Posted on behalf of Dr. Judy Rapoport:

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Division of Intramural Research Programs (DIRP)
Section on Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders (SCND)
Child Psychiatry Branch (CPB)

Staff Scientist position available

The Child Psychiatry Branch, in Bethesda, Maryland, is recruiting
applicants for a Staff Scientist position. As a Staff Scientist, the
primary duties will include conducting statistical analyses on clinical,
neurobiological and treatment studies carried out in the Branch. This
includes but is not limited to tasks such as maintaining the appropriate
data sets, clearly conveying statistical results and methods both orally
and in writing, reviewing and writing statistical content for manuscripts
prior to submission, and working closely with and providing statistical
support for all Branch members. The Staff Scientist position entails 25%
time allotted to pursuing individual research interests.

The Child Psychiatry Branch is a highly productive and collaborative group
with a rich, multimodal dataset that seeks to understand
neuro-developmental disorders, with a focus on childhood-onset
schizophrenia. There is a strong scientific and statistical computing
core facility in existence, which can benefit this work. For more
information about the Child Psychiatry Branch, please utilize the
following link:
[www.nimh.nih.gov]

Interested candidates should have a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent doctoral
degree and five years post-doctoral experience. Applicants should have a
strong background in statistics as well as interests and experience in
neuroimaging and behavioral research. The recruit should be adept at
writing his/her own code to clean, organize, analyze, and visualize data.
In addition some highly desirable skills include: experience analyzing
structural MRI, functional MRI and/or MEG data; knowledge of cognitive
neuroscience or clinical psychology; a solid foundation in multivariate
statistics and longitudinal data analysis; proficiency in statistical
programs such as R and MATLAB and visualization methods.

SALARY RANGE: Salary is commensurate with experience and accomplishments.
BENEFITS: The federal government offers a comprehensive benefits package
including vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits,
and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. For more
information go to new employee benefits at the NIH
(http://hr.od.nih.gov/Benefits/permanentemployee.htm) and other employee
benefits information (http://tiny.cc/saVcr).

Interested applicants should send their CV and cover letter to:

Dr. Judith Rapoport, NIMH, 10 Center Drive, Bldg. 10, Rm. 3N202 (MSC-1600),
Bethesda, MD 20892 USA, or by email: rapoporj@mail.nih.gov
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: September 1, 2014
NIH and DHHS are Equal Opportunity Employers.