Sleep & DBS Neuroscience Postdoc (Hybrid)

University of Minnesota; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Paid holidays

Professional training

Health plans

HSA contributions

Wellbeing program

Counseling services

Job summary

The Neuromodulation Research Center at the University of Minnesota is seeking a Post-Doctoral Associate to study brain mechanisms in disordered sleep in Parkinson's disease and develop sleep-specific deep brain stimulation therapies. The role involves electrophysiological recordings in DBS patients and may include high-field MRI tractography and computational modeling.

Collaborating across Neurology, Neurosurgery, Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, and Biostatistics, the candidate will work with

Qualifications

• PhD in Neuroscience, BME, ECE, or similar field.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Strong quantitative background and signal processing expertise appropriate for the analysis of neural activity.
• Strong record of presenting research results through publications and conference abstracts.

Responsibilities

• 75% Research Duties: Data collection, analysis, method development, publication of results in manuscripts, proceedings, and conference abstracts.
• 10% Supervision and Project Management: Manage junior lab members, and volunteers to ensure timely completion of project aims.
• 5% Career Development: Professional skills, leadership training, technical skills development.
• 5% Outreach: Patient/community outreach, Industry Partnerships.
• 5% Travel: Attending/presenting at local/national/international conferences.

Skills

Quantitative background

Signal processing

Interpersonal skills

Collaborative work

Education

PhD in Neuroscience, BME, ECE, or similar

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

The Neuromodulation Research Center at the University of Minnesota is seeking a Post-Doctoral Associate to study brain mechanisms in disordered sleep in Parkinson's disease and develop sleep-specific deep brain stimulation therapies. The role involves electrophysiological recordings in DBS patients and may include high-field MRI tractography and computational modeling.

Collaborating across Neurology, Neurosurgery, Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, and Biostatistics, the candidate will work with