Postdoctoral Fellowship in Stress and Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development
Lab Name: Belger Neurocognition and Imaging Research Lab (NIRL)
Supervisor Name: Aysenil Belger, PhD
Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
Description:
The Belger Neurocognition and Imaging Research Laboratory in the Departments of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a postdoctoral fellow beginning immediately (specific start date flexible). We investigate how functional brain networks dynamically interact and reconfigure when confronted with changing cognitive demands, when experiencing transformations across development, and when facing disruptions in healthy functioning due to disease. The labs use behavioral, neuroimaging, and clinical approaches taken from neuroscience, psychology, and mathematics to address our research questions.
We are looking to hire someone with strong computational, physiological and image analysis skills, with a focus on brain function and connectivity in adolescents. This position is to work on two NIH-funded projects examining stress response physiology using brain, autonomic and HPA axis measures in youth with and without anxiety and anhedonia.
Responsibilities include acquisition of autonomic stress physiology measures with ECG, pulse and EDA, analyzing RSA and HRV signals, conducting neuroimaging scans, processing and analyzing neuroimaging and behavioral data, supervising graduate students and research assistants, and preparing manuscripts for publication.
Qualifications:
- Experience with cognitive neuroscience methods
- Experience with physiological response monitoring (e.g. Biopac, ECG)
- Experience in Neuroimage analysis ((e.g., FSL, AFNI, SPM)
- Experience programming, particularly with python, unix and/or matlab
- Research Experience with adolescents
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Ph.D. in a psychology, neuroscience or related field
Must be a US Citizen or permanent resident
Preference will be given to candidates who additionally have: 1) experience working with children and adolescence (typically developing and/or with developmental disorders); and 2) experience with advanced analytic techniques (e.g., functional connectivity and graph theory).
Position is for two years, but may be extended.
Application Process:
Interested applicants should submit their CV, a cover letter describing their research interests and career goals, and including contact info for 2-3 references.to Aysenil.belger@unc.edu.