[visionlist] Endowed Chair in Neuroimaging Research

[John Henderson]

ENDOWED CHAIR IN NEUROIMAGING RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

The University of South Carolina invites inquiries, nominations, and
applications for an outstanding scientist to help establish the South
Carolina Research Center of Economic Excellence (COEE) in Brain Imaging
as part of a statewide Brain Imaging Center of Excellence.  This
position provides a unique opportunity to use the basic and clinical
resources at USC to develop an area of advanced interdisciplinary
research on human brain imaging.  The McCausland Center for Brain
Imaging, a Center of Economic Excellence within the Health Sciences
South Carolina collaborative, provides high-resolution imaging for
projects in cognitive, affective, and clinical neuroscience.  With its
new Siemens Magnetom Trio Total Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging system,
the McCausland Center for Brain Imaging collaboratives will include
faculty and researchers from the schools of Arts and Sciences, Public
Health, and Medicine at the University of South Carolina and from around
the state.

Applicants should be Professor or advanced Associate Professor with
training in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry,
or clinical neuroimaging and have substantial experience using
functional brain imaging to address questions concerning brain basis of
cognition and behavior.  A history of grant funding and experience
leading a large and proven research team is required. In addition to
running a successful research team, the selected candidate will
participate in the hiring and mentoring of junior faculty in cognitive
and behavioral science.

The University of South Carolina, founded in 1801, is one of three
public research universities in South Carolina and spans an
eight-campus, fully accredited state-supported system with approximately
40,000 students.  Strong USC undergraduate and graduate programs and
professional schools include Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Engineering,
Business, Law, Education, Social Work, Pharmacy, Public Health, Mass
Communications and Information Studies, and Nursing.

Inquiries and nominations should be sent by email to Professor John M.
Henderson (john.henderson at sc.edu).  Applications should be sent
electronically to john.henderson at sc.edu, or to John M. Henderson,
Neuroimaging Chair Search, Department of Psychology, University of South
Carolina, Columbia SC  29208.

The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer.  Minorities and women are especially encouraged to
apply.  The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in
educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified
persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.

Approved:  CAD 8/27/10