Postdoctoral Fellow: Psychiatry & Affective Neuroscience

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

Job summary

The Ohio State University invites applications for two Post-Doctoral Scholar positions in Psychiatry to advance NIMH-funded work on social cognition in psychosis and bipolar disorder using multimodal methods. Start dates between January and August 2027; flexible timelines and strong career development opportunities.

Ideal candidates have a PhD in psychology or neuroscience, robust programming skills, and interest in clinical training for licensure. Mentoring and grants support are provided.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Psychology, Neuroscience, or related STEM field.
• PhD in clinical psychology is acceptable with licensure pathway.
• Strong quantitative and programming skills required.

Responsibilities

• Set up experimental tasks and code stimulus presentation software.
• Build databases to manage data collection and sharing.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Programming

MATLAB

Python

R

EEG

fMRI

Eye tracking

Education

Doctorate in Psychology / Neuroscience / related STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Python

R

EEG

fMRI

Eye tracking

Job description

The Ohio State University invites applications for two Post-Doctoral Scholar positions in Psychiatry to advance NIMH-funded work on social cognition in psychosis and bipolar disorder using multimodal methods. Start dates between January and August 2027; flexible timelines and strong career development opportunities.

Ideal candidates have a PhD in psychology or neuroscience, robust programming skills, and interest in clinical training for licensure. Mentoring and grants support are provided.