Postdoctoral Associate

The successful postdoctoral candidate will be part of the Gunduz lab (http://brainmappinglab.org) at the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. The research will be focused on the development and testing of new theories of pathophysiology of neural disorders, network communication and neuromodulation using high-resolution electrophysiological signals in humans. The incumbent will be expected to be involved in all aspects of this research, which includes experimental design, neural data collection with our clinical collaborators at UF Shands Hospital, method development, signal analysis and interpretation, manuscript preparation, and grant development.

The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering is one of only a few departments in the nation to be co-localized with a top-ranked medical school, veterinary school and dental school. The department is housed in a state-of-the-art building (that is co-located with the medical school and steps from engineering. Biomedical Engineering at UF partners with many local research centers and institutes including the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, McKnight Brain Institute, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center.

$47,500

We are seeking postdoctoral candidates with substantial experience in different areas of neuroscience and engineering. With respect to neuroscience, we expect the candidate to be intimately familiar with EEG/ MEG/ECoG/LFP neurophysiology, in particular oscillatory dynamics and population-level activity, and to have a strong interest in current theories of cortical processing, such as communication-through-coherence, gating-by-inhibition, and predictive coding. With respect to engineering, we expect the candidate to have a solid background in signal processing, in particular time series/spectral analysis, classification, and advanced statistics/machine learning, as well as excellent programming expertise in Matlab and Python. We will not consider candidates without a strong background in both of these areas of science and engineering. In addition, the candidate should have an intense interest in multidisciplinary work,  and problem solving & communication skills. We collaborate intensively, both within our group and with a number of outstanding clinicians at UF. Hence, the most compatible candidates will embrace the multidisciplinary, fast-paced, and collaborative nature of our work, while handling many regulatory approvals.

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Applicants should send a CV, a brief statement of background and goals, and contact information of two references letters to Dr. Aysegul Gunduz at agunduz@bme.ufl.edu.

Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire.  A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible.  Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.

The University of Florida is An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled.