Lab Name: Brains Change Laboratory
Supervisor Name: Yuhan Chen
Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
Description:
The Brains Change Laboratory lead by Prof. J. Christopher Edgar at the Department of Radiology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The Brains Change Lab studies the maturation of brain function (MEG and EEG), brain structure (MRI) and brain chemistry (MRS) across the lifespan in children with typical development, children with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, and children born premature. Our lab has a long history of conducting longitudinal multimodal brain imaging studies to describe brain maturation from infancy to late adolescence and to identify neural mechanisms associated with behavior (e.g., language), and brain measures associated with atypical development.
This is a full-time funded position for a minimum of 2 years, with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding availability. Successful candidates will have a PhD or MD/PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, Psychology, or a related field. Candidates with prior experience in MRI is required, and experience in analyzing diffusion MRI, cortical morphometry, or fMRI data are preferred (e.g., using FMRIB software library, SPM, AFNI, FreeSurfer, brainstorm, MNE-python, HCP pipelines, shell scripting). The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting NIH-funded research projects on early brain development in infants and preschool children (ages 1 months to 6 years old), including designing data analysis pipelines integrating MEG and structural/functional MRI data, performing data collection, and analyzing data from current and previous MEG+MRI longitudinal pediatric datasets.
The fellow will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities, including 2 conventional MEG scanners, 1 infant-dedicated MEG scanner, two research 3T MRI scanners, 2 EEG systems (one stand-alone system and one for simultaneous MEG+EEG recording), and computation supports. They will work in an interdisciplinary environment with leading scientists and clinicians in the fields of radiology, psychology, neonatology, neuroscience, speech language pathology, neurology, and biostatistics. This position offers an excellent opportunity for career development, including mentorship for grant writing (e.g., K awards), manuscript publication, and presentations at domestic/international conferences.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications material (CV and letter of interest) can be sent to Dr. Yuhan Chen (cheny4@chop.edu).