Postdoctoral Scholar, Paediatrics and Radiology
2 weeks ago
Position Description
Area:
Postdoctoral Scholar in the area of Neuroimaging and Epigenetics
Duration: 2 years
Start Date:
Spring/Summer 2023 or negotiable
Salary:
$55,000/yr plus benefits
This is an interdisciplinary position involving both mouse models of neurodevelopment and human pediatric neuroimaging. Applicants should have experience in neuroimaging and/or neurodevelopment and an interest in fetal environment.
Dr. Giesbrecht is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics who studies stress and child development. Dr. Lebel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology who studies brain development.
They co-lead the Pregnancy during the Pandemic (PdP) study, which is studying the impact of maternal prenatal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic on children's development.
The PdP study collected physical and mental health information, as well as life changes in response to COVID-19 in >9000 pregnant individuals across Canada.
We continue to follow the children born to these individuals, measuring their development through surveys, biosamples, and neuroimaging. The postdoctoral scholar will work with Drs.Giesbrecht and Lebel to study links between prenatal maternal stress, children's epigenetic profiles and brain imaging (structural and/or functional MRI).
The PDS will be affiliated with the University of Calgary and the Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI).
The Owerko Centre is a state-of-the-art research space dedicated to promoting collaborative neurodevelopmental and mental health research across the University of Calgary and its affiliated hospitals.
ACHRI brings together over 300 interdisciplinary scientists to find new ways of understanding and treating child behavioural, emotional, cognitive, and physical health.
The University of Calgary is a leading Canadian university located in the nation's most enterprising city.To succeed as one of Canada's top universities, where new ideas are created, tested, and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs.
We're increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone.
Named a cultural capital of Canada and one of the best places to live in the world, Calgary is a city of leaders - in business, community, philanthropy, and volunteerism.
Calgarians benefit from the strongest economy in the nation and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city.
Calgary is less than an hour's drive from the majestic Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.
Qualifications:
Applicants should have a PhD in neuroscience, medical sciences, psychology, or other relevant discipline, and experience with MR image processing and/or epigenetic analysis.
Application details:
Additional Information
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About the University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is Canada's leading next-generation university - a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude.
Located in the nation's most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada's top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads.
The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit.
To succeed as one of Canada's top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs.
We're increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone.
For more information visit.
About Calgary, Alberta
Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years.
Calgarians benefit from the strongest economy in the nation and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city.
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