Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience
Job Description
Professor BJ Casey is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join her lab. Her lab is in the Department of Neuroscience & Behavior at Barnard College, a premier liberal arts college in Manhattan affiliated with Columbia University. Research focuses on situational and social influences on self control, changes in basic cognitive and emotional regulation with development, especially during the extended period of adolescence, and their implication for the treatment of young people in law and policy. This individual will have opportunities to publish independent and collaborative work using public access behavioral and imaging data (e.g., ABCD, HBCD, HCP) and to mentor and teach undergraduates.
Required Qualifications
- PhD in the field of psychology, neuroscience, computer or data science, physics, or physiology with brain imaging experience, computational/analytic skills, and/or proficiency in python, R, and/or MatLab
- Highly motivated and accomplished scientist interested in cognitive control, its development and disruption with disease
Preferred Qualifications
- Computer programming skills
- Experience working with open access data
Application Requirements
- Curriculum Vitae (maximum file size: 5 MB)
- Cover letter describing research interests, relevant experience, and professional goals
- Three references
Contact Information
For inquiries about this position, please contact Dr. BJ Casey at bcasey@barnard.edu.
Barnard College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Barnard does not discriminate due to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability, or any other legally protected basis. Qualified candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.