Post-Doctoral Associate in the Center for Brain & Health – Dr. David Melcher

The Perception and Active Cognition laboratory in the Center for Brain & Health New York University Abu Dhabi seeks to recruit a Post-Doctoral Associate to work on the mechanisms underlying mental processing speed.

The successful applicant will drive a fascinating project that links processing speed measures to previously acquired functional and structural MRI data. The project will also involve simultaneously acquired and co-registered fMRI and EEG measurements. Measures of cognitive Speed of Processing are important for studies of healthy aging and many disorders including multiple sclerosis autism spectrum disorders dyslexia and schizophrenia as well as diabetes and obesity. This project investigates the neural correlates of Speed of Processing and its subcomponents translating into a more complete understanding of the mechanisms involved and their role in brain health. This project combines MRI and EEG/MEG studies with behavioral genetic and clinical measures to yield a more complete picture of how processing speed is related to health outcomes.

The candidate will work in a multidisciplinary environment consisting of PhD-level scientists graduate students and undergraduate students.

Applicants must have a PhD in psychology cognitive neuroscience or a related field and is still within their first 5 years since receiving their PhD. Strong neuroimaging data processing skills relevant to the project are required. Applicant must have no more than five years post receipt of this degree are eligible for a postdoctoral appointment.

For consideration applicants need to submit a cover letter curriculum vitae with full publication list transcript of degree statement of research interests and the names of three references all in PDF format. If you have any questions please email Prof. Melcher at .

The terms of employment are very competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. Applications will be accepted immediately and candidates will be considered until the position is filled.

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