Position Summary

The postdoctoral scholar will join 2, NIH-funded grants that evaluates the efficacy of a novel cognitive training intervention for improving emotion regulation ability in schizophrenia. The grant uses fMRI as a key outcome measure. The postdoctoral fellow who will be responsible for supervising clinical diagnostic interviews, scoring interviews, and working with computer task data, and be responsible for conducting clinical diagnostic interviews, scoring interviews, and working with fMRI data The postdoc will work under the mentorship of Dr. Strauss to provide ongoing clinical supervision for assessments and help analyze and interpret task data, prepare results for publication, and present the subsequent material at conferences.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Conducting clinical diagnostic interviews (40%)
• Conducting MRI scans (30%)
• Processing/analyzing fMRI data (30%)

Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification in Position

(a) Ph.D. in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a closely related field; (b) a strong record of publication; (c) demonstrated interest in neuroimaging research; (d) high self-motivation to develop research questions, design, and analyses.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

Preference will be given to applicants with the following characteristics: strong written and oral communication skills; experience with neuroimaging data processing and analysis; experience with affective science and/or schizophrenia research.