Postdoctoral Fellow
UNSW Faculty of Medicine School of Psychiatry REF. 9160NET
FIXED TERM: - Salary: (Level A Step 6-8) A$78K – A$84K per year (plus up to 17% employer superannuation plus leave loading.)
The School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Fellow. This is a research position funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), located within the Research Unit for Schizophrenia Epidemiology at St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst. The successful applicant will contribute to multimodal studies of neuroimaging and genetics using a national schizophrenia cohort (the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank) for which clinical, cognitive, neuroimaging, and genetic data has already been collected over the past six years.
The successful applicant will hold a PhD in neuroscience, psychology, biomedical science, bioinformatics or relevant discipline, and will have demonstrated skills in structural neuroimaging analyses, and/or machine learning techniques for analyses of multidimensional data sets. The successful applicant will also have a very good track record of research productivity relative to opportunity, excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The successful applicant will be expected to demonstrate an interest in biological mechanisms of psychosis.
This is a full time fixed term position for a period of 1 year, with a possibility of renewal depending on performance.
The successful applicant may be required to undergo pre-employment checks prior to being offered this position.
Applicants should systematically address the selection criteria in their application.
Having read all the documentation, applicants may then direct any enquiries to Dr Melissa Green on (61 2) 8382 1584 or melissa.green@unsw.edu.aumailto:melissa.green@unsw.edu.au
Apply at: http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/services/recruitment/jobs/01021302.html
Applications close : 22 February 2013