Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
PVN ID: GS-2502-006728
Category: Postdoctoral
Location: The GRADUATE CENTER

Job Description

General Description

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

The postdoc will work with Professors Tatiana Emmanouil and Tony Ro as part of an NSF-funded AI Institute focusing on vision and language.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in a relevant field (e.g., psychology, neuroscience, computer science, engineering, physics) and strong quantitative and technical skills. Experience with TMS, EEG, fMRI, and/or optical imaging (e.g., fNIRS), as well as programming experience with C/C++, Python, and/or R, is highly desired.

Initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility of renewal. The Graduate Center is conveniently and centrally located across from the Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan and is part of a vibrant neuroscience community within the CUNY system and New York City.

To apply, please upload a PDF with a CV and statement of research interests along with the names of two references.

Other Duties

  • The postdoctoral fellow will conduct research on this NSF-funded grant as well as assist in running day-to-day operations of the laboratory.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or other related disciplines
  • Experience with fMRI, EEG, TMS, and/or optical imaging (e.g., fNIR, EROS)
  • Computer programming skills

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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Key Features

Department
Psychology
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$62,000.00 - $75,000.00
Closing Date
Apr 27, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
Yes

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