What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Researcher position at Emory University School of Medicine?
Company Description
Emory University School of Medicine is part of Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center. It is consistently ranked among the top institutions for biomedical education, clinical care, and research in the United States.
Role Description
The Fani Laboratory is seeking a Post-doctoral Fellow with experience in clinical neuroscience research methods including fMRI, behavioral and clinical data analysis. The ideal applicant will be equipped to use these methods to contribute to current projects and explore their own research questions as well. The fellow will assist with neuroimaging and psychophysiology data acquisition and analysis. With the support of the PI, collaborators and research staff, the fellow will also help supervise trainees in the laboratory and assist with dissemination of data through manuscripts and presentations. The fellow will work with an interdisciplinary team of clinical neuropsychologists, basic neuroscientists, and biomedical imaging experts. They will have access to state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities at Emory (Center for Systems Imaging) as well as the Center for Advanced Brain Imaging and related resources. Those with a clinical background will have the opportunity to obtain clinical hours for licensure under supervision of the lab PI and participate in the clinical post-doctoral fellowship seminar at Emory.
Responsibilities:
• Assist with MRI data acquisition and analysis, including fMRI and structural MRI
• Assist with supervision of trainees and their interactions with study methods and data
• Contribute substantively to the preparation of manuscripts via literature review, data analysis and interpretation
• Communicate effectively with investigators, staff, and participants
- Candidates should have a Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience or related field and experience with fMRI data analysis and related programming. Interested candidates should send their CV, a list of references, availability date, and a cover letter to Dr. Negar Fani, nfani@emory.edu in addition to submitting an application here: https://faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/141032/post-doctoral-fellow/job?mode=view&mobile=false&width=1540&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240