Associate Professor/Professor and Director, Northeastern University Biomedical Imaging Center

About the role

About Northeastern: Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research (R1) university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus. Our locations-in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco and Oakland; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant-are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research. Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs- in a variety of on-campus and online formats-lead to degrees through the doctorate in ten colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers. About the Institute: The Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health (CBH) is a collaborative research community with faculty from the College of Science, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, College of Arts, Music, and Design, and the College of Engineering. It brings together a unique combination of disciplines, including neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, developmental and lifespan sciences, movement sciences, music and the art, communication sciences and disorders, and cognitive training. CBH is also home to the Northeastern University Biomedical Imaging Center (NUBIC), which houses our Siemens Prisma 3T MRI. CBH harnesses neuroimaging, behavioral, and computational studies to understand how lifestyle choices and behaviors influence brain activity, structure, cognitive function and mental health across the lifespan. Through interdisciplinary research investigating factors such as physical activity, diet and nutrition, cognitive training, and creative activity (artistic engagement, including music, dance, and the arts), the Institute investigates mechanisms of brain health to maximize well-being and promote effective functioning from infancy through older adulthood. The Institute serves as a hub for multiple research labs and brings together expertise from psychology, neuroscience, physical therapy, music and the arts, and other disciplines to address critical challenges in cognitive development and healthy aging. NUBIC stands at the center of the CBH and the greater Northeastern human neuroimaging community, as a key tool in our scientific discovery. The College of Science at Northeastern University invites applications for an Associate or Full Professor in the Department of Psychology serving as Director for the Northeastern University Biomedical Imaging Center (NUBIC) within the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health ( https://cbh.northeastern.edu/ ) in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex at Northeastern University ( https://www.northeastern.edu/isec/) . Applicants for this position must have an internationally recognized, well-funded program of research. We seek a Director with expertise conducting human MRI/fMRI research in one of the following disciplines: psychological science, developmental science, cognitive science, neuroscience, medical physics, biological science, biomedical engineering, biomedical science, radiology, or health science. Of key importance is leadership in building a user-base of scientists engaged in functional, diffusion, spectroscopy, and structural MRI research. Expertise in working with interdisciplinary groups is strongly desired. The successful candidate will be appointed to the Department of Psychology in the College of Science as well as other appropriate departments (e.g. Health Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Bioengineering) based upon her/his research program. The successful candidate will be expected to bring vision and energy to developing the NUBIC, coordinating and managing all aspects of the MRI imaging functions, and providing scientific training to MRI users regarding data acquisition, processing and analysis. Support staff, including an experienced technical director and MRI technician, will report directly to the Director. The Director will have her/his office and shared research space in the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health. The Siemens Prisma 3T MR suite is equipped with state-of-the-art MR-compatible visual and auditory stimulation equipment, eye-tracking, response devices, and physiological measurement hardware. The College of Science comprises six departments: Psychology, Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics. Cross-disciplinary research programs and appointments are strongly encouraged within the College, and across the University. The Department of Psychology is strongly interdi