[BIC-announce] Request for circulating a postdoc job offer

[Bourque Josiane]

Hi,

this is a follow-up on my previous email. Would it be possible to circulate
the postdoc position within the bic-announce mailing list?

I'll wait for your reply,

Many thanks!

Josiane Bourque, PhD
Université de Montréal

On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 9:03 PM Bourque Josiane <josiane.bourque at umontreal.ca>
wrote:

> To whom it may concern,
>
> I work with a PI, Dre Patricia Conrod, at Université de Montréal, and we
> would be grateful that our postdoc job offer be circulated among the BIC
> mailing list as we are looking for strong candidates in neuroscience or a
> related field for this position.
>
> I will be waiting for your feedback,
> many thanks in advance,
>
> Josiane Bourque
>
> **Here is the email that could circulate within your mailing list:
>
> *Project title*
>
> Canadian Cannabis and Psychosis Research Team
>
> *Study level(s)*
>
> ☐ MSc
>
> ☐ PhD
>
> ☒ Postdoctorate
>
> *Principal investigator(s)*
>
> Patricia Conrod
>
> *Project duration*
>
> 3 years
>
> *Start date*
>
> Between 01/09/2020 and 01/01/2021
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> With the launch of a CIHR-funded team grant: the Canadian Cannabis and
> Psychosis Research Team (CCPRT), which involves several research groups
> across 4 Canadian universities (University of Montreal, University of
> Toronto, Dalhousie University and McGill University), we seek to fill a
> Postdoc position for a three-year project starting in the fall of 2020 (or
> at the selected candidate’s earliest convenience).
>
>
>
> *CCPRT research project description*
>
> One of the main goals of this multidisciplinary team is to make progress
> in understanding the underlying *neurodevelopmental mechanisms of
> adolescent cannabis exposure* in relation to *psychosis* from a
> population neuroscience perspective. Within this initiative, we will be
> *data-pooling* existing longitudinal neuroimaging datasets to create a *unique
> study of adolescent cannabis use and brain development* (n=5,000; 8 to 25
> years old). We plan to use a meta-analytical approach, or mega-analytical
> approach when possible, to study the pathways through which cannabis use
> induces psychotic symptoms. This endeavour will be an extension of our
> recent work (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26308966/;
> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28320226/). The project will also involve
> using machine learning tools with cross-study validation to explore the
> risk markers for susceptibility to cannabis-induced psychotic symptoms. By
> integrating and harmonising large-scale brain imaging datasets, this
> research program will provide exceptional data output and knowledge
> translation to the Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention in Psychosis.
>
> The selected candidate will work under the supervision of Professor
> Patricia Conrod, and in close collaboration with Professors Natalie
> Castellanos-Ryan (University of Montreal) and Tomáš Paus (University of
> Toronto), and Drs Kamran Afzali and Josiane Bourque.
>
>
>
> *Applicants should:*
>
> -      Hold a PhD degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical
> Engineering, Computational Neuroscience, or a related field;
>
> -      Have a solid experience in human brain imaging, programming, and
> database management;
>
> -      Ideally have experience in machine learning, statistics and data
> harmonization;
>
> -      Knowledge of French would be an asset
>
>
>
>
>
> *Submit your application*
>
> Candidates must send their *CV*, *cover letter* and *names and contact
> information of 2-3 references* before *August 25th 2020* to Josiane
> Bourque at *j**osiane.bourque at umontreal.ca <osiane.bourque at umontreal.ca>*
>
>
>
>
>
> Dr Patricia Conrod
>
> CHU Sainte Justine Research Center
>
> 3175 chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Quebec  H3T 1C5
> https://www.conrodventurelab.com/
>
>
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