Hi everyone,
The Division of Neurotherapeutics at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA) has an open postdoctoral position. The posting is below:
NEUROIMAGING POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN DIVISION OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL/ MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
The Division of Neurotherapeutics at the Massachusetts General Hospital is looking for a neuroimaging postdoctoral fellow to join the research group of Drs. Darin Dougherty MD, Thilo Deckersbach PhD and Alik Widge MD PhD.
Overview
Research projects will focus on developing pipelines for multi-modal MRI analysis with the aim of investigating psychopathology along transdiagnstic domains under the TRANSFORM DBS project, using task-based and resting-state fMRI and structural MRI data. The post-doctoral fellow will have the opportunity to collaborate and work with an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, neuroscientists and engineers and have significant opportunities to advance their career.
Your Profile
We seek a postdoctoral candidate with a Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience, or related discipline with an interest translational neuroscience with a strong background in Python, Matlab, or R. The ideal candidate would have extensive knowledge of computational neuroimaging. Expertise in cognitive modeling, graph theory, or machine learning is also highly desirable. Knowledge of common neuroimaging software, especially FreeSurfer and FSL, is also appreciated. Interest in understanding mechanisms underlying major psychiatric disorders and enthusiasm for working with psychiatric populations is necessary. Highly motivated individuals with a record of productive research are encouraged to apply.
Benefits
Benefits of this postdoctoral position include (1) access to numerous sets of high-quality, multi-modal MRI data; (2) opportunities to analyze and publish on these datasets; (3) mentoring for career development; and (4) access to imaging experts from around the world and to state-of-the-art tools for the development of neuroscientific and clinical research at the Martinos Center.
Lab Description
The Division of Neurotherapeutics at MGH is a multidisciplinary translational neuroscience group located at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in Charlestown, MA. Our focus is on neurotherapeutic interventions for severe, treatment-resistant psychiatric illnesses, particularly for major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders.
Our research spans both mechanistic studies, clinical trials, and device-based interventions employing a variety of techniques, including neuroimaging and electrophysiology. We also provide clinical services and surgical treatments for psychiatric illness.
Our work utilizes functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), positron emission tomography (PET), electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG) to further understanding of psychiatric illness and treatment. We use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) as tools to both treat disease and understand the neural correlates of mental illness.
Lab Website: http://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/research/researchlab.aspx?id=1659
Contact: Afsana Afzal - aafzal@mgh.harvard.edu
______________________________ Afsana Afzal Clinical Research Coordinator Massachusetts General Hospital Division of Neurotherapeutics Department of Psychiatry: Neurosciences 149 13th St, Room 2612 Charlestown, MA 02129 Phone: 617-643-5129 Fax: 617-726-4078