Postdoc: Human Hippocampus Neurophysiology & ML

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

Paid Time Off

Retirement Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave Benefit

Wellness programs

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Career mentorship and training

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to investigate cholinergic function in the human hippocampus using intraoperative electrophysiological recordings with high-density neural probes. The project enables study of human hippocampal computation at single-neuron and population levels.

The position requires a PhD in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, computational neuroscience, or related field, plus strong programming and quantitative skills;

Qualifications

• PhD in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, computational neuroscience, or related field.
• Strong programming and quantitative skills.
• Experience with machine learning and/or statistical modeling.
• Ability and willingness to work in the operating room.
• Experience with electrophysiology, neural data analysis, signal processing, or computational modeling is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intraoperative electrophysiological recordings with high-density neural probes.
• Analyze neural data at single-neuron and population levels.
• Collaborate across neuroscience, neurosurgery, engineering and computation.

Skills

Programming & analysis

Machine learning

Electrophysiology

Neural data analysis

Signal processing

Computational modeling

Education

PhD in neuroscience

PhD in biomedical engineering

PhD in computational neuroscience

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to investigate cholinergic function in the human hippocampus using intraoperative electrophysiological recordings with high-density neural probes. The project enables study of human hippocampal computation at single-neuron and population levels.

The position requires a PhD in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, computational neuroscience, or related field, plus strong programming and quantitative skills;