Postdoc Fellow

Lab Name
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Brain Food Lab
Supervisor Name
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Shana Adise
Position Title: Postdoc Fellow

The Brain Food Lab led by Dr. Shana Adise in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Georgia seeks a postdoctoral fellow to work on NIH funded studies examining how weight gain and food intake affect brain development and neurocognition during childhood and adolescence. The start date for this position is flexible but looking for a candidate that is willing to start soon.

This research combines multimodal techniques including behavioral, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biological markers of metabolic health. Research projects will include Big Data questions from the NIH-funded HBCD and ABCD cohorts as well as smaller scale studies collected from the laboratory. The postdoctoral candidate will work alongside leaders of the field of ingestive behavior, neuroimaging, and neurocognitive development.

Postdoc Minimum qualifications/

Work experience:

Candidates should have a PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., psychology, neuroscience, computer science, engineering, nutrition). Experience with MRI is required, and expertise in structure/DTI and/or resting state is an added bonus. A background in one or more of the following is essential: obesity/eating behavior, nutrition, biostatistics, big data analytics, neuroimaging. Programming experience (Python, R etc.) is required as a prerequisite.

Strong data analysis and writing skills required. This is an in-person position.