Research Fellow - Translational Neuroscience

American Addiction Centers•Winston-Salem, NC

3d•$31 - $46•Onsite

About The Position

An exciting postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in clinical neuroimaging is available at Wake Forest University School of Medicine within the Department of Translational Neuroscience. The interdisciplinary research team, directed by Dr. Christina Meade, seeks to understand how drug addiction and HIV infection together impact the brain, and in turn affect neurocognitive functioning. Several currently funded projects utilize multimodal neuroimaging (resting-state fMRI, diffusion-weighted imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy) to examine brain structure and function over time. This fellowship will provide advanced multidisciplinary training, including mentored research, manuscript and grant-writing, and conference presentation experiences in a collaborative research environment. This position is ideal for individuals interested in pursuing an independent research career in an academic setting, and the fellow will be supported in the pursuit of independent funding (e.g., NRSA fellowship, K Award).

Requirements

Doctoral degree with a background in cognitive neuroscience and MRI data analysis
Strong programming and quantitative analysis skills

Nice To Haves

Interest in HIV and/or drug addiction

Responsibilities

Processing and analysis of multi-modal MRI data, including the programming and implementation of automated scripts
Manuscript writing
Assisting with preparing NIH progress reports
Planning, executing, and troubleshooting analyses