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Department

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

What we want

The Postdoctoral Research Associate works with data PET-MRI, EEG, and fMRI data collected from on-going mechanistic clinical trials studying novel pharmaceuticals for

PTSD and treatment resistant depression. Plays a critical role in the expansion of the multi-modal pharmaco-imaging program.

What you need to know

Required Education and Experience

• Appropriate PhD in neuroscience, neuroimaging, medical physics, nuclear imaging, mathematics, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Substantial published experience with PET imaging analysis.

• Experience with EEG data analysis or digital signal processing.

• Working knowledge of scientific computing languages, including Matlab, Python.

• Experience with server computing in the Linux environment.

Responsibilities

Research

• Under general supervision, conducts research into their field of expertise.

• Utilizes knowledge and skills granted to them by their education and expertise to complete research projects in their field of expertise.

• Assists with the preparation and cleaning of worksite.

• Analyzes research data and summarizes results.

• Writes and may contribute to research papers, articles, and publications.

Pharmaco-Imaging

• Develops the analytical framework for PET-MRI and EEG analyses.

• Develops novel methodology for modeling the relationship between PET ligand features and EEG.

• Analyzes EEG data and prepares findings for publication, and presentation at

• national and international conferences.

• Manages data archives and prepare reports, transfers, and general coordination of the imaging data.

• Develops detailed documentation for analytical pipelines.

• Works with the supervisory team to write new grant applications for the expansion of the multi-modal pharmaco-imaging program.

• Engages in collaborative research activities with other trainees and faculty within

• the department of psychiatry

• Engages in non-didactic teaching activities, including the mentoring of

• undergraduate research assistants, presentations at journal clubs, and skills

• demonstrations within the department.

Mentoring

• May assist, mentor, and/or supervise student researchers and/or graduate students who are working on research related to the project.

Presentations

• Prepares presentation materials on research topic that may be presented to small and/or large groups.

• Actively participates in the preparation of required technical progress reports to research sponsors.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.