Postdoctoral Fellow in Affective, Cognitive, and Aging Neuroscience

Degree and area of specialization:
Ph.D. in Neuroscience or Psychology
Experience in neuroimaging research in emotion, cognition, and/or aging preferred.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

  • Demonstrated experience in neuroimaging.
  • Experience with multi-modal imaging including functional, resting state, diffusion weighted, and structural preferred.
  • Statistical acumen in analyzing neuroimaging data and programming expertise.
  • Demonstrated experience in scientific communication including speaking and publishing.
  • Excellent organizational, project management, interpersonal, writing and communication skills.
  • Adaptable; self-motivated.
  • Team player who possesses a passion for CHM mission/core values.

Preferred:

  • Some prior post-doctoral experience.
  • Experience with psychophysiological data including heart rate variability, skin conductance, pupilometry, and/or eye tracking.

Principal duties:
The Center for Healthy Minds (CHM) was founded and is led by neuroscientist Richard J. Davidson. CHM’s mission is to cultivate well-being and relieve suffering through a scientific understanding of the mind. CHM is a leader in rigorous, interdisciplinary basic and translational research aimed at understanding the mind and how to nurture well-being in ourselves and others. CHM communicates these findings to the world, inspires scientists to conduct further research, and influences a shift in culture to embrace well-being.

The successful candidate will play a key role analyzing both extant and new neuroimaging data in relation to sociodemographic, behavioral, cognitive, and biomarker data from the Midlife in the US (MIDUS; http://midus.wisc.edu/) national longitudinal study.

Additional information: Expected position duration is two years with potential for renewal based on funding and performance.

UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

To apply please send cover letter and CV to: Mike Kelly, mkelly1@wisc.edu, (608) 890-1115

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The Center for Healthy Minds, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is also recruiting for a Research Specialist!


 The successful candidate will be responsible for scientific integrity of data collection, data processing, and participant screening and scheduling for the longitudinal Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study and a comparative study collecting similar measures in a cohort from the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention (WRAP). MIDUS is a national longitudinal study of health and well-being. The primary purpose of this component of the MIDUS study is to examine how individual differences in the neural bases of different emotional response styles relate to health and well-being throughout the lifespan. The main goal of the study in the WRAP sample is to understand how different emotional response styles may increase a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Minimum $31,113 ANNUAL (12 months) depending on qualifications.


 UW-Madison is an affirmative action/equal employment employer and we encourage women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities to apply.
 Application deadline is 11:55pm October 11, 2017. 



Stacey M. Schaefer, Ph.D.
Center for Healthy Minds

University of Wisconsin-Madison

625 W Washington Ave

Madison WI 53703

608-263-9321