- Location
- 115 Mill Street Belmont (Francis Demarneffe Building), United States of America
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Education
- PhD
- Source
- Workday
Description
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Job Summary
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Clinical Neuroimaging of PTSD and Related DisordersMcLean Hospital is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with a primary focus on investigating the neurobiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related emotional disorders using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including functional MRI. The fellow will be mentored by Nathaniel Harnett, Ph.D. and Isabelle Rosso, Ph.D., and will have access to the rich academic and scientific environments of McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
The fellow will work on funded studies investigating the neural mechanisms underlying PTSD, depression, and anxiety, with opportunities to analyze functional and other magnetic resonance imaging data. A major focus of the position will be the analysis of resting-state fMRI data using multiple analysis approaches (including GICA, seed-based, network-based) across multiple datasets.
The position offers substantial opportunities for scientific development, including leading manuscripts, presenting findings at national and international conferences, contributing to grant applications, developing new research questions using existing datasets, and building an independent program of research. The fellow will join a multidisciplinary and highly collaborative research environment that brings together neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, statisticians, and clinical researchers.
About McLean Hospital
McLean Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric hospital committed to providing easy access to superior quality, cost-effective mental health services in the Boston area, Massachusetts and beyond. Since 1811, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness and chemical dependency, research into the cause of mental illness and the training of generations of mental health care providers. McLean's multidisciplinary programs treat a broad range of psychiatric illnesses across the full continuum of care.
All McLean team members are expected to consistently demonstrate our values of integrity, compassion, respect, diversity, teamwork, excellence and innovation in their work activities and interactions.
A post-doctoral fellow typically holds dual affiliations at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Additional information about research at McLean is available at https://www.mcleanhospital.org/research
Responsibilities
With supervision and guidance, responsibilities of the Postdoctoral Research Fellow will include:
• Conduct independent and highly specialized human-subjects research
• Process, analyze, and interpret MRI data, with particular emphasis on resting-state fMRI data
• Apply and, where appropriate, develop advanced neuroimaging and statistical analysis methods
• Contribute to the design and implementation of research protocols
• Troubleshoot methodological and analytic problems and instruct colleagues in specialized techniques
• Synthesize and interpret results
• Maintain organized and detailed research records, analysis pipelines, code, and documentation in electronic laboratory notebooks
• Present research findings at lab meetings and national and international scientific conferences
• Prepare and submit research manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals
• Contribute to the preparation of grant applications and other scientific proposals
• Assist in supervising research assistants and other trainees
• Perform other research-related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Qualifications
Required:
The successful applicant will have
- PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree in neuroscience, psychology, biomedical engineering, computational neuroscience, or a related field
- Experience with human neuroimaging research, including processing and analyzing resting-state fMRI data
- Evidence of strong scientific productivity and scientific writing skills, including peer-reviewed publications
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research environment
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Preferred:
- Experience with task-based fMRI and/or multimodal neuroimaging approaches such as diffusion MRI or MRS
- Experience with commonly used neuroimaging analysis software and computational workflows
- Programming experience in Python, R, MATLAB, shell scripting, or related languages
- Experience with advanced statistical or computational approaches to neuroimaging data
- Research experience in PTSD, trauma-related disorders, depression, anxiety, affective neuroscience, or related areas
- Interest in developing an independent line of research and pursuing internal and external career-development funding
Working environment
Work will be performed in a fast-paced, collaborative research environment requiring independence, teamwork, flexibility, and effective communication. The fellow will work closely with the Principal Investigators and other faculty, postdoctoral fellows, research assistants, trainees, and collaborators across McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Application
If interested in the position, please email a cover letter, CV, and contact information for three references to Nathaniel Harnett ([email protected]) and Isabelle Rosso (iros[email protected])
Compensation Range - Minimum $2,080 Compensation Range - Maximum $3,120,000.00
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Physical Requirements
- Standing Frequently
- Walking Frequently
- Sitting Occasionally
- Lifting Frequently
- Carrying Frequently
- Pushing Occasionally
- Pulling Occasionally
- Climbing Rarely
- Balancing Frequently
- Stooping Occasionally
- Kneeling Occasionally
- Crouching Occasionally
- Crawling Rarely
- Reaching Frequently
- Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently
- Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently
- Feeling Constantly
- Foot Use Rarely
- Vision - Far Constantly
- Vision - Near Constantly
- Talking Constantly
- Hearing Constantly
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