Postdoctoral Position in Multi-Electrode Cortical Recording and Stimulation in Behaving Primates

A postdoctoral position is available in 2016 to investigate the neural basis of visuo-motor behavior.  This project involves high density multi-electrode array recordings and stimulation from motor and premotor cortical sites in monkeys performing complex reaching and grasping movements.  Experiments seek to investigate spatio-temporal patterning in single unit and local field potential activity that encodes different aspects of these movements.  These experiments also seek to develop decoding algorithms for possible application in brain-machine interfaces.  Facilities include a fully equipped electrophysiological laboratory with three 128-channel acquisition systems, a two-link exoskeletal robot, and a camera-based, motion capture system.  Expertise in multi-electrode, behavioral electrophysiology is preferred.  A strong mathematical, computational, or engineering background is also desirable.    Applicants should send a CV and names and addresses of two or three references to Dr. Nicholas Hatsopoulos, Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy, University of Chicago, 1027 East 57^th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 or by e-mail to nicho@uchicago.edu.