postdoctoral position available

[Horwitz, Barry (NIDCD)]

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institutes of Health

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neural Modeling of Human Functional Neuroimaging
Data

A two-year postdoctoral fellowship under the supervision of Dr. Barry
Horwitz is available immediately for developing and applying computational
neuroscience modeling methods to in vivo human functional neuroimaging data,
obtained from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron
emission tomography (PET).  PET and fMRI facilities are available to
implement and test hypotheses derived from the modeling.  Two areas of
research are possible, depending on the background and interests of the
fellow:  (1) extending the method of structural equation modeling (path
analysis) to deal with fMRI designs and to improve the use of this method
for network analysis; (2) extending a large-scale neurobiologically
realistic computational model with the goal of understanding the relation
between functional neuroimaging data and the underlying electrophysiological
behavior of multiple interconnected neuronal populations.  See Trends in
Cognitive Science 3: 91-98, 1999 for examples of these types of research.
Knowledge of neural modeling or statistical techniques, and programming
experience are required.  PhD or MD degree required.  The position is in the
Language Section, Voice, Speech and Language Branch, NIDCD, NIH, Bethesda,
MD USA.  For further information, contact:  Dr. Barry Horwitz, Bldg. 10, Rm.
6C420, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.  Tel.
301-594-7755; FAX: 301-480-5625; Email: horwitz at helix.nih.gov.


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Barry Horwitz, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator
Language Section
Voice, Speech and Language Branch
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders
National Institutes of Health
Bldg. 10, Rm. 6C420
MSC 1591
Bethesda, MD 20892
USA

Tel. 301-594-7755
FAX  301-480-5625
horwitz at helix.nih.gov
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/intram/scientists/horwitzb.htm