The department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College is launching a new initiative in social, affective, and pain neuroscience. We will recruit up to 9 postdoctoral researchers and up to 3 technical staff (data science, programming) to work on federally-funded research investigating naturalistic elicitations of emotional experiences, social interactions, and pain. Ideal candidates will have: (1) a PhD in a relevant quantitative discipline (e.g., neuroscience, computer science, physics, applied math, psychology), (2) a strong background in signal processing and data analysis (e.g., computational modeling, time series analysis, machine-learning), (3) a demonstrated record of creativity and innovation. An interest in contributing to the development of open source software is also preferred. Example Projects include: Emotion and social interaction - Developing predictive models of naturalistic emotional experience using fMRI (Chang, Wager) - Modeling spatiotemporal dynamics of emotional experiences using fMRI and intracranial EEG (Chang) - Developing predictive models of social emotions (e.g., guilt) reflected in facial expressions and brain activity elicited in the context of real social interactions (Chang) - Developing new methods of functionally aligning brain representations of psychological states across cognitive, emotional, and somatic tasks (e.g., hyperalignment) (Wager) - Investigating dynamic coupling between interacting minds using hyperscanning (Wheatley) - Ecological measures of pain and emotion using smartphones and wearable technology (Wager) - Modeling of brain systems that contribute to pain, and neuroplastic changes underlying the transition to chronic pain (Wager) - Developing new approaches to studying social learning using both fMRI and text analysis methods (Meyer) Interventions for pain and negative emotion - Mechanistic studies of placebo effects and social context effects on pain, anxiety, and depression (Wager) - fMRI and EEG neurofeedback-based modulation of pain and emotion (Wager) - Interventions for pain and emotion based on transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and direct current stimulation (TDCS/TACS) (Wager) - Psychological and biobehavioral treatments for chronic pain (Wager) Interested applicants should contact Amanda Brandt (Amanda.M.Brandt@dartmouth.edu) with a brief statement of interest (1 page maximum), and a CV, and contact information for a letter of reference Luke Chang, PhD Assistant Professor Director of the Computational Social Affective Neuroscience Lab Meghan Meyer, PhD Assistant Professor Director of the Dartmouth Social Neuroscience Lab http://www.dartmouth-socialneurolab.com/ Thalia Wheatley, PhD Associate Professor Director of the Dartmouth Social Systems Lab Tor Wager, PhD Diana L. Taylor Distinguished Professor Director of the Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab https://canlabweb.colorado.edu/
