The Language Section of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health is seeking applications for a post-doctoral fellowship, to begin in the Spring of 2001. The laboratory's research focuses on the functional neuroanatomy of brain-language relationships in normal subjects and in patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders affecting voice, speech, and language. We combine PET, fMRI, and ERP methods to investigate the functional integration of brain regions subserving language and movement and investigate how this integration may be disrupted by conditions such as aphasia, deafness, dysfluency, and neurodegenrative disorders such as Parkinson's disease. We apply these same methods to investigate the pharmacological, surgical, and behavioral treatments for these disorders. Applicants should hold an MD or a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline such as neuroscience, cognitive psychology, or psycholinguistics.
Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
A minimum commitment of two years is required. Applications are invited for a postdoctoral or research scientist position. The person will collaborate and have oversight responsibility for grant-related projects on topics such as affect, social isolation, allostasis, and prejudice. The position would begin approximately July 1, 2001. The University of Connecticut Alcohol Research Center is seeking applicants for NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowships focusing on brain imaging studies of substance dependent patients as well as adolescents at risk for substance dependence.