Multisensory Integration and Perception

ORAU; Adelphi (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ORAU in Adelphi, Maryland, offers an opportunity for an Associate focused on human multisensory processing research. The role involves designing experiments, analyzing biosignal data, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Candidates should possess a doctoral degree or be in progress, alongside programming skills and a preference for quantitative analysis. U.S. citizenship and being at least 18 years old are required for eligibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in biosignal data collection and analysis.
• Skills in measurement and user interface hardware/software integration.
• Knowledge in model development, implementation, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct human subjects experiments.
• Advance quantitative analysis of biosignal data.
• Collaborate with researchers from various fields.
• Develop and test models of closed‑loop systems.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Biosignal data analysis

Programming skills

Modeling closed‑loop systems

Education

Doctoral degree in related fields

Job description

About the Research

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) offers research opportunities focused on multisensory integration and perception. The Associate will work in a multidisciplinary team to advance empirical understandings and theoretical conceptualizations of human multisensory processing. Work emphasizes the development and use of novel technology platforms to examine multisensory combinations and critical issues in real‑world environments, with a goal of creating robust, versatile closed‑loop systems that enhance performance throughout the sensory‑perceptual‑motor decision‑making cycle.

Organization

DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

Reference Code

ARL-C-HRED-1386277471

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct human subjects experiments, including tests of specific model predictions.
• Advance quantitative analysis of biosignal data and multi‑aspect data approaches.
• Collaborate with collaborators from cognitive neuroscience, electrical engineering, computer science, and applied physics or mathematics.
• Develop, implement, analyze, simulate, and test models of closed‑loop systems.

Qualifications

• Strong affinity for quantitative analysis with experience in biosignal data collection and/or analysis.
• Programming skills and experience with measurement and user interface hardware/software integration are desired.
• Experience in modeling closed‑loop systems, including model development, implementation, analysis, simulation, and testing.
• Doctoral degree (or in‑progress) related to the fields listed below.
• U.S. citizenship and age 18 or older.

Eligibility Requirements

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen only.
• Degree: Doctoral degree received within the last 60 months.
• Age: Must be 18 years of age.
• Fields of study may include chemistry, materials sciences, physics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, social and behavioral sciences, and related disciplines.