Posting Number: S05399P

　　Department: Center for Vital Longevity

　　Salary Range: Starting at $56,484.00

　　Pay Basis: Monthly

　　Position Status: Regular full-time

　　Location: Dallas

　　Job Description:

　　Applications are invited for a post-doctoral fellowship position under the supervision of Dr. Gagan Wig, in the Center for Vital Longevity at the University of Texas at Dallas.

　　The Wig Neuroimaging Lab’s research program is focused on studying large-scale functional brain network organization, and how it changes across the adult lifespan in both health and disease (with a particular emphasis on Alzheimer’s Disease).

　　The Wig Neuroimaging Lab is currently conducting a neuroimaging study –The Midlife Brain Environment Study ( MBES )– which is an ongoing, longitudinal research project aimed at understanding how factors in an individual’s environment and lifestyle impact their brain aging and cognitive ability. This dataset is enriched to include participants from under-represented segments of the population. In addition to brain imaging and cognitive and sensory motor data collection, MBES also includes the collection of biospecimens, activity tracking using passive sensors, and ecological momentary assessment.

　　The post-doctoral associate will work on MBES and be responsible for developing study-specific data processing pipelines for the multiple types of data that are collected, and analyzing data collected under the project. There will also be an opportunity to curate, process, and analyze other datasets that are used in various lifespan brain imaging projects in the lab. Background in processing and analysis of human brains is required for this position.

　　Minimum Qualifications:

　　Ph.D in a related field.

　　Preferred Education and Experience:

　　Education: PhD degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, Systems Neuroscience, Psychology, or a related field. Salary is commensurate with experience, level of education, and fit to the desired skill set for this position.

　　Experience: Experience in brain imaging and behavioral data collection is highly preferred. Experience working with brain imaging data and experience with brain imaging processing and analysis software such as FreeSurfer, SPM , AFNI , FSL , Connectome Workbench is preferred.

　　Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The ability to work on a team, good organizational skills, and strong written and oral communication are necessary for this position. Current knowledge or an interest in advancing your knowledge in Systems and/or Cognitive Neuroscience is required. Coding in a general-purpose programming (e.g., Bash/Python or equivalent), or an analysis-oriented programming language (e.g., R/Python/ MATLAB or equivalent) are desired. Knowledge and experience in applying advanced statistical methods (e.g., multivariate statistics, graph theory, structural equation models, longitudinal data analysis, time series analysis, Bayesian statistics, machine learning) to complex behavioral/biological datasets is highly preferred.

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