A 3 year postdoctoral fellowship in Multimodal Imaging at NORMENT is currently available. 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 neurobiological, genetic, psychological and environmental factors contributing to the development of severe mental disorders. Through our extensive infrastructure for clinical evaluations, cognitive testing, MRI and biobanking we are assembling a comprehensive database comprising healthy controls and patients suffering from schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. NORMENT is directly involved in several large-scale international collaborative efforts, to which the successful candidate is expected to contribute.
http://tinyurl.com/pu6hug2 * Job description The postdoctoral fellow will play a central role in the analysis and dissemination of data from a large imaging genetics database, in particular focusing on developing and applying methods for integrating multimodal imaging (sMRI, DTI, fMRI) and genetics. The work will be carried out as part of a cross-disciplinary team in close collaboration with the NORMENT Biostatistics and Genetics groups, and researchers at the Oxford FMRIB Centre (http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk), University of California, San Diego (http://mmil.ucsd.edu), and deCODE genetics, Iceland. The position is funded through an extended career grant from the Norwegian Health Authorities. * Qualifications The successful candidate is ambitious and highly motivated for pursuing a research career, holds a PhD in neuroimaging, computational or cognitive neuroscience, biomedical engineering, biostatistics, or equivalent, has a strong background and interest in neuroscience, genetics, MRI analysis or biostatistics, and a strong publication record. Previous experience with imaging genetics or brain network and connectivity analysis is an advantage. Proficiency in shell scripting, Matlab, R, python or similar programming languages or software tools is required. * The application Applications are submitted through the Oslo University Hospital online recruitment system and must include application letter including motivation for applying for the position, CV summarizing education, relevant work experience, grants etc, a complete list of publications and academic work, and contact details of 2-3 references. Application deadline: July 15 2015 For any informal enquiries regarding the position, please do not hesitate to contact group leader Lars T. Westlye (l.t.west...@psykologi.uio.no). http://tinyurl.com/pu6hug2 ? ---- 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.west...@psykologi.uio.no | Phone: +47 971 63 221
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