<div dir="ltr">Hello peeps,<div><br></div><div>A friend working in neurovascular coupling is looking for a postdoc - please see the advertisement below and feel free to forward to anyone who might be interested,</div><div>
<br></div><div>All the best,<br>Clare<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Kevin Murphy</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:murphyk2@cardiff.ac.uk">murphyk2@cardiff.ac.uk</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM<br>Subject: Post-doctoral position: CUBRIC<br>To: Clare Kelly <<a href="mailto:amclarekelly@gmail.com">amclarekelly@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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Clare,<br><br>
I’m currently looking for a postdoc to help with fMRI and MEG experiments investigating neurovascular coupling. Could you please circulate the following advert around your school/department or to anyone you think might be interested?<br>
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<a href="http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AHH777/research-associate/" target="_blank">http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AHH777/research-associate/</a><br>
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Thanks,<br>
Kevin<br>
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<b>Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC)</b><br>
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<b>Post-doctoral research associate in neurovascular coupling</b><br>
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<b>Period of appointment: </b>Until 10th August 2015<br>
<b>Job reference number:</b> 1379BR<br>
<b>Salary:</b> £30,424 – £36,298 per annum (Grade 6)<br>
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We are seeking a post-doctoral research associate to work closely with Dr. Kevin Murphy in CUBRIC, School of Psychology, Cardiff University on a 5 year research programme funded by the Wellcome Trust. The post-holder will be involved in neuroimaging studies of neurovascular coupling, investigating age-related alterations in the relationship between neural activity and regional blood supply. They will be expected to acquire and analyse MRI/MEG data in both young and elderly volunteers.<br>
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The motivation for this research programme stems from the fact that the fMRI BOLD signal is not a direct measure of neuronal activity. When comparing groups using this technique, the implicit assumption that neurovascular coupling properties are equivalent is made. Any alterations in cerebrovascular dynamics lead to BOLD differences that are unrelated to neuronal activity. Using an elderly group as a model for altered coupling, this project will investigate such BOLD differences, not only developing suitable correction strategies to uncover BOLD signal purely related to neural activity but also to use the vascular component as a measure of cerebrovascular health. The post-holder will assist with final objective of research program which is to translate cerebrovascular models that have been developed into young/elderly group comparisons by testing their ability to characterise group differences that are present in MEG-derived neuronal activity measures. <br>
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Applicants should be experienced in the analysis of neuroimaging or neurophysiological data and should have / or be due to submit a PhD relevant to this or related fields. The ability to communicate well with scientific colleagues and participants in our experiments is essential. Candidates should have a good understanding of the biophysics underlying FMRI and/or MEG signals and their relationship to neurovascular coupling. Practical experience in the acquisition of neuroimaging data is required. <br>
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For informal enquiries please contact Dr. Kevin Murphy (<a href="mailto:murphyk2@cardiff.ac.uk" target="_blank">murphyk2@cardiff.ac.uk</a>).<br>
A job description and further particulars, including details of how to apply, is available on the Cardiff University jobs website <a href="http://www.cf.ac.uk/jobs/" target="_blank">http://www.cf.ac.uk/jobs/</a> reference 1379BR.<br>
The closing date for applications is the 9th Oct 2013.<br>
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<a href="http://psych.cf.ac.uk/cubric" target="_blank">http://psych.cf.ac.uk/cubric</a><br>
<a href="http://psych.cf.ac.uk/contactsandpeople/researchfellows/murphy.php" target="_blank">http://psych.cf.ac.uk/contactsandpeople/researchfellows/murphy.php</a><br>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Clare Kelly, Ph.D.,<br>Leon Levy Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,</font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Assistant Director, Phyllis Green and Randolph Cowen Institute for Pediatric Neuroscience,</font><div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">NYU Child Study Center, New York, NY 10016<br></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><a href="http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/" target="_blank"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/</font></a></div>
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