JULY 2011

COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER JULY 2011

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COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER JULY 2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

I Welcome to the Newsletter

II Society News

III Announcements/Conferences

IV Positions Available

-Faculty

-Postdoctoral

-Research Assistants

-Graduate Students

V Of Interest

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I. WELCOME TO THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

This newsletter is intended for CNS members only. It is a monthly

newsletter designed to update its members on events, job opportunities,

and related information in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience. The

Newsletter is emailed monthly to all current members. Membership and

contact information can be updated by logging into member's account. For

guidelines on submitting an announcement to the Newsletter, see

https://cogneurosociety.org/newsletter

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II. SOCIETY NEWS

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Call for CNS Committee positions for THE 2012 ANNUAL MEETING.

There will be vacancies in several CNS committees, including the Young Investigator Award Committee, the Symposium Committee,the Slide Session Committee, and the Poster Committee. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society invites you to nominate colleagues, who are members of CNS, to serve on any of these committees. Self-nominations are welcome too. Appointments are typically for a five year term.

Symposium Committee: In the fall you will review and accept/decline the symposium submissions for the 2012 meeting. You will work with the committee to create an interesting, cutting edge and balanced program based on the submitted proposals.

YIA Committee: In the fall you will review all YIA nominations and, as a group, choose two winners to be awarded this prestigious honor.

Slide Session Committee: In the fall you will review and accept/decline the slide submissions for the 2012 meeting. You will work with your committee to create sessions by specific topics. As a committee member you will also help to choose the 7 Graduate Students Present Award winners.

Poster Committee: In the fall you will review and accept/decline the poster submissions for the 2012 meeting. You will work with your committee to create balanced poster sessions for the annual meeting.

All nominees should hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent, and have an appointment at a college, university or institute (research or clinical). Nominations should be accompanied by a curriculum vita and contact information.

Please email your nominations to cnsinfo@cogneurosociety.org and write Nominations in the subject line. Submit your nominations by July 14, 2011.

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Mark your calendar!

The CNS 2012 Meeting will be held at:

The Palmer House

Chicago, Illinois

March 31 - April 3

The Abstract Submission deadline for the 2012 meeting is November 1, 2011.

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III ANNOUNCEMENTS/CONFERENCES/Technical Assistance/Funding Opportunities

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Conference/Symposium/Event

Rovereto Attention Workshop 2011- Italy, October 27-29

CIMeC (Center for Mind/Brain Sciences)

University of Trento

Dear All,

We are pleased to invite you to the fourth edition of the Rovereto Attention Workshop (RAW 2011).

RAW 2011- Attention and Objects: Rovereto, October 27-29

CIMeC (Center for Mind/Brain Sciences), University of Trento

Deadline for poster submission: September 1st

Note: Travel awards for non-faculty are available!

The goal of RAW is to provide a unique forum for researchers from a range of perspectives to come together to discuss their research and develop new directions and collaborations.

The workshop differs from larger conferences in so far as there are a small number of speakers (all invited) and there are no concurrent talks. In addition to the individual talks, there will be a poster session for students, post-docs and young researchers to present their work. A number of small travel fellowships will be awarded to the best poster submissions.

Speakers

George Alvarez - Harvard University

Gustavo Deco - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Lisa Feigenson - Johns Hopkins University

Pascal Fries - Ernst Strüngmann Institute and Max Planck Society

Ruth Kimchi - University of Haifa

Ernst Niebur - Johns Hopkins University

Chris Olivers - VU University

Stefan Treue - German Primate Center, Goettingen

Jeremy Wolfe - Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Workshop web site:

http://events.unitn.it/en/cimec-raw2011

We look forward to seeing you!

The RAW Scientific Committee

Marisa Carrasco, Leo Chelazzi, Maurizio Corbetta, John Duncan, Veronica Mazza, David Melcher, Kia Nobre, Jens Schwarzbach, Massimo Turatto

Veronica Mazza

veronica.mazza@unitn.it

http://events.unitn.it/en/cimec-raw2011

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Conference/Symposium/Event

Society for Social Neuroscience Annual Meeting

Social Neuroscience

Washington, D.C.

November 10-11, 2011

The Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) is pleased to announce its second Annual Meeting, a satellite meeting of the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Washington, D.C. The S4SN meeting will begin on the evening of Thursday, November 10, 2011, with a keynote presentation, a poster session and a welcome reception jointly sponsored by S4SN and the International Society for Neuroethics. The S4SN meeting on Friday, November 11, includes a full day of presentations by leading international speakers in human and animal research, a special symposium from distinguished young investigators, a poster session and closing reception.

Poster abstract submissions are due July 15, 2011. (Posters and abstracts submitted to SFN can also be presented at S4SN.) Two graduate student posters will be chosen for presentation in the young investigator symposium. Registration for the meeting will open August 1, 2011. For more details, please visit the society’s website at www.s4sn.org <http://www.s4sn.org> .

Registration for the S4SN meeting in Washington, D.C. will be significantly reduced for Society members who have paid their 2011-12 membership dues. Go to www.s4sn.org <http://www.s4sn.org> to activate or renew your membership.

Please plan on joining us for what promises to be an extraordinary opportunity to bring together the diverse range of animal and human research on social neuroscience.

Sincerely,

The Program Committee

Society for Social Neuroscience

Anna Gomberg

outreach@s4sn.org

http://www.s4sn.org

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Conference/Symposium/Event

REGISTRATION in now OPEN for the 49th MEETING of the ACADEMY OF APHASIA

Academy of Aphasia

Registration is open to members, non-members and students (special rates)

Where: Montréal (Le Westin Montréal Hotel)

When: October 16-18, 2011

Luncheon Speaker: Dr. Robert Zatorre

Special Symposia: (1) Bilingual Aphasia: Treatment and Recovery and (2) Sentence Processing Deficits and Memory Retrieval

For more information and on-line registration: http://www.academyofaphasia.org/AnnualMeeting/2011/

Looking forward to seeing you in Montréal for a stimulating conference in a beautiful setting!

Frances Laven, Director

Academy of Aphasia

PO Box 26532

Minneapolis, MN 55426

www.academyofaphasia.org

contact@academyofaphasia.org

952-920-0196

http://www.academyofaphasia.org/AnnualMeeting/2011/

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Conference/Symposium/Event

Research and Software Training in Functional MRI

Neurometrika.org

RESEARCH TRAINING AND SOFTWARE TRAINING IN FUNCTIONAL MRI AT NEUROMETRIKA

FMRI in Clinical Research and Practice [NEW; Basic]

SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators [Intermediate]

Network Analysis: Functional Connectivity [NEW; Advanced]

SPM8 and Network Analysis [Compressed, Intermediate/Advanced]

Neurometrika continues to offer week-long hands-on training in fMRI-based research and data analysis.

The newest program is “FMRI in Clinical Research and Practice”. Some themes overlap with other fMRI training programs (discussion of basic physics, experimental design and data analysis techniques), but many aspects of this program are specifically oriented toward designing (including grant writing), running, and reporting a clinical fMRI study. It is a basic program that is suitable for all who may be using or conducting fMRI-based research, but it is especially oriented toward those interest in doing research with clinical populations. It will cover all aspects EXCEPT hands-on computer training for a specific analysis package (for which see the other Neurometrika offerings). This program was offered for the first time in Pittsburgh, June 13-17, 2011, and will be offered again in Boston, October 17-21, 2011.

The popular “SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators” will be given in several places in the coming months. The primary software for this program will be SPM8, with extensive discussion of a variety of software tools that extend the power of SPM8. Please note that this program requires that you bring your own laptop, and that this is a program that does assume a modest level of experience with functional MRI experimentation and statistics. The emphasis in this program is on hands-on use of the tools. Theory is presented and discussed, but primarily as an adjunct to the active use of the tools.

Please see the links below for more details about the programs.

The main page for Neurometrika is: http://www.neurometrika.org

A general description of the programs can be found at: http://www.neurometrika.org/Courses

Registration for all programs is done at: http://www.neurometrika.org/Registration

PROGRAM LISTING:

FMRI in Clinical Research and Practice

Boston, Oct 17-21, 2011 (CourseCode 2011Oct17)

SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators

Guangzhou, China; Jul 11-15, 2011 (CourseCode 2011Jul11)

Boston; Oct 10-14, 2011 (CourseCode 2011Oct10)

SPM8 and Network Analysis

Chicago; Sep 26-30; (CourseCode 2011Sep26)

Network Analysis: Functional Connectivity

Boston; Oct 24-28, 2011 (CourseCode 2011Oct24)

Methods for Studying Human Cerebellar Structure and Function

Baltimore; Nov 10-11, 2011 (CourseCode 2011Nov10)

Robert L. Savoy

admin@neurometrika.org

http://www.neurometrika.org

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Conference/Symposium/Event

fMRI Visiting Fellowship Programs: (Oct 2011), Mar, Oct 2012

Functional MRI

Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

Massachusetts General Hospital

[NOTE: The October 3-7, 2011 program is full. If you register for this, you will be put on a waiting list. Future programs will be March 26-30 and October 1-5 of 2012. ]

The 5-day Visiting Fellowship Program in Functional MRI has been held more than 50 times since its inception in October of 1994. It is a world-renown introduction to the basics of Functional MRI, presented in an intense workshop that emphasizes experimental design in the context of a thorough grounding in image acquisition, task design, data analysis and a collection of "cautionary tales" to give the participant a good feel for the pitfalls of fMRI-based research, as well as its power. It is held at the home of the first human functional MRI experiments: The Athinoula A. Martinos Center For Biomedical Imaging of the Massachusetts General Hospital, near Boston, Massachusetts.

The purpose of the workshop is to provide a serious introduction to this field. It is primarily intended for people new to the field, and for those who have had some experience but seek a more thorough and principled introduction.

CURRICULUM

Students will receive a firm grounding in the fundamentals of fMRI. This will include the basic physics of MR imaging, the biology and biophysics of the hemodynamic responses to neural activity, the principles of fMRI data analysis (including both exploratory and statistical analysis), stimulus presentation and response recording in the context of high magnetic fields and electromagnetic pulses, and the design of perceptual and cognitive experiments.

A special emphasis of the course will be the design, implementation, and execution of perceptual and/or cognitive experiments by the participants. Participants will break into small groups to design their own fMRI experiments. Barring unforeseen problems, some of these experiments will be executed, and the resulting data analyzed, on the final day of the course.

The core faculty is drawn from the staff of the Athinoula A. Martinos Center (of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and affiliated faculty from Harvard University, Boston University, McLean Hospital and other institutions.

NOTE: While a large fraction of the workshop is spent addressing the many issues associated with the analysis of fMRI data, this is NOT a course to teach a specific software package. Other workshops, devoted to specific packages, are available at Martinos and at other institutions.

Robert L. Savoy

fmrivfp@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu

http://www.martinos.org/martinos/training/fMRIVisitFellowProg.php

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Faculty Position

Cognitive Neuroscientist in New Zealand

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

Psychology

Victoria University of Wellington

We have an exciting opportunity for an early to middle career academic to contribute to the School's research program and teaching in cognitive neuroscience. The staff member will be expected to conduct research in one or more areas related to cognitive neuroscience (broadly interpreted), to provide teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience, and to supervise research students. The School of Psychology is home to a wide range of dynamic, energetic, and international staff and was ranked the top overall department of psychology in New Zealand in terms of research quality in the last national quality assessment round. It already has established research programmes in a range of areas related to cognitive neuroscience, and existing research facilities include eyetracking, electrophysiology, and psychophysiology labs. Several members of the School also have links with specific neurological populations and active collaborations with staff at Wellington Hospital.

Carolyn Wilshire

carolyn.wilshire@vuw.ac.nz

http://vacancies.vuw.ac.nz/positiondetail.asp?p=5646

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Faculty Position

Postdoctoral research fellow in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Durham, UK.

University of Durham, UK

A postdoctoral research position funded by the BBSRC is available at the department of Psychology of the University of Durham for 18 months (full-time). The postholder will be expected to join a programme of research investigating how emotions modulate human memory. The main emphasis will be on EEG/ERP techniques, but the postholder will also work with fMRI. There will also be the possibility to work with other neuroscience techniques, depending on the research interests of the postholder. The postholder will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities (high-density EEG, fMRI, TMS, Eye-tracker and other psychophysiological techniques), and will have the opportunity to develop independent research ideas. Candidates will be expected to hold a PhD (or to be in the process of obtaining it) in a relevant area, and able to demonstrate a strong research potential. Prior experience with EEG/ERP and other functional imaging techniques is desirable. However, training in these techniques will be available if needed. Candidates will also be expected to demonstrate a strong interest in human memory and emotion-cognition interactions. The post is available immediately and work should start no later than January 2012.

Salary will be within the University Grade 7: £29,972 to £35,788 p.a in GBP (Approximately U$50,300-U$60,100 or 34,700-41,500 in Euros).

Enquiries should be directed to Dr. Alexandre Schaefer at alexandre.schaefer@durham.ac.uk, or +44(0) 1913340433

http://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/

http://www.dur.ac.uk/wolfson.institute/

Alexandre Schaefer

alexandre.schaefer@durham.ac.uk

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Faculty Position

Yale University Job Opening

Social Neuroscience

Psychology

Yale University

Rank Open, Social Neuroscience: The Department of Psychology of Yale University invites applications for an appointment at either Full, Associate, or Assistant Professor level in the field of Social Neuroscience. Applications in all fields of social neuroscience will be considered. We seek an outstanding researcher who will contribute effectively to both the undergraduate and graduate teaching programs of the University. Yale University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Men and women of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds and cultures are encouraged to apply. Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vita, research and teaching statements, selected publications, and the names of three individuals from whom letters of recommendation could be solicited, either to socialneuroscience.search@yale.edu or to Margaret Clark, Chair, Social Neuroscience Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Yale University, 2 Hillhouse Avenue, P.O. Box 208205, New Haven, CT. 06520-8205. Applications are due September 30, 2011.

Margaret Clark

socialneuroscience.search@yale.edu

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Faculty Position

SENIOR STAFF SCIENTIST NEUROIMAGING RESEARCH POSITION

SECTION ON INTEGRATIVE NEUROIMAGING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, NIH, INTRAMURAL

RESEARCH PROGRAM, DHHS, BETHESDA, MD

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program, a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), housed at one of the premier research sites in the U.S., the 300 acre Bethesda campus of the NIH, near Washington D.C. with state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities (MRI, PET and MEG) dedicated to research, is recruiting a senior staff scientist to join the Section on Integrative Neuroimaging. The strong scientific environment and outstanding equipment resources at NIH make this a unique opportunity for an outstanding scientist. Minimum qualifications are a doctoral degree, post-doctoral training, strong publication record, and demonstrated expertise in analysis and synthesis of neuroimaging data. The successful candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary team using neuroimaging to map brain activity as well as genetic and neurochemical mechanisms associated with normal higher cognitive function as well as dysfunction in neuropsychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, those with genetic sources of cognitive dysfunction such as Williams syndrome, and other conditions such as normal aging. In addition to collaborative work within the team, there is opportunity for outstanding candidates to develop their own projects within the Section. Possible areas of concentration include. 1) neurofunctional bases of neuropsychiatric illnesses, especially schizophrenia, 2) neurodevelopmental neuroimaging, and 3) neurochemical underpinnings of higher cognitive function and dysfunction and 4) imaging genetics. Stipends are competitive and depend on level of experience. Applicants with developmental imaging are especially encouraged to apply. Send letter of interest outlining experience and research goals, CV, and three letters of recommendation to: Karen Berman, M.D.; C/O Jasmin B. Czarapata, Ph.D.; NIH Building 10, Rm 3C209; 9000 Rockville Pike; Bethesda MD 20892-1365 USA. (301) 435-7645; jasmins@mail.nih.gov

DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers

Karen Berman, M.D.

C/O Jasmin B. Czarapata, Ph.D.

NIH Building 10, Rm 3C209

9000 Rockville Pike

Bethesda MD 20892-1365 USA

jasmins@mail.nih.gov

(301) 435-7645

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Postdoctoral Position

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cognition and Action Research

Cognition and Action Lab

Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute

An NIH-funded post-doctoral position in Cognitive Neuroscience is available starting fall or winter 2011 in the Cognition and Action Laboratory directed by Dr. Laurel Buxbaum at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI). The postdoctoral fellow will conduct experimental work in the domain of embodied cognition, focusing on the relationships between action representations and object representations using behavioral, TMS, and tDCS experiments with stroke, corticobasal degeneration, and healthy populations, and will incorporate state of the art voxel-based lesion mapping methods.

MRRI is a vibrant collaborative research community focusing on cognitive neuroscience and cognitive rehabilitation. In addition to primary research with Dr. Buxbaum, the post provides opportunities to collaborate with other investigators at MRRI and the University of Pennsylvania.

The successful candidate will have a doctorate in cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or related field, a strong interest in cognitive neuropsychology, and be interested in developing an independent research career. Send CV, letter describing research interests and goals, and at least 2 letters of recommendation to Dr. Laurel Buxbaum at lbuxbaum@einstein.edu. The position will remain available until filled. Albert Einstein Healthcare Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Dr. Laurel Buxbaum

lbuxbaum@einstein.edu

http://www.mrri.org/focus-areas/cognition-and-action-laboratory

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Postdoctoral Position

Cognitive Neuroscience of Episodic Memory

Laboratory of Dr. Michael Rugg

Center for Vital Longevity/School of Behavioral Brain Sciences

University of Texas at Dallas

The Center for Vital Longevity and The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas seeks post-doctoral candidates for NIH-funded research scientist positions in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Rugg. Applicants should have interests in the cognitive neuroscience of human memory, hold a PhD and have prior experience with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), event-related potentials (ERPs). Informal inquiries may be made by email to Dr Rugg (mrugg@utdallas.edu).

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Indication of gender and ethnicity for affirmative action statistical purposes is requested as part of the application.

The University of Texas at Dallas is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, citizenship status, Vietnam era or special disabled veteran’s status, or sexual orientation.

Dr. Michael Rugg

The Center for Vital Longevity

1600 Viceroy Drive

Suite 800

Dallas, Texas 75235

mrugg@utdallas.edu

9728833725

http://provost.utdallas.edu/facultyjobs/welcome/jobdetail/pbb101102

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Postdoctoral Position

fMRI Postdoctoral Position

Vision and Image Understanding Lab & the Attention Lab

Departiment of Psychological & Brain Sciences

University of California, Santa Barbara

The Vision & Image Understanding Laboratory (Eckstein lab) & the Attention Laboratory (Giesbrecht Lab) in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a position as a post-doctoral researcher in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of perception, attention, learning and decision making. The successful candidate will participate in projects at the in-house Brain Imaging Center (http://www.bic.ucsb.edu/) and Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies (ICB, http://www.icb.ucsb.edu/) integrating computational modeling and psychophysics with computational approaches to neuroimaging. This is an intial one year position with the possibility for renewable annually. The post-doctoral researcher will also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of ongoing neuroscience and cognitive neuroscience activities sponsored by the Sage Center for the Study of the Mind (http://www.sagecenter.ucsb.edu/) and the bi-annual UC Davis/UCSB Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience held at UC Santa Barbara (http://sicn.cmb.ucdavis.edu/about/2011-summer-institute).

Requirements: The successful candidate should have a strong technical background and a Ph.D. in any of the following: Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Vision Science, Perceptual Psychology, or related fields. Training and experience with vision-based fMRI techniques and programming (e.g., MatLab), training and research experience in visual psychophysics and computational modeling preferable.

The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service.

For more details see:

Vision & Image Understanding Lab: http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/viu/

Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences: http://www.psych.ucsb.edu

University of California, Santa Barbara: http://www.ucsb.edu

Candidates should email a CV to:

eckstein@psych.ucsb.edu

Miguel P. Eckstein

Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences

UC Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Review of applications will continue until filled. The University of California, Santa Barbara is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Miguel Eckstein

eckstein@psych.ucsb.edu

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Postdoctoral Position

Post-Doctoral Position

Deafness, Cognitive & Language Research Centre (DCAL)

Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences

University College London

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position at UCL to work with Dr. Mairead MacSweeney and Prof. Bencie Woll. The aim of the research project is to explore language lateralisation in people who are born profoundly deaf using functional Transcranial Doppler Sonography (fTCD). Training in fTCD (see here) and British Sign Language will be provided.

This position is funded by an ESRC grant to the Deafness, Cognition and Language (DCAL) research centre. The post-holder will be based at both DCAL and the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience.

This post is offered initially for 24 months from 1st October 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Salary range: £31,905 - £38,594 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance

For further details about the vacancy and how to apply on line please click here

For informal queries, please contact Dr. Mairead MacSweeney m.macsweeney@ucl.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0) 20 7679 1157.

Closing Date: 15/07/2011 by 5.00pm

Interview Date: 04/08/2011

Mairead MacSweeney

UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience

University College London

17 Queen Square

London

WC1N 3AR

m.macsweeney@ucl.ac.uk

+44(0)20 7679 1157

https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?amNvZGU9MTE5Mjc0MyZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT05NjUmb3duZXI9NTA0MTE3OCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZicmFuZF9pZD0wJmpvYl9yZWZfY29kZT0xMTkyNzQzJnBvc3RpbmdfY29kZT0yMjQmcmVxc2lnPTEzMDc5NTkyNDktYTdiMzE2NjVjZjlhZmQ1MTI0YzJhMmQ1OTcwODdm

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Postdoctoral Position

EXCITING POSITION IN SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE: WILLIAMS SYNDROME, A MODEL FOR LINKING SOCIAL PHENOTYPE, NEURAL SYSTEMS AND MOLECULAR GENETICS

Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience

The Salk Institute

Accepting applications for an innovative and talented Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience at the Salk Institute for Biological. Researcher will have a lead role in characterizing the social-affective behavior of Williams Syndrome, a genetically- based disorder with unusual social phenotype. We are seeking candidates in cognitive or social neuroscience with expertise in ERP, Psychophysiology, eye tracking, brain imaging, experimental design and analysis of on-line measures of processing. Position involves collaborating with other investigators and supervising research assistants (Position available immediately).

Position Requirements

Doctoral degree in Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, or other neuroscience-related fields and strengths in statistical analysis are required. Knowledge of Matlab, Netstation, E- Prime, Acknowledge, SPSS, SAS, Psyscope are preferred. Four or more years of research experience and peer-reviewed publications are required. Strong interpersonal skills and experience working with developmentally delayed populations and a clinical background is considered a plus.

Patricia Fillet

The Salk Institute

Attn: Patricia Fillet

10010 North Torrey Pines Road

La Jolla, CA 92037

pfillet@salk.edu

1 (858) 453- 4100

http://www.lcn.salk.edu

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Postdoctoral Position

Postdoctoral research fellow in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Durham, UK.

University of Durham, UK

Salary will be within the University Grade 7: £29,972 to £35,788 p.a in GBP (Approximately U$50,300-U$60,100 or 34,700-41,500 in Euros).

Enquiries should be directed to Dr. Alexandre Schaefer at alexandre.schaefer@durham.ac.uk, or +44(0) 1913340433

http://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/

http://www.dur.ac.uk/wolfson.institute/

Alexandre Schaefer

alexandre.schaefer@durham.ac.uk

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Postdoctoral Position

Post-doctoral position to develop fMRI methods to study attention, imagery and short-term memory through the lifespan

Cusack lab

Centre for Brain and Mind

University of Western Ontario

The Cusack lab at the Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario seeks to appoint a postdoctoral fellow to develop and apply new fMRI methods to study changes through the lifespan, from neonate, through childhood and into adulthood, in attention, imagery and short-term memory. The new methods will address the challenges of acquiring data in diverse populations and of comparing cognitive mechanisms across dissimilar brains. The ability to computer program and some mathematical training are essential, and this post would be suitable for applicants from a physics, engineering or computer science background, as well as those with training in cognitive neuroscience. The ideal applicant will be enthusiastic and well motivated and enjoy working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The Centre for Brain and Mind is situated on a leafy campus and adjoins a major teaching hospital. It is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including access to research-dedicated 3 and 7 T scanners at the adjacent Robarts Research Institute.

The post is available immediately, initially lasts for one year, and may be extendable. To apply, please submit your CV, three letters of reference and a covering letter to Rhodri Cusack before 15 July 2011.

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Postdoctoral Position

Postdoctoral Scientist in Functional Neuroimaging of Memory and Perception

Wales Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Psychology

Cardiff University

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position at Cardiff University (available from October 2011) on a new BBSRC funded project entitled “Differentiating the contributions of domain-specific regions within the medial temporal lobe and extrastriate cortex to perception”. This innovative neuroimaging research programme, led by Prof Kim Graham (Cardiff University), Prof Paul Downing (Bangor University) and Dr Matt Mundy (Monash University), involves understanding how regions in the visual ventral stream, in particular the extrastriate cortex and medial temporal lobe, represent faces, scenes, bodies and objects.

Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant area, experience with designing, conducting and analysing fMRI experiments, good programming skills in at least one language, and a strong background in behavioural statistics.

Application forms and further particulars about the positions can obtained by going to http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/academic-date-asc.html (Postdoctoral Research Associate - Ref 2011/0325).

Kim Graham

grahamks@cardiff.ac.uk

http://psych.cf.ac.uk/contactsandpeople/academics/graham.html

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Postdoctoral Position

Postdoctoral Scientist in Functional Neuroimaging of Perception and Memory

Wales Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Psychology

Bangor University

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research officer (available from October 2011) on a new BBSRC funded project entitled “Differentiating the contributions of domain-specific regions within the medial temporal lobe and extrastriate cortex to perception”. This innovative neuroimaging research programme, led by Prof Kim Graham (Cardiff University), Prof Paul Downing (Bangor University) and Dr Matt Mundy (Monash University), involves understanding how regions in the visual ventral stream, in particular the extrastriate cortex and medial temporal lobe, represent faces, scenes, bodies and objects.

Application forms and further particulars about the position can obtained by going to: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/corporate/vacancies/home.php.en (Postdoctoral Research Officer - Ref 11-10/232)

Paul Downing

p.downing@bangor.ac.uk

http://pages.bangor.ac.uk/~pss811/index.html

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Postdoctoral Position

Post-doctoral position in imagery and short-term memory

Cusack lab

Centre for Brain and Mind

University of Western Ontario

The Cusack lab at the Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario seeks to appoint a postdoctoral fellow to investigate the neural representation of imagery and short-term memory using fMRI, multi-voxel pattern analysis and dynamically adaptive imaging. Experience in cognitive neuroscience (preferably visual/auditory/olfactory imagery, attention or memory) and demonstrable knowledge of fMRI are essential. The ability to computer program and some mathematical fluency would be advantageous. The ideal applicant will be enthusiastic, well motivated, and enjoy working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The post is available immediately, and lasts for three years. To apply, please submit your CV, three letters of reference and a covering letter to Rhodri Cusack before 15 July 2011.

replace-with-contact-first-name@cusacklab.org

http://www.cusacklab.org

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Postdoctoral Position

Haptics & BCI Postdoctoral Fellowship

Center for BrainHealth

Brain and Behavioral Sciences

University of Texas at Dallas

A Postdoctoral research position is available at Center for BrainHealth, in collaboration with the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, and the Virtual Reality Touch Lab at Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. This position presents the unparalleled opportunity to coordinate and develop a newly funded project on virtual reality haptics, sensory integration & perception, and fine motor integration within a dynamic research team combining ERP, EEG, fMRI, structural brain morphometric measures and behavioral measures to answer both basic and applied questions in clinical and cognitive neuroscience.

Desirable Qualifications:

*PhD preferably completed in neuroscience, neuropsychology, neurocognition, engineering, or related field (biomedical or similar fields will be considered)

* Background in single trial EEG analysis and Brain Computer Interface (BCI)

*Interest in perception sensory processing, motor learning, and the link to emotions and cognition

*Familiarity with fMRI, and other physiological measures would be advantageous

*Background in matlab and programming codes, such as open GL and/or C++, would be advantageous

*Ability to work well in a multidisciplinary highly collaborative research team

*Interest in translational research between neuroscience and clinical populations

*Ability to interact with & encourage clinical participants in the research studies is required

*Strong record & potential for scholarly productivity (specifically in BCI).

The Center for BrainHealth is located in downtown Dallas adjacent to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The Center’s research is dedicated to applying cutting edge brain research to clinical populations to study brain plasticity. These projects cover a wide range of cognitive functions across the life-span, across a multitude of disorders, and across the most current functional brain imaging technologies.

Access to state of the art facilities including: Philips 3T research-dedicated MRI scanner, Four Neuroscan SynAmps2 systems equipped for both 64 and 128 channel recordings, newly installed SenseGraphics 3D-LIW large environment workstation and SensAble phantom haptic device, Biopak MP150 system for recording physiological data, and eye-tracking monitors for behavioral measures.

Established access available to special subject populations including: Alzheimers Disease (AD), Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), ADHD, Autism, Military and Former Military, as well as healthy Aging, Stroke, Adolescent, and Pediatric groups. Strong ties present to medical research located at the adjacent UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Benefits of the job include:

*Ability to be involved with established, innovative, multidisciplinary collaborations.

*Ability to work on research projects highly relevant to health outcomes.

*Potential for high publication rate

*High potential for innovation in research design

*Competitive salary and benefits

*One year position, renewable for 2nd year based upon performance and productivity

Sarah Sprinkle

http://go.utdallas.edu/pbq100208

Sarah.Sprinkle@utdallas.edu

972-883-3316

http://go.utdallas.edu/pbq100208

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Postdoctoral Position

Brain Imaging Postdoctoral Fellowship

Center for BrainHealth

Brain & Behavioral Sciences

University of Texas at Dallas

A Postdoctoral research position is available at Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas, in collaboration with the Advanced Imaging Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center. This position presents the unparalleled opportunity to work within a dynamic research team combining ERP, EEG, fMRI, structural brain morphometric measures and behavioral measures to answer both basic and applied questions in clinical and cognitive neuroscience.

Desirable Qualifications:

*PhD preferably completed in neuroscience, neuropsychology, neurocognition, engineering, or related field (biomedical or similar fields will be considered)

*Interest in fMRI techniques, and the relationship between interventions and cognition

*Familiarity with fMRI, EEG, or physiological measures would be advantageous

*Background in Matlab, SPM and AFNI would be advantageous

*Ability to administer and coordinate an NIH funded research project involving exercise, cognition, and health aging

*Ability to interact with & encourage normal aging and other clinical participants in the research study is required

*Ability to work well in a multidisciplinary highly collaborative research team

*Interest in translational research between neuroscience and clinical populations

*Strong record & potential for scholarly productivity

Established access available to special subject populations including: Healthy Aging, Alzheimers Disease (AD), Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), ADHD, Autism, Military and Former Military, as well as Stroke, Adolescent, and Pediatric groups. Strong ties present to medical research located at the adjacent UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Benefits of the job include:

*Ability to be involved with established, innovative, multidisciplinary collaborations.

*Ability to work on research projects highly relevant to health outcomes.

*Potential for high publication rate

*High potential for innovation in research design

*Competitive salary and benefits

*One year position, renewable for 2nd year based upon performance and productivity

Sarah Sprinkle

http://provost.utdallas.edu/facultyjobs/welcome/jobdetail/pbe110104

sarah.sprinkle@utdallas.edu

972-883-3316

http://provost.utdallas.edu/facultyjobs/welcome/jobdetail/pbe110104

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Postdoctoral Position

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Neurosemantics and Autism

Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging

Department of Psychology

Carnegie Mellon University

The CCBI has two postdoctoral openings to start in the fall of 2011.

One is in neurosemantic (fMRI) studies of lexically-based concept representations (perceptual, quantitative, social), using machine learning or multi-voxel pattern analysis. (Several articles using this approach are on the CCBI website.)

The other is in autism, including imaging of high-level cognition and of training effects, and hi-res diffusion imaging (HARDI) of white matter. The CCBI is part of an NIH Autism Center of Excellence (ACE center) which has produced cutting edge research in the brain basis of autism. The positions offer training and research opportunities (typically for at least 2 years) working with a multidisciplinary Center team, using state-of-the-art facilities and methods. A research background in cognition and cognitive neuroscience is desirable.

Please send CV, statement of research skills and interests, reprints, and three reference letters.

Ms. Paulette Williams

Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging

Department of Psychology

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

pwilliams@cmu.edu

412-268-1721

http://www.ccbi.cmu.edu

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Postdoctoral Position

COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE, QUEENSLAND BRAIN INSTITUTE

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, Brisbane, Australia (www.qbi.uq.edu.au), on a 3-year grant-funded project examining the neural processes underlying the planning for voluntary movement and the perception of actions.

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will play a leading role in designing, implementing, conducting and writing-up experiments in close collaboration with A/Prof Ross Cunnington. Applicants must have a PhD in psychology, neuroscience or a related area and strong research experience in human cognitive neuroscience using fMRI, EEG, or related methods. Experience in programming in Matlab (or similar) for advanced brain image analysis is also highly desired. Applicants with a record of publication in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals will be particularly favoured.

The Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory is one of the leading centres for cognitive neuroscience research in Australia, founded jointly between the Queensland Brain Institute and School of Psychology, University of Queensland in January 2007. We have dedicated facilities for human functional MRI (3 Tesla and 4 Tesla human MRI scanners), EEG (BioSemi and Neuroscan), and TMS, with research focusing on attention, action, and executive functioning in normal populations, as well as in neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions.

For a full position description and application procedure, see the UQ Jobs web page: http://uqjobs.uq.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=492160

Ross Cunnington

http://uqjobs.uq.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=492160

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Postdoctoral Position

Postdoctoral Opening in Cognitive/Developmental/Social/Affective Neuroscience

Temple University Neurocognition Laboratory

Department of Psychology

Temple University

A full-time Postdoctoral Fellow position is available in association with a collaborative research project being carried out in the labs of Dr. Jason Chein, Dr. Laurence Steinberg, and Dr. Michael McCloskey in the Department of Psychology at Temple University (Philadelphia). We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a strong interest in working at the intersection of the cognitive, developmental, social, and affective neurosciences. The position will be a 2-5 year, NIH funded, post-doctoral position to support research focused on factors that impact decision making in adolescents and young adults. Research resources include a new large-bore, research-focused, 3T MRI scanner. The post-doc will have the opportunity to interact with a large network of collaborators at Temple University and in the greater Philadelphia area.

Qualifications: Candidates must hold a PhD (or equivalent) in psychology or neuroscience. Applicants should have a Ph.D. and a research background in functional brain imaging using fMRI. Applicants with strong quantitative or programming skills will be given preference. Prior involvement in alcohol research would also be considered a plus. See http://www.temple.edu/tunl/ or http://www.temple.edu/psychology/lds/ for more information on related research.

To apply, please send (1) a CV that includes a detailed description of education history, technical and computer skills (2) a brief summary of why this position is a good fit for you; and (3) contact information for two or three people who are willing to provide references. Please send as an email to Dr. Jason Chein at jchein@temple.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Jason Chein

6th Fl. Weiss Hall

Brain & Cognitive Sciences

Psychology

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA 19122

jchein@temple.edu

(215) 204-7321

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Postdoctoral Position

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING

SECTION ON INTEGRATIVE NEUROIMAGING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, NIH

INTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM, DHHS, BETHESDA, MD

The National Institute of Mental Health, a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), offers a two to five year post-doctoral fellowship at one of the premier research sites in the U.S., the 300 acre Bethesda campus of the NIH, near Washington D.C. which houses state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities (MRI, PET and MEG) dedicated to research. The strong scientific environment and outstanding equipment resources at NIH make this a unique opportunity for an outstanding scientist. The position is open to 1) recent Ph.D.'s in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neuroscience, neuropharmacology, or other applicable discipline or 2) M.D.'s with training in psychiatry, neurology, nuclear medicine, radiology or other relevant field. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team using neuroimaging to study genetic and neurochemical mechanisms of normal cognitive function as well as dysfunction in neuropsychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, those with genetic sources of cognitive dysfunction (e.g. Williams syndrome), and other conditions such as normal aging. Possible research areas include 1) neurofunctional bases of neuropsychiatric illnesses, especially schizophrenia, 2) neurodevelopmental neuroimaging, and 3) neurochemical underpinnings of higher cognitive function and dysfunction and 4) imaging genetics. Applicants with developmental imaging are especially encouraged to apply. Familiarity with computational and statistical methods for neuroimaging (e.g. Unix, C/C++, MatLab, SPM, AFNI) confers an advantage but is not absolutely required. Send letter of interest outlining experience and research goals, CV, and three letters of recommendation to: Karen Berman, M.D.; C/O Jasmin B. Czarapata, Ph.D.; NIH Building 10, Rm 3C209; 9000 Rockville Pike; Bethesda MD 20892-1365 USA. (301) 435-7645; jasmins@mail.nih.gov

DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers.

Karen Berman, M.D.

C/O Jasmin B. Czarapata, Ph.D.

NIH Building 10, Rm 3C209

9000 Rockville Pike

Bethesda MD 20892-1365

USA

jasmins@mail.nih.gov

(301) 435-7645

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Research Assistant Position

Research Assistant position at Stanford Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Laboratory

Stanford Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Laboratory

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Stanford University

Description: Stanford University invites applications for the post of a Cognitive Neuroscience Research Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity to work on brain imaging studies of cognitive function and dysfunction, cognitive development and learning disabilities. The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of research in the lab, including: acquisition and analysis of functional brain imaging data, assembling and administering neuropsychological assessments, screening and recruiting participants, obtaining informed consent, scheduling participants for testing, tracking progress of the study and behavioral data, verifying data and entering pertinent information into database for statistical analysis, conducting statistical analyses, and assisting with manuscript preparation. A minimum commitment of two years is required. This is a full-time position with competitive benefits. Please email a CV, a statement of research interests and career goals, and contact information for three references to Christina Young at cbyoung@stanford.edu.

Qualifications: Requires a BS/BA degree in psychology, human biology, neuroscience, biomedical engineering or related fields as well as one to two years of research experience. A strong academic record is essential. Past research experience with fMRI is highly desirable. Experience with any of the following would be an added advantage: brain imaging data analysis, psychophysiology, EEG, computer programming, MATLAB, signal processing, statistical analysis, and neuropsychological assessment. The candidate must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with children; a willingness to tackle complex tasks in an independent manner; and a strong work ethic.

Christina Young

cbyoung@stanford.edu

http://scsnl.stanford.edu

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Research Assistant Position

Research Assistant / Lab manager, Wayne State University

Brain and Cognitive Development Lab (PI: Noa Ofen)

Wayne State University, Detroit

The Ofen Lab for Brain and Cognitive Development of the Institute of Gerontology and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child Development at Wayne State University is hiring for Research Assistant/Research Associate positions in the area of developmental cognitive neuroscience. Research in the lab focuses on the neural mechanisms of memory and cognitive development. Primary duties will include managing all aspects of the research, including day-to-day laboratory activities, designing experiments, recruiting, scheduling, and administering behavioral and functional MRI (fMRI) testing, and analyzing data. There will be opportunities for authorship on conference proceedings and papers. Administrative duties include IRB protocol preparations, software maintenance.

Minimum qualifications include:

• BA or BS degree in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, or a related field

• At least one (1) year of experience working in a research environment. Experience with pediatric fMRI or other cognitive neuroscience methods highly desirable.

• Computer skills: proficiency with programming (MATLAB, python or other), statistical software (SPSS, R or other), experimental software (psychtoolbox, EPrime or other), and Linux will be given preference.

• Excellent interpersonal / organizational / multi-tasking skills and excellent English verbal and written communication skills.

This job offers competitive salary (commensurate with experience), health benefits, and a dynamic work environment where research assistants are treated as colleagues. Position to begin as early as September 2011. A two-year commitment is preferred but not required. Part-time positions will be considered.

WSU is an EO/EA/AA employer. Minorities are encouraged to apply.

Please use jobs.wayne.edu (search for posting number 037922) to apply. In addition, send a copy of application materials (cover letter, CV and contact information of two references) to noa@mit.edu

The search will continue until the position is filled.

Noa Ofen

noa@mit.edu

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Research Assistant Position

Part-Time Research Assistant (up to 17.5 hours a week)

Wales Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Psychology

Cardiff University

Applications are invited for a part-time research assistant position (available from October 2011) on a new BBSRC funded project entitled “Differentiating the contributions of domain-specific regions within the medial temporal lobe and extrastriate cortex to perception”. This innovative neuroimaging research programme, led by Prof Kim Graham (Cardiff University), Prof Paul Downing (Bangor University) and Dr Matt Mundy (Monash University), involves understanding how regions in the visual ventral stream, in particular the extrastriate cortex and medial temporal lobe, represent faces, scenes, bodies and objects.

Applicants should have a degree in experimental psychology or cognitive neuroscience, experience with Eprime, Matlab or another experimental package, good statistics knowledge and experience with running and analysing behavioural experiments.

Application forms and further particulars about the position can obtained by going to:

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/academic-date-asc.html (Part-Time Research Assistant – Ref 2011/0329)

Kim Graham

grahamks@cardiff.ac.uk

http://psych.cf.ac.uk/contactsandpeople/academics/graham.html

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Research Assistant Position

Research Assistant in Clinical and Affective Neuroscience

Yale Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab

Psychiatry/Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program

Yale University

Yale’s Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab (PI: Hedy Kober) is looking for an excellent research assistant!

We’re a fast-growing lab with excited members and lots of opportunities. Responsibilities will include assisting in all stages of research in a lab that integrates clinical, behavioral, and neuroscience methods to study neural activity and neuroplasticity associated with craving, emotion regulation, substance use, cognitive treatment, and mindfulness meditation. This includes recruitment and screening of healthy adults as well as those with psychopathology (esp. substance-using); programming and editing of computerized tasks/online questionnaires/lab wiki; collection of self-report, behavioral, clinical, physiological, and neuroimaging data; data organization, cleaning, and analysis; administrative duties associated with daily lab functioning; opportunities to present at conferences and write will be commensurate with skills and experience.

In our cooperative lab setting, responsibilities will include interfacing with other lab members as well as other research groups, and will therefore require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to not only work in a team but also to take initiative and lead. The right RA will be involved in several projects that differ in the skills that they demand – no one is likely to have all these skills on the first day of the job, and in-depth ongoing training will be given by the PI and others in the lab.

Taken together, this position will likely be enjoyable as well as educational, and will serve as an ideal springboard for graduate school in psychology (experimental or clinical) or neuroscience.

Start date: Immediate preferred; January 15 is possible for December graduates. Two-year commitment is required.

Preferred Background: Psychological/human research experience; Specifically, experimental design and programming, data collection and analysis. Neuroimaging experience a plus. Programming experience a big plus.

TO APPLY: Go to http://www.yale.edu/hronline/stars/application/external/index.html

And search for this stars requisition number: #13082BR. For questions, email Cameron.deleone@yale.edu

Cameron DeLeone

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Research Assistant Position

Research Assistant/ Laboratory Manager Position

Turkeltaub Lab

Department of Neurology

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Peter Turkeltaub, a cognitive neurologist at Georgetown University, is building a new lab to study language and other cognitive faculties in normal subjects and individuals with developmental and acquired language disorders. While much of the work addresses basic cognitive neuroscience questions, a key aim of the laboratory is to develop new treatments for language disorders and translate these treatments to the bedside. A variety of techniques are employed in the research, including behavioral studies, lesion analysis, TMS, tDCS, EEG/ERP, fMRI, and neuroimaging meta-analysis.

We are seeking a full-time Research Assistant/Lab Manager to help build and run the lab. The successful candidate will be involved in a variety of projects using a range of techniques. S/he will have the opportunity to design experiments, run experiments on different subject groups, perform statistical analyses, write papers, and help prepare and manage grants and IRB protocols. If interested, the successful candidate will also have the opportunity to shadow Dr. Turkeltaub in the clinic. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with the PI to design, build, and operate a productive multi-modality lab.

Minimum requirements for the position include a Bachelor's degree, and 1 year of research experience in cognitive psychology, neuroscience or related field. Prior experience with TMS, EEG/ERP, or fMRI is highly desirable. Individuals with programming experience, working knowledge of Linux, Matlab, EPrime, or R will be given preference. The candidate must be personable, responsible, reliable, self-motivated, organized, and efficient.

To allow for sufficient time to learn new skills and to be productive, candidates must be available to work until Summer 2013, ideally 2014. Interested candidates should email a CV, writing sample, and contact information for 3 references to Dr. Turkeltaub at turkeltp@georgetown.edu.

Georgetown University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.

Peter Turkeltaub

turkeltp@georgetown.edu

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Research Assistant Position

RA position available at Princeton University

Neuroscience of Cognitive Control

Princeton Neuroscience Institute

Princeton University

Full-time Research Assistant position available immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Jonathan Cohen at Princeton University. We use fMRI, ERP, and mathematical/computational modeling to study the neural mechanisms of control and evaluative behavior in a variety of domains (e.g., cognitive, affective, social, economic). For more information about the lab's research, see http://www.pni.princeton.edu/ncc/JDC/JDC/Home_Page.html Job responsibilities will include subject coordination, data collection and analysis.

Essential Qualifications: B.S./B.A. in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science or related field. Familiarity with computer programming, statistics, and neuroimaging are highly desirable.

To apply for this position, please visit http://jobs.princeton.edu, using requisition # 0110316. In addition to creating the application form, please upload additional documents including: 1) your CV/resume; 2) a cover letter or statement of research interests. Be sure to include the names and contact information for at least 2 references.

PU/EOE/AA. Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable EEO and affirmative action regulations. For general application information and how to self-identify, see <http://web.princeton.edu/sites/dof/ApplicantsInfo.htm>.

Leigh Nystrom, Ph.D.

Dept. of Psychology

3-N-9 Green Hall

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ 08544

nystrom@princeton.edu

http://www.pni.princeton.edu/ncc/JDC/JDC/Home_Page.html

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Research Assistant Position

Seeking Applicants for Research Assistant in Cognitive Neuroscience

Human Spatial Cognition Lab

Center for Neuroscience/Psychology

UC-Davis

Research Assistant in Cognitive Neuroscience

Spatial Cognition Lab, Center For Neuroscience, University of California, Davis

Description/Responsibilities

Cognitive Neuroscience lab seeks a research assistant/lab manager. The primary responsibilities of the research assistant are to run experiments in cognitive psychology and neuroimaging in the Spatial Cognition Lab at UC-Davis. The research assistant will work with the PI to design and implement experiments (primarily in virtual reality using python and matlab) and then test experiments derived from these programs with volunteer subjects. The researcher will also be trained in neuroimaging and then subsequently assist with programming and testing subjects in cognitive psychology experiments while their brains are scanned. Research assistant also will coordinate all aspects of lab business, including:

1) recruit, schedule, screen, and train subjects

2) train and work with students and postdocs

3) program and implement experiments

4) coordinate lab experiments at UCD Imaging Center

Qualifications

1) Computer experience required, some programming experience, particularly in matlab, preferable.

2) B.A. in psychology or B.A./B.S. in science required.

3) Previous research experience, preferably in functional imaging or other brain recording approaches required.

4) Previous experience in memory research preferable.

Apply

Position offers benefits and competitive salary at $33,672/year. Please send a cover letter and CV to Dr. Arne Ekstrom, adekstrom@ucdavis.edu.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Arne Ekstrom

adekstrom@ucdavis.edu

http://www.humanspatialcognitionlab.org

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Research Assistant Position

Lab Manager/ Research Assistant position, UC San Diego

Cognitive Neuroscience

Department of Psychology

University of California, San Diego

Are you looking to understand how we are able to control our behavior, and how this is implemented in the brain? Do you want to hone your skills before you apply to graduate school? A Research Assistant/Lab Manager position is available in Dr. Adam Aron's lab (University of California, San Diego), see www.aronlab.org. You will oversee project management, regulatory approvals and lab finances. You will help develop and run behavioral studies and learn how to collect and analyze data with a variety of methods including MRI, EEG and TMS. It is important that you have computer programming skills, or the ability/willingness to acquire these skills quickly. A 1-2 year commitment is required. You will have access to cutting-edge technologies and will develop highly marketable research skills in a leading psychology and neuroscience research environment.

Adam Aron

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Graduate Student Position

PhD Fellowships in Cognitive Neuroscience

SISSA International School for Advanced Studies

The International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste (SISSA) announces the availability of PhD fellowships in Cognitive Neuroscience, of four years' duration. SISSA is the leading scientific institution in Italy for research and postgraduate training in mathematics, theoretical physics, and neuroscience. Around half of the students are non-Italian, and English is used in all academic activities.

The postgraduate program at SISSA features small research groups with close supervisor interactions. Research is conducted through state-of-the art facilities including an array of neurophysiological methodologies as well as fMRI. Core courses and elective courses cover a broad spectrum ranging from molecular biology to systems and behavioral neuroscience, cognitive and social neuroscience.

The objective of our Cognitive Neuroscience training program is make our young investigators protagonists in research projects that harness the most advanced methods and strategies to explore the relationships between brain function and behavior. Meeting this objective is testified by the excellent track record for job placement in top-quality institutions.

The deadline for applications is September 19, 2011. Prospective students are encouraged to direct inquiries to individual faculty members: http://www.sissa.it/cns/people.html. For more information on admission, including requirements and on-line application forms, please visit: http://www.sissa.it/main/?p=COURSES_PHD

Giosuè Baggio

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Sangay Wangmo

Administrative Assistant

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19th CNS Annual Meeting

The Palmer House

March 31 - April 3 2012 Chicago, Illinois

www.cogneurosociety.org

Mailing address:

CNS

C/o Center for Mind and Brain

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Davis, CA 95616

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CNS

C/o Center for Mind and Brain

202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 201

Davis, CA 95616

Email: cnsinfo@cogneurosociety.org

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