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Postdoctoral Fellowship | Division of Women's Health and Department of Psychiatry |
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA
Position: The Holsen Lab is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow to contribute to our
work in clinical neuroscience related to reward processing, hormones, and appetite
phenotypes in depression (PI: Dr. Laura Holsen). The focus of our lab is on understanding
factors that drive appetite, mood-related eating behaviors, and weight change, with a
broad goal of ameliorating negative health outcomes and chronic diseases associated with
disordered eating. Current projects cover stress-induced eating in major depressive
disorder, postmenopausal neurocognitive decline in women with obesity, and neurohormonal
predictors of response to weight loss therapies including bariatric surgery,
neuromodulation techniques, and glycemic load diets. In our work, we explore these themes
using multimodal neuroimaging in combination with neuroendocrine measurements and
behavioral assessments. We work in close collaboration with colleagues in psychiatry,
nutrition, endocrinology, and radiology/functional neuroimaging.
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School offers an excellent environment
to engage in multidisciplinary, dynamic research training through various collaborative
opportunities. Resources include state of the art imaging facilities at the Brigham and
Women's MRI Research Center (BWMRC) and clinical research coordination through the
Physiologic Unit of the BWH Center for Clinical investigation [part of the Harvard
Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC), now called the Harvard Catalyst]. The
Fellow will have opportunities for publications and presentations using new and existing
datasets, and be encouraged to prepare independent research grants. Mentorship will be
provided by the PI, along with opportunities to interact with a diverse team of
collaborators including clinicians with expertise in obesity treatment, neuroscientists,
neuroendocrinologists, neuroanatomists, psychiatrists, and physicists.
Qualifications/Requirements: Successful applicants will have completed a Ph.D. or
M.D./Ph.D. (post residency) in neuroscience (affective, nutritional, or cognitive),
psychology, or a related discipline. Qualified applicants must have experience working
with clinical populations (individuals with disordered eating; psychiatric disorders), a
solid foundation in conducting fMRI studies, and a strong publication record of
first-author research papers that includes neuroimaging studies. We are looking for
candidates with strong technical skills, including competence in task implementation,
pre-processing, and analyzing fMRI data (task-related and resting-state functional
connectivity), and with expertise and coding ability in relevant analysis software (SPM,
CONN, Matlab, and UNIX/Linux environments).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and an aptitude for writing manuscripts
and grant applications are essential. The successful applicant will have the ability to
work both within a team and independently, managing several projects simultaneously and
training/mentoring research assistants. We are looking for highly motivated, self-driven,
creative, and interactive scientists.
How to apply: Interested candidates should send a cover letter, CV, statement of past
research experience and long-term career goals, and three letters of references (sent in
confidence) to Dr. Laura Holsen:
lholsen@bwh.harvard.edu<mailto:lholsen@bwh.harvard.edu>.
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