CareerPlan

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Psychiatry

Washington University Medical Campus, USFull-time2026-10-19 → 2026-11-10

Core

Postdoctoral Research Associate conducting cognitive neuroscience research on brain-behavior relationships in infants at risk for autism using fcMRI data.

Role type

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Cognitive Neuroscience)

Builds

Scientific papers, grant reports, and research findings on autism risk.

Domain

Neuroscience / Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology

Deliverable

research

Required skills

fcMRI data analysis, Python, MATLAB, C, hypothesis testing, scientific writing, grant preparation

Preferred skills

Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Image Processing, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Statistics, Grant Writing

Technologies

Python, MATLAB, C, fcMRI

Responsibilities

Perform data processing and analyses, test and generate hypotheses about brain-behavior relationships, present findings locally and nationally, assist with grant preparation and reporting, prepare and submit scientific papers for publication

Seniority

Postdoctoral Researcher