荷兰格罗宁根大学医学院神经影像中心神经影像学博士后岗位

Institution

NeuroImaging Center, UMCG, Groningen

Position

postdoc

Location

Groningen, The Netherlands

Date Posted

August 26th 2008

Closing Date

November 1st 2008

Description

The TIPharma project entitled:’ Validation of the use of fMRI as an objective measure of pain in patients with and without psychiatric comorbidities’ stems from a collaboration between the industrial partners PRA International and Schering-Plough, various Departments of the University Medical Center in Groningen and the dutch government via Top Institute Pharma.

The interdisciplinary research project aims to use fMRI to achieve more objective measures of the pain state of subjects, in order to guide future drug development by quantifying their analgesic properties. In addition, the project aims to separate brain activations primarily associated with pain from those associated with anxiety and depression. The Postdoctoral candidate will have a solid background in functional imaging, be enthusiastic, autonomous, dedicated and will have excellent communication skills and a very good knowledge of English. The successful candidate will be appointed for 3 years at the NeuroImaging Center (www.bcn-nic.nl) and will be responsible for leading a team composed of him/herself and 2 additional researchers and will develop fMRI paradigms for the quantification of pain. There will be a collaboration and exchange program with the NeuroImaging Center at the University of Oxford with an established record in the application of fMRI to the study of Pain. The University Medical Center Groningen offers a dynamic research environment offering a range of techniques and different levels of expertise in neuroimaging, biological psychiatry and anesthesiology/pain management.
The vast majority of Dutch citizens speak fluent English making integration in the Netherlands easy for most foreign candidates with a good knowledge of English.

Contact

http://www.bcn-nic.nl/