Research Assistant Positions at U. Maryland - Apply Soon

Research Assistant Positions are available in clinical cognitive neuroscience at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center.

Up to three research assistant positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. James Gold to work on studies of the nature of cognitive and affective disturbances in schizophrenia. We use behavioral, ERP, and fMRI methods.

Previous experience with experimental task programming, image analysis, or working with people with schizophrenia experience is desirable. Ongoing NIMH supported projects include work on attention and working memory (in collaboration with Steve Luck), cognitive measure development and validation with fMRI (in collaboration with Cam Carter, Deanna Barch, Angus MacDonald, Dan Ragland, Charan Ranganath), reward processing (in collaboration with Michael Frank, James Waltz, Elliot Stein).

Positions offer opportunities to be involved with both basic cognitive neuroscience method development and applications with clinical populations.

Please send CV and letter of support to jgold@mprc.umaryland.edu. Formal applications should also be submitted through U. Maryland Baltimore HR website: http://www.hr.umaryland.edu/careers/ for Research Assistant, Clinical requisition #s 5447, 5445