The University of California, Riverside (UCR) Postdoctoral Recruitment 2024-2025

The University of California, Riverside (UCR) is inviting applications for a postdoctoral position in the cognitive neuroscience of aging. This position will involve collaborative research on an NIA-funded project aimed at understanding how individual differences in the structure and function of the locus coeruleus influence perception and memory in older adults.

Key Details:

• Position Title: Postdoc
• Salary Range: $64,480-$77,327
• Start Date: The appointment begins as soon as possible.
• Review Timeline: August 16, 2024 - Applications will continue to be accepted until this date. Applications received after this date will only be considered if the position remains unfilled.

Application Window:

• Open Date: July 12, 2024
• Most Recent Review Date: August 16, 2024, at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
• Final Date: June 30, 2025, at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position Overview: This postdoctoral role offers the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary research team, including Professors Xiaoping Hu, Ilana Bennett, and Weiwei Zhang at UCR, Professor Aaron Seitz at Northeastern University, and Megan Peters at UC Irvine. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the project, managing experimental setups, data collection and analysis, collaborating with graduate students and undergraduate research assistants, and presenting research findings at conferences and in publications.

Qualifications:

• Basic Qualifications:
  • A doctoral degree in Engineering, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, or a related field.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strong background in fMRI data collection and analysis, advanced computational and statistical skills, project management, and expertise in one or more relevant areas: neuroimaging, cognitive aging, brain aging, psychophysics, perception or memory processes, eye-tracking, metacognition, or the role of the locus coeruleus in cognition.
  • Experience in programming psychophysical experiments using MATLAB or Python is preferred.

Application Requirements:

• Documents:
  • Curriculum Vitae (most recent C.V.)
  • Cover Letter
  • Statement of Research Interests
  • 1-2 Sample Publications
  • Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence
• References:
  • Three letters of reference are required.

Application Link: Apply Here

Salary Information:

• Postdoc salary ranges from $64,480 to $77,327, depending on experience. The salary is determined based on the UC salary scales, which are aligned with experience levels. See Postdoctoral Scholar Salary Scale.

For more information about this position, please contact Trudi at trudi@engr.ucr.edu.

Working with UCR’s diverse and interdisciplinary team will offer a unique research and training experience, conducted at the UCR Center for Advanced Neuroimaging, which is equipped with a 3T Prisma fMRI system and state-of-the-art eye-tracking and psychophysical systems.

The University of California, Riverside is dedicated to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students and is a member of the AAU and the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.