Postdoctoral Marie Curie Fellowship in Neuroimaging (fMRI / morphometry) at the Department of Psychiatry, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany

Salary: EUR 48.786 p.a. (gross income / pre-tax) plus mobility allowances

The Neuroimaging Laboratory at the Department of Psychiatry,
Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena is inviting applications from
post-doctoral / experienced researchers in neuroimaging. We are seeking a
dedicated scientist with previous research experience in MR imaging, esp. with
regards to fMRI experiment set-up and data analysis. The applicant should be
familiar with standard software like SPM or FSL and proficient in applying
these for statistical analyses of (event-related) fMRI series. Programming
skills (matlab / C++) as well as stimulus display software (e.g. presentation)
confer an advantage. We welcome applications from graduates in psychology,
engineering, medicine, as well as any other related fields.

The post is initially offered for 1.5 years, an extension being subject to
progress. The work will mainly involve data analysis (fMRI and/or morphometry)
on projects involving the functional and structural basis of schizophrenia,
focussing on a large sample of twins and an ongoing twin study.
The basic salary offered (Marie Curie rate) is 48.786 € per year (pre-tax, i.e.
including employer's contribution to social security), plus a mobility
allowance of 6.228 € per year (single) or 9.964 € per year (married), an annual
travel allowance, and (if applicable) a single career exploratory award.

Please
note that this post is part of an EU Marie Curie programme and thus subject to
EU eligibility criteria (http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp6/mariecurie-actions/).
To apply for this post (or for further questions) please send an email
(indicating job reference EUTwinsS-Jena-ER1 in the header), including a full CV
and at least two references to Dr. Igor Nenadic via: igor.nenadic [at] uni-jena.de .

This job description is also available at http://dbm.neuro.uni-jena.de/?page_id=86 .

TWAS (the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, Italy) has recently signed new collaboration fellowship agreements with two institutions in Pakistan.

These new programmes will offer over 30 new fellowships to meritorious scientists from the developing world and are due to start in 2007.

The institutions in Pakistan are

• The International Centre for Chemical Sciences (ICCS), Karachi, Pakistan will offer postgraduate and postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology and Physical Sciences which will be tenable at the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry and the Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine & Drug Research.

Further detail can be obtained from the website of www.iccs.edu

• The National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), Lahore, Pakistan will also offer both postgraduate and postdoctoral fellowships in molecular biology and molecular genetics tenable at their centre and laboratories.

Further detail can be obtained from the website of www.cemb.edu.pk