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News Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 10:00
Postdoctoral Associate – Yale Imaging and Psychopharmacology Lab
Description: There is an opening for a Postdoctoral Associate interested in predictive modeling and neuroimaging of addictions within the Yale Imaging and Psychopharmacology Lab at Yale School of Medicine to start as early as February 1, 2020, under the primary mentorship of Dr. Sarah Yip, PhD, MSc. The postdoctoral associate will join a diverse, interdisciplinary team committed to understanding the biological mechanisms of addictions and their treatments.
The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with large, longitudinal, multi-modal (clinical, behavioral, and imaging) datasets as well as to develop their own research questions within this conceptual and experimental framework. In addition to developing his or her own research program, the successful candidate will contribute to an NIH funded large-scale secondary data analysis of neuroimaging data from >3,000 adolescents and young adults, in order to help identify neuromarkers of vulnerability for risky alcohol use. Other federally funded projects within the lab include acquisition of neuroimaging data from individuals with opioid-use disorder and pharmacological challenge studies. Thus, there are multiple opportunities for translational research.
Qualifications: PhD, MD or MD/PhD in psychology, statistics, neuroscience or a related field is required. Previous experience working with neuroimaging and/or computational modeling is desired but not required. Candidates with strong statistical background but without neuroimaging experience are also strongly encouraged to apply.
To apply: Please e-mail a brief letter of interest describing your current experience, skills, and how your future goals align with this position, along with an up-to-date CV and contact information for three references directly to sarah.yip@yale.edu. Please also feel free to direct informal inquiries about this position to sarah.yip@yale.edu.
Recent lab publications:
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