The Memory and Aging Lab at UT Austin - Postdoc Positions Available

The Memory and Aging Lab in the Department of Psychology at UT Austin (P.I. Audrey Duarte) is seeking one to two postdoctoral research fellows to spearhead research related to a new NIH multi-year grant exploring the neurocognitive mechanisms by which depression contributes to episodic memory impairments and memory decline, and how age exacerbates these impairments, in adults across their lifespan. This is a multi-site project in collaboration with Georgia State University (P.I. Vonetta Dotson and Co-I Vince Calhoun). Studies utilize task-based fMRI, memory task design, clinical interviews, social determinants of health, multimodal imaging, univariate, and multivariate statistical analyses.

Required Qualifications
-A Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience, public health, engineering, or a related field (received no more than three years prior to the start date).
-Evidence of peer-reviewed publications
-Experience collecting and analyzing fMRI or other MRI data
-Interest and/or experience in human cognition, particularly episodic memory or emotional cognition, and/or cognitive aging research
-Demonstrated ability to use one or more programming languages for data analysis (i.e., Python, Matlab, RStudio, etc.)
-Interest and/or experience serving as a mentor to junior research assistants working on the project with you

Preferred Qualifications
-Interest and/or experience in working with different populations and the social determinants of health disparities
-Interest and/or experience in conducting clinical assessments of depression
-Ability to speak and understand Spanish

Email Dr. Duarte audrey.duarte@utexas.edu, see https://duartelab.la.utexas.edu/ for more information or apply at https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/UT-MAIN-CAMPUS/Postdoctoral-Research-Fellow---Memory-and-Aging-Lab_R_00032931