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Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Postdoctoral Fellow (Multiple Positions)
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department	RWJ-Psychiatry Research
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Psychiatry Research Department within Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. NIH-funded post-doctoral fellowship positions are immediately available in the laboratory of Dr. Avram Holmes (http://holmeslab.yale.edu/ ) located at the Rutgers Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR) and the RWJMS Department of Psychiatry. We are seeking applicants with a strong background in network neuroscience, genetics, psychiatry, computational biology, and/or computer science who are interested in working at the interface of human disease, neuroscience, and genetics. Research in our laboratory is focused on discovering the fundamental organization of large-scale human brain networks. A core motivation that drives this work is the search for specific network-level signatures, or “fingerprints”, that co-vary with heritable behavioral variation in the general population and mark vulnerability for psychiatric illness onset. Our current projects encompass three complementary domains of inquiry which aim to (1) characterize the organization of functional and anatomical brain networks; (2) establish reliable links between genetic variation, system-level brain function, and behavior in the general population; and (3) explore associations between disturbances in network organization and clinical presentation in psychiatric illness. Within these broad domains the post-doctoral fellows will have the freedom to spearhead their own studies (basic, translational, or clinical) while devoting approximately two-thirds of their efforts to supporting ongoing PI initiated NIMH-funded projects. Applicants should have a PhD or MD and demonstrated expertise in clinical, cognitive, or translational neuroscience. Candidates with experience in computer science, data science, statistics, genetics, or related fields are also strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants should be comfortable with methodological innovation, and interested in optimizing and developing analysis pipelines tailored to the study of high-dimensional imaging and/or genetic datasets. New approaches and ideas are encouraged, as are independent projects that complement our current studies. The post-doctoral fellows will be supported to develop their own research program at the intersection of the above topics. The department has a strong track record in supporting postdocs and junior investigators to successfully obtain competitive research funding including awards from the National Institutes of Health and the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Perform neuroimaging data analyses, including both functional and structural MRI data. Take a lead role in communicating the results of neuroimaging studies through scientific journal articles and conference presentations. Work with the research team to ensure conformance with the quality standards of the research lab. Keep detailed records of procedures and experiments. Assist with grant and IRB protocol preparation. Supervise graduate and undergraduate students as well as research assistants conducting research in the laboratory.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	99S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary
Annual Mid Range Salary
Annual Maximum Salary
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Non-Union
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	None

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	A PhD in Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Data Science, Psychology, Genetics, or a related field. The successful candidate is expected to have experience with neuroimaging data analyses. Candidates in all-but-degree (ABD) status will also be considered.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Demonstration of a history of research success as demonstrated by first authored publications, including preprints. Programming experience in at least one of Python, MATLAB, or R. The successful candidate must additionally possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications	Experience with neuroimaging analysis tools, such as fMRIPrep, QSIPrep, MRtrix, SPM, AFNI, or FSL. As the focus of the lab is on studying psychopathology, candidates with direct experience studying psychiatric and/or developmental populations will be highly valued.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing. No special vision requirements. Must be able to lift or exert up to 25 pounds. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Lab environment. Moderate noise.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST1491
Posting Open Date	10/04/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Downtown New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

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