Postdoctoral Research Associate
Job description
Position Title:
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Vacancy ID:PDS001480
Department:Biomedical Res Imaging Ctr - 426001
Position Type:Postdoctoral Scholar
Salary Range:$47,476 - $53,476
Full-time/Part-time:Full Time
FTE:1
Proposed Start Date:09/15/2017
Estimated Duration of Appointment:12 Months
Posting Open Date:10/07/2016
Open Until Filled:No
Work Location:Chapel Hill, NC
Position Summary:A postdoctoral Scholar position is immediately open to work with the Network Neuroscience lab (dayanlab.web.unc.edu) at the Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine. The postdoctoral Scholar will collect and analyze brain connectivity data from healthy volunteers and neurological patients, and also work with large, pre-existing data sets. Our current focus is on neuromodulation of brain networks (e.g., pharmacological or electrical), as well as on early developmental changes in brain network connectivity.
Educational Requirements:Ph.D. or an MD/Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Psychology or other related fields.
Qualifications and Experience:Excellent quantitative background, relevant programming experience (MATLAB, Python or R), experience analyzing functional and/or structural MRI data and a track record of first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals are essential. Experience in analyzing functional and/or structural connectivity data would be advantageous, as is experience in graph-theoretical methods, machine learning or multivariate pattern similarity methods.
Equal Opportunity Employer:The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
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