Postdoctoral Research Associate - Psychiatry

The Cognitive and Perceptual Development Lab directed by John R. Pruett Jr. at WashU Medicine is recruiting a cognitive neuroscience postdoctoral research associate to work with functional connectivity MRI data from large studies of brain and behavior development in infants at risk for autism. Under Dr. Pruett's supervision the postdoc processes and analyses data, tests and generates hypotheses about brain-behavior relationships in autism, presents findings locally and nationally, assists with grant preparation and reporting, writes papers and may help supervise students and research technicians.

WashU postdoctoral appointments have a 5-year term limit including previous postdoctoral experience. Full-time, on campus at the Washington University Medical Campus, St. Louis.

PhD, MD or equivalent doctoral degree. Preferred: a PhD in systems neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience and/or developmental or experimental psychology; programming in Python, MATLAB and/or C is essential.