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Assistant Professorships, University of Ghent
publication date: Aug 26, 2010
ACADEMIC POSITIONS IN THE ANALYSIS OF NEUROIMAGING DATA AND STATISTICAL GENOMICS, GHENT UNIVERSITY, BELGIUM In light of the university's newly recognized Centers of Excellence in Research, we are delighted to announce one new Academic position for the Analysis of Neuroimaging Data and two new Academic positions in Statistical Genomics, in the starting rank of assistant professor. The positions are opened in the fields of:
•1. Position for the Analysis of Neuroimaging Data In April 2010, Ghent University established a Multidisciplinary Research Partnership on cognitive neuroscience. The Partnership orients the available neuroscience expertise at the faculties of psychology, medicine and engineering towards a common research project on the integrative neuroscience of behavioral control. The Partnership will investigate the functional neuroanatomy of cognitive and emotion control and its modulation by neurotransmitter systems in the healthy and pathological brain. The MRP will expand its staff with 5 full-time Tenure Track positions with a focus on scientific research in the following academic fields:
These positions are initially 5-year temporary appointments in a Tenure Track system focusing on research, with a minimal teaching load. After a positive evaluation, the position will lead to a permanent position as senior lecturer. Starting date is Februray 2011 (negotiable). Candidates should have obtained a PhD after 1 February 2004 but not later than 1 February 2009. For further information:
Description of the project: Based on the development of technologies to visualize and measure brain function, psychology and neurosciences have become integrated in the domain of the cognitive neurosciences. The focus of several research groups at different faculties of UGent is situated within this rapidly growing field. By means of investments so far, these groups have become internationally recognized research centers. To realize further development and growth it is necessary that the activities of these groups become synchronized and centralized around a common goal, as such to achieve a durable multidisciplinary research platform. The present project proposes the understanding of the neural basis of behavioral control as a common goal. The societal relevance of understanding neural functioning of behavioral control cannot be underestimated. In modern times, the regulation of behavior is one of the most significant abilities that allow humans to efficiently deal with the changing demands of their environment. Dysfunctions or impairments in this ability may lead to severe psychiatric and neurological disorders, including depression, anxiety, addiction and aggressive behaviors, Parkinson disease, schizophrenia and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders. The cognitive neuroscience research in the domain of behavioral control is organized along three dimensions. The first dimension spans behavioral control in cognition and emotion. The second dimension covers behavioral, neuroanatomical and neurochemical aspects of behavioral control. The third dimension puts behavioral control in the perspective of health and pathology. Starting from the presently available expertise of the different research groups at UGent, we designed a concrete research program which integrates our theoretical, technological and clinical capacities along the three dimensions described above. This integrative project is implemented in three workpackages: (1) cognitive control (how do humans make decisions and execute tasks to adapt performance optimally to the changing needs of the internal and external environment?); (2) emotion control (how do humans regulate emotions to reach optimal affective states?); (3) the integration of cognitive and emotion control (what are the commonalities and differences between cognitive and emotion control? How do they interact?). In each of these workpackages we will use our technological and methodological expertise of different imaging techniques to achieve intra- and interdimensional integration by means of multimodal data acquisition and analysis. Specific information concerning the vacancy for the analysis of neuroimaging data:
Partners: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Engineering
•2. Positions in Statistical Genomics Ghent University invites applications for two full time Tenure Track position dedicated to research in Statistical Genomics. The positions are funded by the Special Research Fund (BOF) as two of five Tenure Track positions in Bioinformatics launched at Ghent University as part of its Multidisciplinary Research Partnership in Bioinformatics ‘From Nucleotides to Networks' (N2N). This is an interdisciplinary field joining the expertise of scientists with different backgrounds to solve problems in (molecular) biology through computational means, which Ghent University has identified as one of their 5 areas of excellence. More information on these positions can be found in the job advertisement on this website (August 5, http://www.statisticsjobs.org.uk/articles/20100805). •3. General information The governing language at the Ghent University is Dutch. However, research is primarily conducted in English. Persons who do not speak Dutch as a native language are very welcome to apply and are expected to acquire a working knowledge of the language. Applications must be sent in duplicate by registered mail to the Vice-Chancellor of Ghent University, Vice-Chancellor's Office, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium, using the necessary application form, together with proof of suitability (eg copies of the applicant's diplomas). After preselection, candidates will be asked to submit a research project plan which fits into the research objectives of the Multidisciplinary Research Partnership. A description will be made available. The deadline is September 7, 2010. The date of posting is accepted as the date of receipt. 
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