Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Title: Postdoctoral Researcher (Systems & Computational Neuroscience)

Department: Neuroscience

Physical work location: 1470 Madison Ave 10^th Floor New York NY 10029

Name PI or Supervisor: Roberto Gulli

Web link to Lab:

Web link to Department: Contact: Jannell Marevanhema Kayla <>

Responsibilities

Details of Research Project:

How do populations of neurons encode abstract rules and spatial maps to support cognition Our lab addresses this challenge by combining large-scale electrophysiology with advanced computational modeling to decipher the representational geometry of learning and memory . This project focuses on analyzing high-dimensional neural datasets recorded from the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex during complex virtual reality tasks. You will work at the nexus of experiment and theory applying analytical frameworks to reveal how neural codes evolve during complex behaviors and how they are modulated by interventions like deep brain stimulation.

Technical Duties: (include any protocols)

You will lead the computational modeling and analysis of large-scale high-dimensional neural datasets working closely with experimentalists to design hypothesis-driven tasks that probe the limits of neural computation. Your responsibilities will include:

Developing and applying innovative analysis pipelines for high-dimensional neural data (e.g. dimensionality reduction representational geometry analysis decoding) from simultaneous recordings of thousands of neurons

Collaborating with leading theoretical neuroscientists at Mount Sinai (e.g. Dr. Evan Schaffer) and Columbia University (e.g. Dr. Stefano Fusi) to refine computational models of learning and decision-making.

Modeling the effects of neuromodulation (DBS) on network dynamics and learning rates to predict therapeutic outcomes.

Contributing to the open-science community by developing and sharing robust analysis code and tools (e.g. GitHub Neurodata Without Borders).

Presenting your findings at international conferences (e.g. Gordon Research Conference Society for Neuroscience) and preparing manuscripts for high-impact publications

Qualifications

Educational and other Requirements for the position:

A PhD in Neuroscience Biomedical Engineering Psychology Electrical Engineering or a related field.

Proficiency in coding (MATLAB or Python) for data acquisition and analysis.

A strong interest in bridging the gap between basic circuit mechanisms and translational applications.

Experience Required:

Laboratory experience working in behavioural neuroscience prefereably with nonhuman primates

Analysis of behavioural and neural datasets

Proficiency in coding (C# Arduino bash)

Goals/Outcomes of the Research Project:

Mechanistic Understanding: Elucidate the circuit-level mechanisms by which DBS-f alters neural representations in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex to improve learning and memory.

Therapeutic Optimization: Establish a framework for predicting and explaining the variable efficacy of DBS treatments paving the way for optimized clinical protocols.

Career Advancement: Produce high-quality datasets leading to first-author publications in top-tier journals and support the fellows transition to an independent research career.

Technological Innovation: Advance the use of large-scale recording technologies (Neuropixels) combined with neuromodulation in awake behaving primates

DescriptionTitle: Postdoctoral Researcher (Systems & Computational Neuroscience)Department: NeurosciencePhysical work location: 1470 Madison Ave 10th Floor New York NY 10029Name PI or Supervisor: Roberto Gulli Web link to Lab: Web link to Department: Contact: Jannell Marevanhema Kayla Responsibiliti...