Postdoctoral Fellow - Center for the Developing Brain at the Child Mind Institute, New York

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY
The Child Mind Institute (CMI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming mental health care for children everywhere. We are committed to finding more effective treatments for childhood psychiatric and learning disorders, building the science of healthy brain development, and empowering families with help, hope and answers.

JOB SUMMARY
CMI is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow interested in the study of human brain function and the characterization of brain development and maturation in clinical and non-clinical populations. Overarching goals of our work include: 1) the delineation of psychiatric illness in terms of neuroscience, 2) the identification of objective imaging-, phenotypic- and genetic-based markers of pathology, which will eventually serve to facilitate the detection of psychiatric illness and/or guide clinicians in the selection of treatments and determination of treatment response, 3) exploration of the impact and utility of emerging intervention techniques (e.g., tDCS/tACS, TMS). Fellows will be expected to take a multidisciplinary approach to their work, drawing from a broad range of disciplines (e.g., clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, computer science, engineering, mathematics, neuropsychology). In order to facilitate this process, they will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, integrating findings obtained from a variety of imaging approaches including: resting state functional MRI, tDCS/tACS, TMS, simultaneous EEG/fMRI, diffusion tensor imaging, cortical thickness, and volumetrics.

This position reports to Dr. Michael Milham, Director of the Center for the Developing Brain. This is an exempt, full-time position located in our NYC headquarters office.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work to identify objective markers of pathology in human brain function, development and maturation using a combination of imaging and stimulation approaches
• Work in a multidisciplinary environment, drawing from a broad range of disciplines and imaging approaches

QUALIFICATIONS
• Completed PhD in biomedical engineering, computer science, cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, clinical psychology, mathematics, neuropsychology or related fields
• Significant prior neuroimaging experience with one or more imaging modalities (fMRI, DTI, MRI, EEG, MEG)
• Strong skills in the usage of one or more common functional neuroimaging packages (e.g., AFNI, FSL, or SPM)
• Programming experience in one or more languages (e.g., Python, C/C++, Matlab or similar platforms is required). The candidate must be willing to develop expertise in Python during the first year of the fellowship.
• Significant prior neuroimaging experience with one or more stimulation modalities (tDCS, tACS, TMS) is a plus, but not required
• A passion for the CMI mission

APPLICATION DETAILS
Click here to apply: [home.eease.adp.com]. Please upload cover letter and resume as one document in the resume section on the application site.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Dr. Michael Milham at Michael.Milham@childmind.org. No phone calls or recruiters, please.

Employment at Will Relationship: This position description does not constitute a guarantee that employment will continue for any specified period of time. Rather, employment is at the mutual consent of the employee and CMI, and can be terminated at will by the employee or by CMI.

CMI reserves the right to modify the job description and/or reporting relationship at any time.

CMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse staff; individuals from all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

To learn more about the Child Mind Institute, please visit www.childmind.org.