Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Arizona

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Tucson, AZ

Type:
Full-Time

Location:

Tucson Campus

Address:
Tucson, AZ USA

The College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry is now considering applications for a Post-Doctoral level associate. We are leading the effort to understand, diagnose, treat, and prevent psychiatric disorders, prepare future clinicians, provide state-of-the-art care, and give direction to community efforts to improve behavioral health. William "Scott" Killgore, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience that joined the University of Arizona July 1, 2014.

He brings an active research program from Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, including his Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Laboratory. The Lab is devoted to the study of emotional intelligence, PTSD, mTBI, stress and related conditions. Dr. Killgore’s innovative work is funded by the Department of Defense, and recent research focuses on effects of prolonged sleep deprivation, chronic sleep restriction, and the use of stimulant countermeasures on the cognitive‑affective systems within the brain.

A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available within the Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory directed by William "Scott" Killgore, PhD. (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). This position is focused on the area of emotional intelligence training and will work alongside Dr. Killgore to lead a study on the efficacy and refinement of an online emotional intelligence training program. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will work collaboratively with the Study Coordinator, Lab Manager, and Principal Investigator to play an integral role in all aspects of this research project.

• Write protocols, reports, and grants.
• Oversee overall study coordination including subject recruitment, research technician training and education.
• Administer emotional, personality, and psycho-physiological assessments.
• Conduct statistical analysis of behavioral, psycho-physiological, and neuroimaging data.
• Publish findings in peer‑reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and other venues.
• Travel and assist with aspects of the project that are conducted at remote sites, as necessary, and various other duties or projects as assigned.

• Technological knowledge base in graphic design, computer programming and/or user interface design.
• Skilled in developing web‑based intervention platforms.
• Background in computational methods used in neuroimaging (e.g., Matlab, UNIX, LINUX, C/C++, SPM, AFNI, Free surfer, FSL, Track Vis, CONN).
• Exceptional skills in experimental design, quantitative methods, and statistical analysis, and the ability to carry out independent data manipulation and sophisticated statistical analyses using standard software packages (e.g., SPSS, R, STATA, BMDP, JMP, SAS).

Ph.D. in psychology, affective neuroscience, cognitive/social neuroscience, and/or other related field.

• Background in studying emotional/social processes using psycho-physiological (e.g., EEG, skin conductance, heart rate variability, biomarkers) or neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI, DTI, VBM, PET, connectivity) methods.
• Background in computational methods used in neuroimaging (e.g., Matlab, UNIX, LINUX, C/C++, SPM, AFNI, Free surfer, FSL, Track Vis, CONN).
• Strong peer‑reviewed publication record in the area of emotional intelligence, social cognition, or affective neuroscience.
• History of work on projects relating to emotional intelligence, emotional/social cognition, and/or affective neuroscience.
• Demonstrated solid mastery of written English.
• Interest in sleep research.
• Experience in neuroimaging and/or psycho-physiological data collection and analysis.

Exempt

Full Time

40

1.0

Fiscal

Research

Yes - Full Benefits

NIH salary guidelines, Depends on Experience

salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

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Sarah Green | srgreen1

Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter