Sei der nächste Postdoctoral Fellow bei Office of Intramural Training & Education in Niedersachsen

Office of Intramural Training & Education

The Laboratory of Neuroimaging (lab chief: Nora D. Volkow, MD) in the NIAAA intramural program is recruiting a post-doctoral researcher (PhD, MD or MD/PhD) to conduct multimodal neuroimaging and neuropsychological research in substance use disorders within the Clinical Research Center on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, MD.

About the position

We are hiring a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow who has a strong interest in conducting clinical trials that assess brain function and behavior in substance use disorder. We conduct structural, functional and neurochemical imaging studies in human subjects using PET, MRI, simultaneous PET/MRI, and EEG. Fellow will assist with clinical trials design, management, and implementation, as well as data analysis and publication of findings. In addition, the fellow will work on secondary data projects and will have the opportunity to develop their own research questions related to substance use disorders. This position will involve substantial interaction with patient populations including individuals with alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder. Available Resources:

Research-dedicated 3T Siemens Prisma MRI with stimulus presentation suite
Research-dedicated Simultaneous PET/MRI
MRI-compatible EEG, TMS, actinometer
Research-dedicated PET/CT
Computing core and advanced neuroimaging analysis tools

Apply for this vacancy

What you'll need to apply

Please submit the following to gene-jack.wang@nih.gov:

Cover letter describing your interest and rationale for pursuing a postdoc
Resume/CV
Three references with contact information.
Two writing samples. Should demonstrate ability to communicate complex concepts in plain language (e.g., research summary for website or lay audience). Email gene-jack.wang@nih.gov with questions.

Contact name

Gene-Jack Wang, MD

Contact email

gene-jack.wang@nih.gov

Qualifications

PhD, MD or MD/PhD in neuroscience or related field (MD should be eligible for state board in US).
Strong oral and written communications skills.
Strong interpersonal and team-building skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat Professional software applications.
Some experience in Linux/Matlab/C/Perl/Python programming as well neuroimaging analysis tools (eg. AFNI, FSL, SPM, FreeSurfer, MincTools) would be a plus.
Interest and/or expertise in some of the following topics: Brain physiology, Task-based and resting-state fMRI analyses, EEG data acquisition and analysis