Postdoctoral Research Associate

The College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry is now considering applications for a Post-Doctoral level associate. We are leading the effort to understand diagnose treat and prevent psychiatric disorders prepare future clinicians provide state-of-the-art care and give direction to community efforts to improve behavioral health. William Scott Killgore PhD is a Professor of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience that joined the University of Arizona July 1 2014. He brings an active research program from Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital including his Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Laboratory. The Lab is devoted to the study of emotional intelligence PTSD mTBI stress and related conditions. Dr. Killgores innovative work is funded by the Department of Defense and recent research focuses on effects of prolonged sleep deprivation chronic sleep restriction and the use of stimulant countermeasures on the cognitive-affective systems within the brain. A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available within the Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory directed by William Scott Killgore PhD. This position is focused on the area of emotional intelligence training and will work alongside Dr. Killgore to lead a study on the efficacy and refinement of an online emotional intelligence training program. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will work collaboratively with the Study Coordinator Lab Manager and Principal Investigator to play an integral role in all aspects of this research project.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health dental and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation sick leave and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services please click here.

• Design emotional intelligence training materials.
• Write protocols reports and grants.
• Oversee overall study coordination including subject recruitment research technician training and education.
• Administer emotional personality and psychophysiological assessments.
• Conduct statistical analysis of behavioral psychophysiological and neuroimaging data.
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals conference proceedings and other venues.
• Travel and assist with aspects of project that are conducted at remote sites as necessary and various other duties or projects as assigned.

Knowledges Skills and Abilities:

• Technological knowledge base in graphic design computer programming and/or user interface design.
• Skilled in developing web-based intervention platforms.
• Background in computational methods used in neuroimaging (e.g. Matlab UNIX LINUX C/C SPM AFNI Freesurfer FSL TrackVisCONN).
• Exceptional skills in experimental design quantitative methods and statistical analysis and the ability to carry out independent data manipulation and sophisticated statistical analyses using standard software packages (e.g. SPSS R STATA BMDP JMP SAS).

• Ph.D. in psychology affective neuroscience cognitive/social neuroscience and/or other related field.

• Background in studying emotional/social processes using psychophysiological (e.g. EEG skin conductance heart rate variability biomarkers) or neuroimaging (e.g. fMRI DTI VBM PET connectivity) methods.
• Background in computational methods used in neuroimaging (e.g. Matlab UNIX LINUX C/C SPM AFNI Freesurfer FSL TrackVisCONN).
• Strong peer-reviewed publication record in the area of emotional intelligence social cognition or affective neuroscience.
• History of work on projects relating to emotional intelligence emotional/social cognition and/or affective neuroscience.
• Demonstrated solid mastery of written English. -Interest in sleep research.
• Experience in neuroimaging and/or psychophysiological data collection and analysis.