2 three-year positions as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, University of Oslo are currently available.

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NORMENT is a Norwegian Centre of Excellence, and coordinates a translational multicenter study involving all University hospitals in Oslo and several groups at the Universities of Oslo and Bergen. The main aims are to disentangle the mechanisms of severe mental illness. NORMENT Multimodal Imaging group includes eight postdoctoral fellows and several PhD and graduate students, and is directly involved in various international collaborations.

* Job description

The postdoctoral fellows will play a central role in the analysis and dissemination of a large imaging genetics database, in particular focusing on methods for integrating multimodal imaging (sMRI, ASL, DTI, fMRI) and genetic data.

* Qualifications

The ideal candidate is ambitious and highly motivated for pursuing a career in science, hold a PhD in psychology, neuroimaging, computational or cognitive neuroscience, biomedical engineering, biostatistics, or equivalent, have a strong background and interest in neuroscience, genetics, and an excellent publication record. Experience with MRI analysis tools including Freesurfer and FSL, and expertise in brain network and connectivity analysis, or multivariate pattern recognition or machine learning techniques is an advantage.

* Applying for the positions

The application is to be submitted electronically and must include application letter, CV, copies of educational certificates and letters of recommendation, list of publications, up to five published papers that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee, references.

Yearly salary: NOK 483 700-560 700, depending on qualifications and experience.

Application deadline: April 21 2016.

For any informal enquiries, please contact Lars T. Westlye (l.t.westlye@psykologi.uio.no).

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---- Lars T. Westlye, PhD

Senior Researcher, Head of Multimodal Imaging Group NORMENT CoE, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Associate Professor II, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo

Email: l.t.westlye@psykologi.uio.no | Phone: +47 971 63 221