Center for Brain and Behavior Informatics

Neuroinformatician, Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo

A full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position is available for an early career scientist with PhD-level training in informatics / computer science and an interest in the application of advanced computational expertise in clinical research. The successful candidate will be employed by the Department of Neurology in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and be a member of the new Center for Brain and Behavior Informatics (CBBI), which has been established in the University at Buffalo to foster multidisciplinary translational research at the frontiers of biomedical informatics and clinical, cognitive, social and behavioral neuroscience. Responsibilities in the Department of Neurology may include some teaching. In CBBI the successful candidate will contribute to collaborative information-driven research bridging clinical and basic science in the domain of neurological disease. Areas of focus will include some or all of: biomedical ontology research, representation and analysis of neurological disease phenotypes, measures of brain functioning, and neuroimage analysis. Salary will be commensurate with experience. The start date is expected to be Fall 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. The University at Buffalo is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. For details go to here and enter Posting Number 0900290. For further information please contact Barry Smith.

Cognitive Neuroscientist, Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo

A full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position is available for an early career scientist with MD or PhD-level training in cognitive neuroscience. The successful candidate will be employed by the Department of Neurology in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and be a member of the new Center for Brain and Behavior Informatics (CBBI), which has been established in the University at Buffalo to foster multidisciplinary translational research at the frontiers of biomedical informatics and clinical, cognitive, social and behavioral neuroscience. Responsibilities in the Department of Neurology may include teaching and clinical service (subject to negotiation). In CBBI the successful candidate will contribute to collaborative information-driven research projects bridging clinical and basic science in areas such as Multiple Sclerosis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, posttraumatic stress disorder, cognitive development, and the use of electrophysiological methods and advanced imaging techniques in the study of cognitive function. Salary will be commensurate with experience. The start date is expected to be Fall 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. The University at Buffalo is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. For details go to here and enter Posting Number 0900291. For further information please contact Barry Smith.

Biomedical Informatician , Oral Diagnostic Sciences, University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine

A full-time, 12-month, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position for a scientist with a PhD, MD, or DDS and training in biomedical informatics or in a related area, preferably with experience in studies on the ontology of complex medical diseases and a willingness to participate in large scale clinical studies in pain and behavior. The successful candidate will be employed by the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences (ODS) in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine and be a member of the new Center for Brain and Behavior Informatics (CBBI), which has been established in the University at Buffalo to foster multidisciplinary translational research at the frontiers of biomedical informatics and clinical, cognitive, social and behavioral neuroscience. The successful candidate will have responsibilities (1) in ODS to engage in research applying ontological analysis to dental disease, with particular emphasis on both acute and chronic pain; teach one or more of oral sciences and biomedical informatics to graduate/professional students, and (2) in CBBI, to contribute to collaborative information-driven research bridging clinical and basic science in the domain of complex functional disorders. The start date is expected to be Fall 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. The University at Buffalo is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. For details go to here and enter Posting Number 0900300. For further information please contact Barry Smith.