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The following advertisement is for a full-time research assistantship in cognitive neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech. Please feel free to distribute to interested parties.

**Full-Time Lab/Research Assistant Position: Social-Clinical-Affective Neuroscience Lab Description of Position & Duties:

A full-time R.A. position is available in the lab of Dr. John Richey in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech. The Assistant will be involved in implementing and organizing studies that investigate brain function and structure in the context of autism and affective disorders. The central research program seeks to investigate and quantify in vivo the the relation between particular cortical regions and social-cognitive dysfunction across a range of pathological states. Ultimately, we aim to assess the impact of neurocognitive intervention on cortical function and behavioral/cognitive outcomes in patients. To investigate this, the laboratory utilizes several neuroimaging modalities, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), high-resolution structural MRI and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). The position involves data acquisition in human research subjects, data analysis and administrative tasks. It is expected that the candidate will be able to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary group of clinicians, psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists to accomplish our research objectives.This is an excellent position for someone wishing to enter graduate or medical school. The start date is negotiable, but would be no earlier than August 1st 2011, and ideally no later than October 1st 2011. A one-year commitment is expected.

Requirements: 1) Bachelor's degree in psychology, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, computer science or related field. 2) Strong organizational skills, including ability to prioritize tasks and make decisions independently. 3) Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with patients. Although not required, experience in the technical aspects of fMRI, including Unix/Linux shell scripting and basic knowledge of common statistical software platforms (MATLAB, freesurfer, FSL) is desirable. The ideal candidate will also have a strong background in statistics, biology and/or neuroscience and a demonstrated interest in research

Any interested candidates should provide a cover letter, a resume and the names and contact information of 2-3 references to Dr. John Richey (richey@vt.edu). Candidates are also welcome to contact with any questions about the position.