Post-Doctoral Scholar - Psychiatry

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tso Lab at The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health is seeking 2 postdoctoral fellows to study the cognitive and neural bases of social processes in psychosis and bipolar disorders using multimodal methods (EEG, fMRI, eye tracking, TMS, and computational modeling). Start date flexible between January and August 2027.

Responsibilities include setting up tasks, building data management systems, preprocessing data, performing analyses, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related STEM discipline.
• PhD in clinical psychology acceptable with option for 25% clinical training hours for licensure.
• Strong quantitative and programming skills (MATLAB, Python, R).
• Experience with EEG, fMRI, eye tracking, or neuromodulation research is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Set up experimental tasks and code stimulus presentation software.
• Build databases to manage data collection and sharing.
• Preprocess behavioral, eye tracking, EEG, and/or neuroimaging data.
• Perform interim data analyses and assist with data interpretation.
• Present findings at scientific conferences and disseminate results (papers).
• Assist with grant writing to obtain research funds.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Programming (MATLAB, Python, R)

Neuroimaging/EEG/eye tracking/neuromod

Research productivity

Education

Doctoral degree in Psychology/Neuroscience or related STEM

Job description

The Tso Lab at The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health (https://u.osu.edu/ivytsolab/) is seeking 2 postdoctoral fellows to work on NIMH-funded projects investigating the cognitive and neural bases of social processes in psychosis and bipolar disorders using multimethods, including psychophysics, EEG, eye tracking, multimodal fMRI, neuromodulation (TMS, tACS), and computational modeling. Start date is flexible but should be between January and August 2027. Both clinical and non-clinical PhD applicants are welcome to apply, with a preference for those with clinical training.

The postdoc fellows’ primary responsibilities include: 1) setting up experimental tasks, including coding the stimulus presentation software; 2) building the databases necessary to manage data collection and data sharing; 3) setting up scripts to preprocess behavioral, eye tracking, EEG and/or neuroimaging data; and 4) performing data preprocessing on a regular basis as data being collected; 5) performing interim data analyses; 6) presenting research findings at scientific conferences, writing and publishing manuscripts to disseminate the findings; and 9) assisting with grant writing to obtain research funds to continue this line of research.

Candidates with clinical backgrounds would have the option to designate 25% effort to research clinical assessments to accrue supervised clinical hours for licensure. Related responsibilities include: 1) administer and score the diagnostic instruments, clinical symptom ratings, and functional assessments; 2) provide training and supervision to research staff and students as they learn to administer diagnostic instruments, clinical symptom ratings, and functional assessments.

These positions are ideal for recent PhD graduates seeking a postdoctoral career of high research productivity (publications, grant writing) to facilitate transition to an independent academic research career, as well as those who are seeking clinical training to obtain licensure following postdoctoral training. Mentoring and allowances will be available to support career development activities (e.g., conference travel, workshop registration) and grant writing (e.g., NIH F32, K award). Excellent internal grant funding opportunities and training courses/workshops (e.g., neuroimaging methods, advanced statistical methods, grant writing) are widely available for early-career researchers within the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Tso is committed to (and has a track record of) mentoring postdoctoral fellows and helping them to develop a successful career in clinical psychology and affective neuroscience research.

A 2-year commitment is required, with the possibility of renewal up to 5 years depending on satisfactory performance. We especially invite and encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) racial/ethnic minorities, first-generation college students, and students from low-SES backgrounds.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctorate degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related STEM discipline. Candidates with a PhD in clinical psychology would have the option to designate 25% effort to clinical training to accrue supervised hours for licensure.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Strong quantitative and programming skills (e.g., MATLAB, Python, R) are required. Experience with EEG, fMRI, eye tracking, and/or neuromodulation research and psychosis assessment skills are highly desirable but not required. Candidates should have a track record of research productivity (including scientific publications, presentations, and grant applications).

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Thank you for your interest in working at Ohio State.

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.