhD
If interested, please contact: [log in to unmask]
3) POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW POSITION (NKI): MR Sequence Development
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Applications are currently being invited for a minimum 2-year Postdoctoral Fellow position at the Nathan S. Kline Institute. The agenda of this research position is develop novel MRI-based experimental paradigms and acquisition strategies to elucidate mechanisms underlying psychiatric illness in pediatric populations. Specifically, they will be responsible for developing and/or implementing scanning sequences that are robust to head motion and physiological noise. This will involve programming sequence programs and image reconstruction software on a Siemens 3T Tim Trio. Additionally, they will develop scanner software to support real-time fMRI. They will mentor and in some cases supervise junior lab members such as research associates and graduate students. They must be able to work effectively in a very collaborative and multidisciplinary environment, write scientific manuscripts, and orally present their work.
Qualifications:
- PhD in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, medical physics, physics or related field.
- Demonstrated skills in MRI pulse sequence programming and image analysis algorithm development.
- Experience with the Siemens IDEA programming framework (preferred but not required).
- Proficiency in C/C++, and Matlab programming required, python and shell scripting skills are preferred.
- Strong skills in using of one or more common neuroimaging packages (e.g., AFNI, FSL, or SPM).
Anticipated start date: fall 2013/winter 2014
Salary is competitive and benefits include health, vision, and dental.
Primary Mentor: Cameron Craddock, PhD
Secondary Mentor: Michael P. Milham, MD, PhD
If interested, please contact: [log in to unmask]
4) POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW POSITION (NKI): REAL-TIME FUNCTIONAL MRI
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Applications are currently being invited for a minimum 2-year Postdoctoral Fellow position at the Nathan S. Kline Institute. The research agenda for this position will be to investigate the role of network dysregulation in psychiatric disorders using real-time fMRI. This will involve developing and maintaining a real-time fMRI system, as well as designing, implementing and performing real-time fMRI experiments. The incumbent will be expected to conduct large-scale neuroimaging analyses (functional, structural, and diffusion MRI). They will mentor and in some cases supervise junior lab members such as research associates and graduate students. They must be able to work effectively in a very collaborative and multidisciplinary environment, write scientific manuscripts, and orally present their work.
Qualifications:
- PhD in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or other related scientific fields.
- Research experience with functional, structural, and diffusion MRI acquisition and analysis.
- Proficient with common neuroimaging tools (AFNI, FSL, SPM, Freesurfer, etc), as well as programming C/C++, Python, and shell scripting.
- Strong skills in using data analysis tools such as Matlab and R.
- Experience with MR sequence development is a strong plus.
Anticipated start date: fall 2013/winter 2014
Salary is competitive and benefits include health, vision, and dental.
Primary Mentor: Cameron Craddock, PhD
Secondary Mentor: Michael P. Milham, MD, PhD
If interested, please contact: [log in to unmask]
5) RESEARCH ASSISTANT (NKI): REAL-TIME FUNCTIONAL MRI
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Job Summary
Applications are currently being invited for an Research Assistant position available at the Nathan S. Kline Institute. The primary responsibility of this position will be to assist with ongoing research into the role of network dysregulation in psychiatric disorders using real-time fMRI. This will involve running real-time fMRI experiments, maintaining the real-time system, assisting with behavioral and psychiatric assessment, file-handling, scripting, imaging quality control and processing, data-analysis, and assisting with coordinating data-sharing initiatives. The ideal candidates will have prior experience running MRI experiments, strong interpersonal skills, strong written and oral communication, and the ability to work as a member of a team as well as independently.
Qualifications:
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or other related scientific fields.
- Knowledge of neuroscience (cognitive and clinical) is a plus.
- Prior experience with or knowledge of MRI based neuroimaging (preferred).
Anticipated start date: fall 2013/winter 2014
Salary is competitive and benefits include health, vision, and dental.
Supervisor: Cameron Craddock, PhD
If interested, please contact: [log in to unmask]
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