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Jenna Merenstein

@jmerenstein.bsky.social
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lover of dogs, music, mountains, and studying the aging human brain using MRI. 🌴 PhD @ UCR LANI Lab 🧠 NIA F32 postdoc @duke-university.bsky.social 🏔️ current asst prof @utah.edu ✨ views are my own www.uclimb-lab.com

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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In a new preprint, I review findings of gray matter microstructural aging, as assessed by diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) — a technique that has historically been limited to studying aging of white matter microstructure: osf.io/e5u49_v1
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The University of Utah @utah.edu · 21/04/2026
Each year, we recognize the achievements of exceptional faculty members in teaching, research, mentorship and service. Here are the honorees for the 2025-26 academic year 🏆⬇️
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The U recognizes excellence in teaching, mentorship, service and research - @theU
Read about the achievements of exceptional faculty members in teaching, research, mentorship and service.
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Hugo Spiers @hugospiers.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
"Neighborhood street connectivity and hippocampus volume in older adults" Impressive study linking hippocampal volume in later life and street connectivity: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
In this new piece that I had the privilege of working on with Kelly Perry, we discuss the implications of the rising population of older adults alongside increasing intensity of environmental exposures. doi.org/10.1002/alz....
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From cradle to cortex: An exposome‐ and equity‐centered perspective of neurocognitive aging and dementia risk in the era of climate change
The convergence of climate change, adverse environmental exposures, and rapid population aging necessitates an equity-based paradigm shift in safeguarding brain health across the life course. Older .....
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Magnetic Resonance News @nmr900.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Abstract submission open, The 65th Annual Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance (RMCMR) August 2-6, 2026, Snowbird, Utah, featuring EPR & Solid-state NMR Symposia, submission deadline is April 24 for oral abstracts & May 15 for posters rockychem.com/conference/c... #NMRchat #NMR 🧲
Abstract submission open, The 65th Annual Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance (RMCMR) August 2-6, 2026, the Snowbird Resort & Conference Center, Snowbird, Utah, featuring EPR Symposium and Solid-state NMR Symposium
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Thomas Nichols @nichols.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Future @ohbmofficial.bsky.social meeting dates just annouced: * 2027 - Toronto, Canada * 2028 - Yokohama, Japan www.ohbm-com.com/blog/futurem...
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Next Stops for OHBM: Toronto, Canada in 2027 and Yokohama, Japan in 2028 — OHBM Communications
We are thrilled to announce the locations for our next two upcoming Annual Meetings! The 2027 OHBM Annual Meeting will be held in Toronto, Canada, followed by the 2028 OHBM Annual Meeting in Yokohama,...
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Randy McIntosh @ar0mcintosh.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Here is the link to our "The Brain Resilience Study protocol," an ongoing project through the @sfuneuro.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The Brain Resilience Study protocol: Building a dataset of the biological and sociocultural factors affecting brain health in older adults
Dementia arises from a complex interplay of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. However, previous large-scale studies have largely f…
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Neurobiology of Aging @neurobiology-aging.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
📚 NEW ISSUE 📚 Articles cover optimized atlases for tau-PET staging, depressive symptoms and MR spectroscopy biomarkers of early AD, and more. www.sciencedirect.com/journal/neur...
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Neurobiology of Aging | Vol 158, Pages 1-52 (February 2026) | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Neurobiology of Aging at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
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The Dementia League @dementialeague.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Breathing in polluted air as we age may harm a part of the brain linked to memory and Alzheimer's disease. Scientists found that air pollution can lead to changes in the medial temporal lobe, a key area for memory. Learn more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41482168/
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Peder Larson @pezlarson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
For 15(!) years I’ve been teaching introductory #MRI to grad students, and struggled to find a textbook for a wide variety of backgrounds. I'm happy to share an online textbook I created, fully open source (including code for generating figures and plots shown): larsonlab.github.io/MRI-educatio...
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Introduction to Principles of MRI — Principles of MRI
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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Newest paper out now in Imaging Neuroscience 🤗
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Earl K. Miller @earlkmiller.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
A must-read review. It argues that brain areas are only one of several organizing principles and are not especially central, given their weak correspondence to function. Cytoarchitecture and connectivity are a starting point, not the endpoint. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #neuroscience
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Rethinking the centrality of brain areas in understanding functional organization - Nature Neuroscience
Parcellation of the cortex into functionally modular brain areas is foundational to neuroscience. Here, Hayden, Heilbronner and Yoo question the central status of brain areas in neuroscience from the ...
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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Hecheng Jin, Ting Xu, et al: Is Pearson’s correlation coefficient enough for functional connectivity in fMRI? doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Just finished my last class of the semester🎉Reminded of how much I love teaching this academic writing class for grad students. We focus on improving our writing but also reducing anxiety and becoming a more consistent & productive writer Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
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Neurobiology of Aging @neurobiology-aging.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
✨ SHINY NEW PAPER ✨ MRI-derived regional volume and thickness are stronger predictors of cognitive decline, especially for memory, but plasma biomarkers do add predictive value www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458025001137
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Integrating plasma, MRI, and cognitive biomarkers for personalized prediction of decline across cognitive domains
Plasma biomarkers are associated with cognitive performance and decline in Alzheimer’s disease, making them promising for early detection. This study …
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Russ Poldrack @russpoldrack.org · 21/11/2025
Very cool new work from the Iglesias group at MGH: A probabilistic histological atlas of the human brain for MRI segmentation (also available at OpenNeuro - openneuro.org/datasets/ds0...) : www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A probabilistic histological atlas of the human brain for MRI segmentation - Nature
NextBrain is an open source, probabilistic atlas of the entire human brain, assembled using artificial-intelligence-enabled registration and segmentation methods to reconstruct the multimodal serial h...
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boehninglab @boehninglab.com · 21/11/2025
No more paylines at the NIH grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
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Implementing a Unified NIH Funding Strategy to Guide Consistent and Clearer Award Decisions | Grants & Funding
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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Adam Kimbler & Craig E.L. Stark: Advanced diffusion imaging in grey matter reflects individual differences in cognitive ability in older adults doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
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Brain Communications @braincomms.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Merenstein et al show structural brain connectivity, measured by high-resolution diffusion-weighted MRI, improved predictions of age-related alterations in brain function and cognitive performance, relative to standard spatial resolution buff.ly/0IOgtRX @jmerenstein.bsky.social @nba-eic.bsky.social
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HHMI @hhmi-science.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
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Marc L Seal @parkvillegeek.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Diffusion MRI Microstructure Markers of Changes in the Human Brain Across the Lifespan Using Constrained Spherical Deconvolution and Fixel-Based Techniques onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Diffusion MRI Microstructure Markers of Changes in the Human Brain Across the Lifespan Using Constrained Spherical Deconvolution and Fixel‐Based Techniques
Diffusion microstructure compartment and subject age across the lifespan. Whole brain tissue has the highest proportion of ICI signal fraction early in the lifespan; as development occurs the ICA sig...
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Marc L Seal @parkvillegeek.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Multivariate environmental exposures are reflected in whole-brain functional connectivity and cognition in youth | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Alfie Wearn @alfiewearn.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
We just published a paper in PNAS, showing microstructural changes to the hippocampus in aging and presymptomatic Alzheimer's disease - in humans, in vivo. We continue to show the value of structural MRI beyond simply measuring large-scale atrophy! Read here: ow.ly/1NvV50XkXnX
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Quantitative MRI of the hippocampus reveals microstructural trajectories of aging and Alzheimer’s disease pathology | PNAS
Hippocampal degeneration is a feature of both normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Prior to macroscopic degeneration, microstructural changes...
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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I am so excited to be a faculty mentor for the University of Utah's Summer Program for Undergraduate Research 2026! This is a nationally competitive, 10-week program providing undergraduates with an intensive paid research experience. Apps are due 01/25/2026! utah.infoready4.com#undergraduate
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Marc L Seal @parkvillegeek.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
skiftiTools: An R package for reading, writing, analysing, and visualising, tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) derived diffusion MR images | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Reviewer Zero @reviewerzero.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🚨 We are seeking a Digital Presence Coordinator! Open to psych/neuro grad students, postdocs & faculty who are passionate about improving fairness in peer review. Job details: 💻 Managing website, socials, newsletters 🕒 4–8 hrs/month | 💵 $500 honorarium | 📅 1-year term Apply 👉 go.iu.edu/8vxh
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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
One last reminder that I’m recruiting a graduate student through the Cognition & Neural Science area @utah.edu this Fall! The lab uses MRI to study healthy cognitive aging across the adult lifespan and will start assessing factors that moderate cognitive aging (air pollution, cardiovascular health).
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Sarah Solomon @sarahsolomon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
⭐ My lab is recruiting a grad student for fall 2026! ⭐ 🧠 If you are interested in semantic learning & memory, and want to use fMRI + computational models to ask these questions, I'll be excited to hear from you. Come join us in Bing! 🔗 sites.google.com/view/spinslab
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Egor Levchenko @egorlevchenko.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🆕 New open neuroimaging dataset released! I’m happy to share that our Naturalistic Neuroimaging Database (NNDb3T+) is now publicly available! NNDb3T+ captures rich, multimodal brain activity in a naturalistic setting with 40 participants and over 160 hours of scanning!
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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Sharing our new paper in Brain Communications ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/brai... We show that structural connectivity, as measured by high-resolution diffusion-weighted MRI, improved the ability to predict age-related alterations in brain function and cognition, relative to standard spatial resolution.
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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
TWO more tenure-track positions posted @utah.edu 🙌 1) Assistant/Associate Professor Workforce Development and AI Literacy ➡️ utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/190... 2) Assistant/Associate Professor AI and Emerging Technologies in Teaching and Learning ➡️ utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/189...
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Assistant/Associate Professor Workforce Development and AI Literacy
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Anders M Fjell @andersfjell.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
@pnas.org: Small sex differences in brain aging, steeper decline in men in some regions. Does not explain why more women are diagnosed with AD. 12,638 longitudinal MRIs, 4,726 participants across 14 cohorts. Control for head-size, education, life-expectancy. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Sex differences in healthy brain aging are unlikely to explain higher Alzheimer’s disease prevalence in women | PNAS
As Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is diagnosed more frequently in women, understanding the role of sex has become a key priority in AD research. However,...
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Jadyn Park @jadynpark.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Out now in @nathumbehav.nature.com! We applied graph theoretic analyses to fMRI data of participants watching movies/listening to stories. Integration across large-scale functional networks mediates arousal-dependent enhancement of narrative memories. Open access link: rdcu.be/eKKAw
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
An open, longitudinal resource for mapping interindividual variation in the aging connectome www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Russ Poldrack @russpoldrack.org · 14/10/2025
OpenNeuro @openneuro.bsky.social just hit a huge milestone: 1500 datasets! Congrats to the team on making this project so successful over the last 7 years.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA. Assistant Professor in School of Neuroscience seeks computational or systems neuroscientist to teach and build funded lab. Closing date: 7th November www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/assistan...
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Assistant Professor: Neuroscience - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA. Assistant Professor in School of Neuroscience seeks computational or systems neuroscientist to teach and build funded lab.
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Nick Gaspelin @ngaspelin.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I have a full course on R for Psychology and Neuroscience, which includes sample programs and lecture videos. Also has some recommended books on R programming. Perfect for beginners! rworkshop.missouri.edu
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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Come join me as a colleague in the Department of Psychology @utah.edu We are located in beautiful Salt Lake City! ⛰️ And currently hiring an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Clinical Psychology. The job ad can be found here --> utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/187...
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Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Clinical Psychology
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Dog Aging Project @dogagingproject.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Exciting news from the TRIAD cohort! 🎉We’re celebrating another graduate from our clinical trial study! 🐶🎓 Want to help dogs live longer, healthier lives? 🐾 Discover if your doggo is eligible for TRIAD: dogagingproject.org/triad #TRIAD #DogGrad #Dogs
A decorative image of a white dog wearing a purple TRIAD Graduate bandana that reads, "Congrats Boudreaux, TRIAD Graduate." Find out if your dog is eligible for TRIAD: dogagingproject.org/triad
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Fernanda Ferreira @fernandaedi.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Posting on behalf of Tamar Gollan, who is not on Bluesky: A postdoc position is open and available immediately in Dr. Tamar Gollan’s Laboratory of Aging Bilingualism at the University of California, San Diego, funded by NIH & NSF. See link for details! psychiatry.ucsd.edu/about/LAB_Go...
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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Timeline cleanse featuring Fall in Utah 😍
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Alexa Tompary @alexatompary.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The MAC lab at Drexel is looking for a new post-doc to work on NIH-funded projects investigating the intersection of prior knowledge and long-term memory consolidation. Please pass along to any interested lab members! careers.drexel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
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Careers at Drexel - Human Resources
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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 24/09/2025
This is awesome. Drag and drop a brain MRI scan into the window and it does tissue segmentation in the browser (in about 8 seconds), then creates a 3D mesh suitable for 3D printing. This has been an hours-to-days long process for us in the past, all in a couple minutes. 🤯 brain2print.org
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Thomas Serre @thomasserre.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Brown’s Department of Cognitive & Psychological Sciences is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor, working in the area of AI and the Mind (start July 1, 2026). Apply by Nov 8, 2025 👉 apply.interfolio.com/173939 #AI #CognitiveScience #AcademicJobs #BrownUniversity
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Aurora Clark @chemnetworks.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Come join us! Two awesome faculty positions in experimental physical chemistry and biochemist - all ranks!!! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/186...
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Assistant/Associate/Professor for Biological and Physical Chemistry
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Michael W. Cole @mwcole.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Lab’s latest is out in Imaging Neuroscience, led by Kirsten Peterson: “Regularized partial correlation provides reliable functional connectivity estimates while correcting for widespread confounding”, where we demonstrate a major improvement to standard fMRI functional connectivity (correlation) 1/n
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William Matchin @wmatchin.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
University of South Carolina has *7* tenure-track faculty positions in Neurobiology of Language: tinyurl.com/USC-Faculty-... Positions in COMD, Psych, Linguistics, School of Medicine. @snlmtg.bsky.social #SNL2025, we will have a booth. w/@rutvikdesai.bsky.social @imb-uofsc.bsky.social
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Brad Postle @bradpostle.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The Dept. of Psychology at the U. Wisconsin–Madison has an opening for an Assistant Professor in the area of Computational Neuroscience and/or Cognitive Science, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI). Domain of behavior or cognition is open. Details at jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor of Psychology - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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Joel Snyder @auditoryjoel.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
UNLV's MRI facility is close to completion and we are now searching for an MRI Technologist. Please help me spread the word! nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UNLV-E... #neuroimaging #MRI #neuroscience #psychology
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Senior fMRI Technologist and Lab Manager, UNLV Research [R0148627]
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ...
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Dan Sloan @sloanevolab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The Department of Biology at Colorado State University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of plant-microbe interactions! Please spread the word! jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
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Assistant Professor Plant-Microbe Interactions
We seek a creative, collaborative, and visionary plant biologist to establish an internationally recognized research program at the forefront of plant-microbe interactions aimed at understanding how t...
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