Postdoc Position in Neuroimaging of Autism

Institut Pasteur; Paris; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, invites applications for a Postdoctoral fellowship in neuroimaging of autism. The role focuses on analyzing brain imaging and cognitive data from autism and neurodevelopmental cohorts and controls.

The successful candidate will explore links between autism-associated genetic variants and brain development, using anatomical and functional connectivity measures, within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• PhD in Neuroscience or Cognitive science is required.
• Strong informatics skills with FSL, Freesurfer, fMRIprep and coding in R, Python, Bash.
• Proficiency in machine learning.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment with teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Analyze brain imaging and cognitive data from autism and neurodevelopmental cohorts and controls.
• Investigate relationships between autism-associated genetic variants and brain development using anatomical and functional connectivity data.

Skills

Neuroimaging interest

Psychiatry knowledge

Genetics knowledge

English proficiency

Teamwork

Scientific curiosity

Education

PhD in Neuroscience or Cognitive science

Tools

FSL

Freesurfer

fMRIprep

R

Python

Bash

Job description

Postdoc Position in Neuroimaging of Autism

Institut Pasteur

Paris, France

The candidate should have a PhD in Neuroscience or Cognitive science and the following skills:

• Strong interest in the field of neuroimaging, psychiatry and genetics;
• Computer skills: Strong level in the main informatics software (FSL, Freesurfer, fMRIprep) and coding languages (R, Python, Bash);
• Good level on machine learning;
• Good level of written and oral English;
• Ease in a multidisciplinary environment, taste for teamwork, interpersonal skills;
• Scientific curiosity, methodological rigor.

Role of the Postdoctoral fellow:

She/he will analyze brain imaging and cognitive data from different groups of individuals with autism or neurodevelopmental disorders (R. Debré pediatric parisian hospital, n=1000) and controls from the general population (UK Biobank). She/he will analyse the data to study the relationship between genetic variants associated with autism and brain development (analysing anatomical and functional connectivity data).