Imaging Data Scientist

Description

The Center for Population Neuroscience and Genetics at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research is seeking talented and highly motivated neuroimaging researchers for an imaging data scientist position to work on the high dimensional neuroimaging, genomics, and longitudinal clinical assessments data.

The profile of research organization

Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) has been a pioneer on the mind-body interaction and how it relates to psychiatric symptoms. With the newly founded the Center for Population Neuroscience and Genetics (PNG), we are positioned to use the large-scale population data, including biobanks, national registries, and deep-phenotyped population cohorts, to investigate the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders, finding the potential pathways for clinical interventions.

Job description

The PhD level data scientist will work within the PNG at LIBR to develop and build theneuroimaging processing pipelines for harmonizing the multimodal imaging across population studies. The data scientist will also in charge of analyzing high dimensional and temporal population neuroscience data. The goal is to understand the complex interplays between brain and behaviors in the context of human development. The data scientist will work closely with colleagues at LIBR while also developing and implementing their research ideas.

Qualifications

Necessary qualifications

• A relevant PhD degree or equivalent qualifications in neuroscience, cognitive science,psychology, or applied biostatistics
• Expert in neuroimaging data processing and analytics
• Experienced in computational language, either R or Python

Preferred qualifications

• Excellence in either Neuroimaging or Genomics
• Experience in developing methods for high-dimensional data
• Experience in analyzing multivariate longitudinal and survival data

Personal qualifications

• Strong drive to obtain established goals
• Excellent collaborative, communication, and presentation skills
• Scientifically self-motivated and creative
• Ability to work both independently and in structured groups
• Open-minded and analytical personality

If you are interested in this position, please send a resume/cover letter to info@laureateinstitute.org

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