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, computer science, 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) neurofunctional substrate of higher cognitive function, particularly working memory and frontal lobe. Familiarity with computational and statistical methods for neuroimaging (e.g. Unix, C/C++, MatLab, SPM, AFNI) confers an advantage but is not absolutely required. 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
