Postdoctoral Fellow — Neural Decision-Making & Computation

Mount Sinai Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System in New York seeks a postdoctoral researcher to perform model-based analyses of human behavioral and electrophysiological data, focusing on compulsive behaviors and decision-making.

The role involves collaboration across the Center for Computational Psychiatry and the Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics, developing reinforcement learning and Bayesian models linked to neural data, and publishing results in scientific venues.

Qualifications

• Prior research experience in electrophysiology.
• Data collection from both healthy controls as well as patients with diagnosis of compulsivity (e.g., OCD); behavioral and neural findings related to the neural basis of decision-making.

Responsibilities

• A postdoctoral researcher is sought to work on model-based analyses of behavioral and electrophysiological data recorded in human populations.
• The candidate will work across the Center for Computational Psychiatry and the Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics focusing on compulsive behaviors.
• Develop and deploy model-based analyses of choice behavior and neural dynamics using neural recordings (single units, LFP) in humans.
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed papers and present at international conferences.

Education

PhD, or MD

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System in New York seeks a postdoctoral researcher to perform model-based analyses of human behavioral and electrophysiological data, focusing on compulsive behaviors and decision-making.

The role involves collaboration across the Center for Computational Psychiatry and the Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics, developing reinforcement learning and Bayesian models linked to neural data, and publishing results in scientific venues.