[Neuroinfo] PhD position at the University of Melbourne

Lianne Schmaal lianschmaal at gmail.com
Mon Nov 21 05:52:33 CET 2016 

Dear all,

We are seeking talented candidates for a PhD position working on
neuroimaging projects in mood disorders at the University of Melbourne and
Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health.
For details please see below and:
http://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/study/scholarships/graduate-research-scholarships
/expression-of-interest-phd-scholarship-in-neuroimaging-in-mood-disorders

Please liberally forward to possibly interested candidates. Deadline for
applications is December 20, 2016.
 
Best wishes,
Lianne Schmaal


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Project Details
This PhD project is supported by the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in
Optimising Early Interventions for Young People with Emerging Mood Disorders
(Optymise). The Optymise collaboration brings together key researchers in
the area of youth mental health to generate new knowledge that leads to
improved health outcomes in youth mental health. The overall aims of the PhD
project are to establish the neurobiological correlates underlying variation
in disease profile and disease course of mood disorders in young people and
to identify which (imaging) markers distinguish between or cluster across
current disease classifications. The PhD candidate will work with
large-scale datasets from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
consortium and local datasets acquired at the Optymise collaborating
institutes (Orygen, Brain and Mind Centre). The candidate will support
ongoing ENIGMA MDD work and will apply advanced computational and
statistical methods, including the application of supervised and
unsupervised machine learning techniques to the ENIGMA MDD datasets and
datasets acquired at the Optymise collaborating institutes. The PhD
candidate will write scientific papers on the above topics, and incorporate
the research into a thesis.

Who Can Apply
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic student with a strong
interest in psychopathology who has the following background and experience:
*     Completed tertiary studies that are at least equivalent to a 4-year
honours degree at an Australian university with a minimum result of first
class honours in the field of psychology, computer science, (medical)
informatics or technology, biomedical engineering, or related discipline;
*     Some experience with neuroimaging analysis and/or with computational
statistics, machine learning, and/or pattern classification is desirable;
*     Excellent statistical skills are necessary, and strong computer
programming skills (LINUX, scripting, and Matlab) are desirable;
*     Excellent communications skills in English, both written and verbal;
*     Experience in writing (international) publication(s) is a plus but not
required.
*     It is essential that applicants meet the University of Melbourne’s
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science’s requirements for
Graduate Research candidature.

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences PhD course information:
http://mdhs-study.unimelb.edu.au/degrees
How to Apply
For more information about the position you can contact Dr. Lianne Schmaal,
via telephone number: +61477550490 or email: lianne.schmaal at orygen.org.au

Applications close: 15th December 2016

To apply, please send an electronic copy of following to
research at orygen.org.au with the title: Optymise Orygen PhD.
* Curriculum Vitae listing any degrees, awards, prior publications, and work
experience.
* Copies of academic transcripts (please include reference key for
explaining grade results, i.e. the range of grades)
* A letter explaining applicant’s interest in the position
* A sample of applicant’s written work (academic writing)
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Lianne Schmaal, PhDSenior Research Fellow PI ENIGMA MDD consortium
35 Poplar Road Parkville VIC 3052
+61 3 9342 2886   +61 4 7755 0490
orygen.org.au <http://www.orygen.org.au/>
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    Assistant Professor (part-time)          Department of Psychiatry    VU
University Medical Center    Amsterdam, The Netherlands


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