A postdoc position funded by the NIH Brain Initiative is available in the lab of Alexander Opitz in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. The lab works in the field of noninvasive brain stimulation across multiple levels of investigation. The candidate will develop and extend existing computational models to bridge physical and physiological effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). The candidate will further contribute to analyzing invasive electrophysiological data from NHPs stimulated with TMS. Access to computing resources from the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute are available.

The Opitz lab is committed to the career advancement of its members. We offer a diverse and inclusive environment with numerous opportunities for members to develop their own projects and support for fellowships and career development awards. The funded project involves collaborators in New York and Germany and research exchanges will be part of the project. Experienced candidates can be hired at the research associate level.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

·         Ph.D. in Engineering, Neuroscience, Physics, Applied Mathematics or similarly related field.

·         Strong record of technical capabilities in research.

·         Expertise in Python/Matlab or other programing languages

Preferred Qualifications:

·         Experience in computational neuroscience

·         Background in computational modeling/analysis of neural data

Informal inquiries can be made to aopitz@umn.edu. 

Further details can be found at http://opitzlab.umn.edu/join_us