Description
About the position and project
This three-year postdoctoral fellowship will be part of the Aging Neuroscience Group, which explores the structural and functional neural networks underlying social and emotional processing in aging.
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic postdoctoral fellow to join the lab in Spring of 2027 to help better understand the emotional and brain changes that occur in aging.
Dr Ziaei’s group aims to explore how individual differences in cognitive functions and biological markers influence brain networks involved in processing social and emotional cues in the environment. We are running a deep sampling study in which healthy and clinical patients will be followed and scanned several times to identify within-individual variabilities in social-emotional processing. Additionally, we are interested in using an ultra-high field scanner (7T) to examine the role of deep structures such as the locus coeruleus in individual variabilities and association with mental and cognitive health outcomes.
In addition, the postdoctoral fellow will be able to be engaged in other projects including cross-sectional design and large-scale data approach. For more information about our current work and publications please visit: Brain Health Platform | Maryam Ziaei or Maryam Ziaei - NTNU
The purpose of a postdoctoral position is to build up a researcher profile that qualifies for a position as associate professor. The position may also offer additional skills that are relevant to the postdoctoral fellow's future career.
Duties of the position
Carry out research of excellent quality, contributing to the ongoing deep sampling studycooperate on project design
data collection (fMRI and behavioral testing)
data analysis
Academic publications and popular science dissemination
Participation in the research group's activities
Applying for research funding and write applications and report on progress to funding sources
Participating in international activities such as conferences and/or research stays at foreign educational institutions
Mentoring students, helping them with their research projects, and advising on methodology and academic writing
Additional opportunity to work on existing dataset or generate new project (within the scope of the lab)
For how to apply, please visit this link: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Kavli Institute’s Aging Neuroscience Group (308852) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Requirements
Required selection criteria
You must have completed a doctoral degree in psychology, neuroscience, biomedical sciences, or related fields.
If you are in the final phase of your doctorate and can document that the thesis has been submitted or that the defense date has been confirmed, your application can be considered even if you have not defended. NOTE: Documentation of the obtained doctorate must be presented before you can take up the position.
Expertise in design and analyses of fMRI data (both task and resting state-based fMRI data)
Expertise in univariate analyses (e.g., SPM, FSL) and programming (e.g., Python and Matlab)
Experience in multivariate analyses and network analyses
Excellent academic record with scientific publication in relevant fields
Excellent oral and written presentation skills in English
If you do not already have educational competence that meets the requirements for a position as associate professor in Norway, NTNU will arrange for you to acquire such competence during the employment period.
The appointment is to be made in accordance with NTNUs guidelines for recruitment positions and for general criteria for the position.
Preferred selection criteria
Experience in delineation of small structures such as brainstem structures or subcortical areas
Experience in applying machine learning in neuroscience
Experience in analyzing large MRI dataset
Familiarity with analyses of structural MRI data (volumetric and/or DTI analyses)
Research experience with older adults’ population
