A postdoctoral fellowship is available for an individual interested in joining a productive interdisciplinary team of scientists studying the neurobiological mechanisms of human drug abuse and their interaction with cognitive and affective processes.  fMRI and other advanced MRI techniques (DTI, MR spectroscopy, functional connectivity) are used to study the sites and mechanisms of action of abused drugs (e.g., cocaine, nicotine, marijuana), their effects on cognitive (e.g., attention, working memory, central executive processes, reward, decision making, learning) and affective processes (e.g., mechanisms and consequences of craving and interactions with emotional processes), and how their (dys)function(s) may be a factor in human drug addiction.

A Ph.D. or M.D. and background in cognitive neuroscience, drug abuse pharmacology, and/or functional imaging is desirable. The position offers excellent training in all aspects of functional and anatomical MRI, and MR physics in a highly interactive research environment. A 3 Tesla MRI is available for full-time research.


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NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.

This charge has two critical components. The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is ensuring the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve prevention, treatment and policy as it relates to drug abuse and addiction.