Connectionists: Postdoctoral position available: Cognition and Emotion in Parkinson's Disease (at Rutgers-Newark, New Jersey)

[Mark A. Gluck]

Postdoctoral position available:
Cognition and Emotion in Parkinson's Disease

We seek a postdoctoral fellow to work in our lab on studies of 
learning, memory, and decision making in Parkinson's Disease 
patients, studying how these cognitive capabilities interact with 
emotional and other psychiatric aspects of the disorder (e.g., 
depression and impulse control disorders). We are especially 
interested in how these cognitive and emotional variables are 
affected by dopaminergic medications. The position would be at 
Rutgers University-Newark (just outside New York City, NY) and 
involve overseeing our many collaborative projects in Parkinson's 
disease, both locally at NYU Medical Center and the North Shore-LIJ 
Feinstein Institute's Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson's 
Disease as well as our international collaborations with Parkinson's 
clinics in China, Turkey, Italy, Israel, and the Palestinian West 
Bank.

PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES: (1) A strong command of the relevant cognitive 
neuroscience and neuropsychology literature on Parkinson's disease, 
basal ganglia function, and dopamine, and (2) prior experience 
designing and conducting behavioral studies with patient populations, 
(3) strong statistical data analysis skills, (4) excellent speaking 
and professional writing skills in English.  Although not essential, 
it would be useful if the candidate has some familiarity with 
functional brain imaging to assist in ongoing imaging studies of 
striatal function in both healthy individuals and those with 
Parkinson's disease.

For more information on our laboratory, see http://www.gluck.edu. A 
collection of our recent papers on Parkinson's disease can be found 
at: http://www.gluck.edu/parkinsons.html

START DATE: Prefer early 2013 but summer/fall 2013 is also possible.

Interested candidates should contact me by email at 
gluck at pavlov.rutgers.edu with a cover letter describing their 
background, career goals, and how they fit the four attributes listed 
above, along with a CV and a PDF of a representative published paper.

Regards, Mark Gluck

PS. NOTE: IF GOING TO SFN IN NEW ORLEANS,  PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP TO 
SET UP PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW THERE.
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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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