Post Doctoral Researcher

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Postdoctoral research fellow - Human movement disorders electrophysiology and neural engineering

We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher at the intersection of neuroscience machine learning and clinical neural engineering to join a collaborative team developing the next generation of intelligent deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems for movement disorders.

Dr. Miocinovic is a movement disorders neurologist and a biomedical engineer with expertise in translational and clinical electrophysiology. Her laboratory at Emory University focuses on brain circuits involved in motor and cognitive behaviors in Parkinsons disease and other movement disorders. We investigate how to treat these disorders by modulating neural activity primarily with DBS and work on developing next-generation neuromodulation approaches. The methods used in the lab include intracranial recordings during DBS surgeries and non-invasive (EEG EMG kinematic) recordings in the clinic. These approaches are enhanced by advanced imaging techniques biophysical computational modeling quantitative symptom monitoring behavioral tasks and machine learning.

A postdoctoral fellow would spearhead a project to develop automated DBS programming platform using electrophysiologic signals recorded in the operating room and tested in the clinic and at home. The project is a close collaboration with Dr. Matthew Gombolay at Georgia Techs School of Computing and involves real-time deployment of machine learning algorithms.

This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in translational neural engineering. We offer cutting-edge scientific projects attentive mentoring and multi-disciplinary collaborations in a world-class research environment at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology.

Additional information at Miocinovic Lab website:

The position is available immediately

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
PhD in Neuroscience Biomedical Engineering Neural Engineering or related disciplines
Experience with neurophysiological studies
Advanced quantitative signal processing skills (including expertise in Matlab or Python)
Strong scientific writing ability and oral communication skills
Ability to spearhead complex experiments in clinical environments in close collaboration with neurologists and neurosurgeons
Record of first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals

Preferred:
Experience with human electrophysiology
Experience with machine learning algorithms

Apply by sending the following to Dr. Miocinovic ()
Current CV including all publications
Cover letter describing interest and relevant experience for the project
Three reference contacts

NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location. Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.