Connectionists: POSTDOCTORAL & PHD PROGRAM OPENINGS: Cognition, Aging, & Brain Health in African-Americans (Deadline December 15, 2013)

[Mark Gluck]

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POSTDOCTORAL AND GRADUATE/PHD POSITION AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - NEWARK 
Cognition, Aging, & Brain Health in 
African-Americans

Start dates:  
	Postdoctoral Fellowships:  January, 2014 or Summer/fall 2014.
	Graduate/PhD Program in Behavioral and Neural Sciences: August, 2014
DEADLINES FOR BOTH:  December 15, 2013 (or sooner if possible)

FOR THE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW:

We seek someone who either has a PhD, or will be finishing their PhD in the coming year for a two to three-year postdoctoral fellowships to work on research projects relating to cognition, aging, and brain health in the African-American community. The research is based at the Center for Neuroscience at Rutgers University-Newark, within the lab of Mark Gluck, Ph.D., and is part of the university's broader African-American Brain Health Initiative. For more information, see  http://www.brainhealth.rutgers.edu

In partnership with local Newark churches and other community and city organizations, we are combining educational programs on brain health and cognitive vitality in the African-American community with observational and interventional research studies on "Pathways to Healthy Brain Aging in African-Americans." Related studies focus of neurological disorders (especially Parkinson's disease, Depression, and Alzheimer's disease) in African-American seniors.  We are especially interested in the interactions between biological markers and life-style variables (including sleep, diet, exercise, and fitness) on cognitive and emotional changes across the lifespan in the African-American community.  A series of exercise and dance intervention studies are planned in collaboration with the Rutgers Department of Exercise Science. 

Rutgers-Newark located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, just outside (about 13 miles from) Manhattan/New York City. There is easy access via several forms of publication transportation between Newark and NYC, as well as most major cities in New Jersey. Rutgers University is the State University of New Jersey with several campuses and two medical schools.

Postdoctoral Candidates must: 

1. Have (or soon graduate with) a PhD in Psychology, Nursing, Geriatrics, Social Work, Exercise Science or related fields with a strong background in (a) experimental behavioral research, (b) strong writing skills, and (c) statistical data analysis skills (please document all three in your cover letter).  

2. Have prior experience, familiarity, and sensitivity to minority health issues and working with the African-American community. 

More information on our lab and related research, educational, and global health programs is at http://www.gluck.edu

Informal letters of inquiry are encouraged as soon as possible, especially for those who might not be done their PhD until summer 2014. Full applications should include a CV and cover letter with overview of background and career goals, addressing both criteria noted above, along with names and emails of potential recommenders and be emailed to gluck at pavlov.rutgers.edu.

FOR GRADUATE/PHD PROGRAM:

We also seek strong graduate students to work on our studies of "Cognition, Aging, & Brain Health in African-Americans" as part of their thesis research leading towards a PhD in Neuroscience. 

SPECIAL MINORITY FELLOWSHIP NOTICE: Rutgers-Newark has additional minority graduate fellowships funded by the NIH through the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program. If you are eligible for such a program, please contact me at gluck at pavlov.rutgers.edu. From the NIH grant each doctoral student in the MRBS Program receives, initially, an annual salary of $28,456, full tuition remission, a $1,000 research allowance, and defrayment of all expenses associated with attending one scientific conference annually.

Additional information on our MBRS program can be found at:
	http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/news/three-decades-success-r-ns-minority-biomedical-research-support-program
	http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nwk-grad_current/pg10.html

The goal of the Graduate Program in Behavioral and Neural Sciences (BNS) at Rutgers University-Newark is to provide training across all areas of neuroscience as well as to provide intensive instruction within one area of focus so that graduates will be prepared for careers as academicians, educators and research scientists. Students are fully funded by the graduate program (not by individual faculty) for five years with a stipend, tuition and comprehensive health insurance. 

The BNS curriculum offers a wide range of courses that provide both breadth and depth. The program has only a few required courses but many electives so that students may tailor coursework to their individual backgrounds and needs. Students are primarily trained to conduct independent research and to present and discuss their results orally and in written form. Students also gain experience in undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring. The recent integration into Rutgers of the former UMDNJ Medical School  provides our students with additional clinically-relevant training opportunities.

The campus of the BNS program is located in Newark, New Jersey, 13 miles from Manhattan, New York City, with extensive public transportation links between the two.

For more information, and links to faculty profiles and related resources, see:

                                    http://www.neuroscience.newark.rutgers.edu

Additional information on our brain imaging center can be found at http://rubic.rutgers.edu

The admissions link can be reached directly at: http://www.bns.rutgers.edu

The deadline for applications is December 15, 2013 and interviews of the top candidates will take place mid/late February, 2014. Late applications may be considered on a case by case basis.

Applicants to the BNS program who are interested in working on African-American Brain Health research should contact me directly as well at gluck at pavlov.rutgers.edu. 


- Mark Gluck


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Dr. Mark A. Gluck,  Professor  
  Director, Rutgers Memory Disorders Project  
Center for Molecular  and Behavioral Neuroscience
Rutgers University                                
197 University Ave.                                   
Newark, New Jersey  07102                  
 	 Web:  http://www.gluck.edu
	 Email:  gluck at pavlov.rutgers.edu
    	Ph:  (973) 353-3298
 
     

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