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UCL Institute of Neurology Research Associate, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging Closing date: 7 July 2013 Interviews: 22 July 2013
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral Research Associate in the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, under the supervision of Professor Ray Dolan, to work on a research project investigating decision making and motivation from a computational neuroscience perspective. This is part of a joint Wellcome Trust funded UCL-Cambridge University mental health and neurosciences research project involving healthy volunteers and patients. Main duties will involve undertaking original high quality research to produce publications, conference papers and other research outputs in the areas of computational neuroscience, neuroimaging, neurophysiology and related fields. Candidates must have a PhD in a relevant subject area by the agreed start date and experience of theoretical and computational neuroscience in relation to decision making. Proficiency in data analysis is essential, as is an ability to work independently. Experience in fMRI, the ability to program (primarily in Matlab), an interest in statistical methods and a good publication record are desirable. The post is available for three years in the first instance. Starting salary on UCL Grade 7 in the range £32,375 - £39,132 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance. You should apply for this post through UCL's online recruitment – www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs where you can download a job description and person specification using ref: 1337707. For queries relating to the application process, please contact Samantha Robinson, Personnel Officer, Institute of Neurology, 23 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG (email: IoN.HRAdmin@ucl.ac.uk). Applicants may contact Professor Ray Dolan directly on r.dolan@ucl.ac.uk for further information. University of Oxford
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The Vanderbilt JD/PhD joint degree in Law and Neuroscience is happy to announce that one full-tuition law school scholarship has been put into place this year for a person admitted to both the Vanderbilt Brain Institute and Vanderbilt Law School who will begin the JD/PhD track in Fall 2013. Kindly pass the word to anyone who may be interested. Further details appear below, and at this link: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/neurolaw/scholarship.php
Neuroethics Hires at Georgia State University Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia is creating a new interdisciplinary Neuroethics Program, a cooperative venture of the Department of Philosophy, the Neuroscience Institute, theDepartment of Psychology, and the College of Law. As part of the University’s Second Century Initiative (2CI), the Neuroethics Program includes three new open-rank tenured/tenure-track hires, new PhD Fellowships, and a Concentration in Neuroethics in the PhD programs in Neuroscience and in Psychology. Nicole Vincent has been hired as Associate Professor in Philosophy, Law, and Neuroscience for one of these positions. Searches for the other two positions are ongoing. Each successful candidate will be hired at a rank commensurate with experience, with a primary appointment in the Departments of Philosophy or Psychology, the Neuroscience Institute, or the College of Law. Joint appointment in these units and affiliation with other research units or interdisciplinary initiatives will be encouraged. The Neuroethics Program will be a part of a thriving interdisciplinary neuroscience community in Atlanta and at GSU, including the resources of the Center for Advanced Brain Imaging, the Brains & Behavior Program, the Language Research Center, and the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics. VISITING SCHOLAR POSITION |