Connectionists: Postdoc position in neuroimaging and data science at the University of Washington

[Ariel Rokem]

We are seeking scientists with a PhD in neuroscience, computer science,
electrical engineering, statistics, psychology or related fields, and with
an interest in human brain function and data science to apply for a
position as a post-doc at the Institute for Learning & Brain Science
(I-LABS) (http://depts.washington.edu/bdelab/) and the eScience Institute (
http://escience.washington.edu) at the University of Washington .

The project focuses on the development of methods for analyzing multi-modal
MRI data, and the application of these methods to questions pertaining to
human brain development. The long-term goals of the project are the
development and maintenance of software for the analysis of large openly
available datasets of human MRI, and the extraction of valuable information
about the biological basis of human cognitive abilities from these data.
This involves developing new algorithms for the analysis of diffusion MRI,
tools for harnessing the power of cloud computing to scale these tools to
large datasets and the development of new statistical and modeling
techniques that are tailored to the study of brain connections. The postdoc
would have the opportunity to work within a large and international
open-source development community (http://dipy.org), and would be
encouraged to develop a portfolio of open and reproducible science.

Suitable candidates should enjoy working in an interdisciplinary and
collaborative environment, as the position sits at the intersection of the
missions of eScience and I-LABS. There is one year of guaranteed funding
for the position, and the opportunity to apply for extraordinary
postdoctoral fellowships funded by the Washington Research Foundation, the
Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
(deadline: July 15th), available through the University of Washington
Institute for Neuroengineering and the eScience Institute:

http://uwin.washington.edu/post-docs/apply-post-docs/

http://escience.washington.edu/postdoctoral-fellowships



For inquiries please contact Prof. Yeatman (jyeatman at uw.edu) and Ariel
Rokem (arokem at uw.edu).


*The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal
opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age,
protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.*
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